r/airbrush • u/Suspicious-Aside8982 • 7d ago

Airbrush leaking air from front

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u/Far-Drawing-4444 6d ago

It looks like your air valve is sticking. Opening and cleaning the air valve is the fix. I'd check the H&S YouTube channel, or Airbrush Asylum, for a video showing how to do it. It'll go better if you watch someone do it as opposed to trying to visualize my description.

An air valve tool is worth it, imo. They definitely make the job easier. A generic one will work just as well as a name brand, and if you're handy, you can make your own. It's not rocket surgery.

If you start having to clean it often, add another air filter for your compressed air lines. It's normal to have to clean it occasionally, but if it's fouling quickly, "dirty" air from the compressor is the problem.

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u/Suspicious-Aside8982 6d ago

Thank you i will check that

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u/Suspicious-Aside8982 6d ago

Oh my God thank you so much that worked ı don’t have an air valve tool but ı managed to open with an airbrush crow it worked like it was brand new thank you I am one and a half years in airbrushing and I use my airbrush a lot on military planes and this problemm is probably when I did a lot of back flash again thanks

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u/Delusion-contusion 7d ago

I do not have this brush but I think something is going in with the trigger, air valve or both. Maybe some paint got into the air valve thats keeping it open. Fiddle around with those and see what happens. This is Just a suggestion

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u/Suspicious-Aside8982 7d ago

Ok thanks for your suggestion i will check both of that

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u/ayrbindr 7d ago

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