How to Rinse a Side Feed Airbrush Between Colors
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Rinse your side feed airbrush between colors. This prevents excessive paint build up and paint colors mixing with one another.
This method, also known as a color change rinse, is the best thing you can do to prevent future airbrush problems before they have a chance to become problems.
Instructions
- Pull
the paint bottle or color cup out of the airbrush.
- Push
the paint bottle
filled with the appropriate cleaning solution into the airbrush.
- Spray cleaner through the airbrush until it sprays clear.
- Note:
Spray into a filter of some kind. This keeps
excessive
overspray out of the air and your lungs. Towels, a paper
towels,
filtering systems, etc. all work.
- Pull
out the paint bottle of cleaning solution
- Spray
until dry
- Move on to the next
color
Do you need to clean the paint bottle too? You might not actually have to clean that bottle. Just a thought.
If you need to clean the cup, drop it into a jar or your cleaning solution and let it stay there for a few minutes. Then have at it with brushes.
The Guru's Tips
- Use the 'appropriate' cleaning
solution for your
paint. It's usually the reducer or paint's base chemical.
- The
best cleaning solution removes your particular paint and doesn't use
ammonia. Ammonia is bad for the airbrush itself.
- Your speed will improve, don't worry if the time you spend here seems long. Your speed will improve the more familiar and habitual these methods become.
- Is the day
over? Are you going to lunch or on break? Do an End of Session Rinse
before you leave.
- If
you are having problems you might need to move on to the
next step after an End of Session Rinse.
If so you could try... a Deep Cleaning.
Make sure you choose the right set of instructions.
Do you have a screw in nozzle? 
or... Do you have a self centering nozzle?
