I’m having a problem with my badger 150 air brush. I get air flow through the brush, but when I press the trigger, I do not get any paint spray. Any help is appreciated
I have the 150-7.
The 150 is a dual action air-brush…press down for air …then pull back the trigger to get paint flow.
I pulled back the trigger to start the plant flow, but nothing happened. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
Did it ever work, or is this a new problem?
Could be pressure incorrect, paint passage gunked up, paint not thinned properly, wrong tip/needle combination for the type of paint used.
Are you using acrylic or solvent based paint? If using solvent based, try putting a small amount of straight thinner in the paint jar and see if that sprays.
When you push down on the trigger, air should come out the front.
Next, load it with water instead of paint, then push the trigger down and pull it back. You should get water spraying out the front. When you pull the trigger back, the needle should also pull back. If it doesn’t the needle may not be locked down properly.
Not having the airbrush in hand, I suggest that you read the instructions, dis-assemble the airbrush, paying attention to all the parts and referencing the instruction sheet that should have a pictorial of all the parts, then put it back together making sure all parts are clean. Then try spraying water again.
I’ve had the same problem a couple times and it’s always because the I didn’t thin the paint enough. Do what gandydancer said and spray thinner through it (water for acrylic and thinner for solvent based) if that works then it’s because the paints to thick.Good Luck
I use Lacquer Thinner to clean my badger 150. It seems to dissolve dried paint of any kind. Maybe soak the whole thing in Lacquer Thinner, use a brush bristle (don’t use any metal on the nozzle; if you even slightly enlarge the orifice it will affect the spray pattern) to help loosen any dried paint.
Take a look on you tube for tutorials on how to clean your airbrush (I watched hours of video to learn techniques…now all I have to do is practice them! lol).
All else fails, call Badger. They have friendly people who may be able to help. My airbrush had a defect which caused ‘pulsing’ spray; I sent it back and they fixed it and even threw in some free stuff.
Old fashioned Windex (the kind that actually has ammonia in it) is a great cleaner / de-gunker for acrylic paint issues. If you have dried up acrylic paint in your brush, a half hour soak in Windex (or the generic equivalent, but make sure it contains ammonia) will set it straight.