You’ll want to work on a flat, clean, light colored surface. Ick!īefore taking apart your airbrush, make sure it is disconnected from the air hose. It will corrode the brass parts & cause a funky build up. You can also use premixed airbrush cleaner, but be sure not to use any products that contain ammonia. But because I use my airbrush five to six days a week, I do it more often.Ĭleaning your airbrush might seem complicated at first, but once you know the basics, you don’t need a mechanical engineering degree to do it.įirst, mix two tablespoons of white distilled vinegar with two cups warm distilled water (tap water is ok if you don’t have hard water) in a glass bowl and set aside. Regular cleaning is good, but to really keep my airbrush in tip top shape, I take it completely apart and give it a deep cleaning once a week.īefore you freak out, most people (as long as you’re not having problems with clogging or spitting) will only need to do this about once a month. And once I’m finished airbrushing (or after using sheens), I clean my airbrush with warm water and a clear ethanol like Vodka or Everclear using The Bearfoot Baker’s method. Now, I’m a stickler for cleaning my airbrush immediately after use. In between colors, I rinse out the color cup with warm water and spray until clear. After a frustrating day of colors spitting and spattering on my cookies, I learned that if I wanted to continue airbrushing cookies, I would actually have to maintain my airbrush. I learned the hard way just how true this is. I hope it helps others to avoid the frustration of my early airbrushing days.īe good to your airbrush, and your airbrush will be good to you. So, when I ran across this amazing breakdown by Laura, of Cadillac Cookies, I begged her to share. Most of my beginner airbrushing woes were the result of two things, the improper care and cleaning of my equipment, and not being able to reassemble a gun once I had taken it apart. A few years and several guns later, I’m finally have a better understanding of how my machine works, and what went wrong all the times before. My first attempt went well, but after that it was all downhill. My relationship with my airbrush has not always been an easy one.
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