How to disassemble and clean your airbrush easy step by step

Hi everyone one of the most requested questions I get is on cleaning your airbrush, and I take for granted that I have been doing it so long that tearing it down has become second nature. Here is a quick how to video on cleaning your brush.

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[richardfabrizio]

The bob Ross of airbrushing. So relaxing and informative

[brainsironically]

Here's a good story for you.... I bought my airbrush back in the summer of 2003. It never worked *quite* right. I played with it for a month or so trying to make it spray nice, no luck. Gave up. It's been in storage until about a month ago, when I found it by accident. I pulled it out, tried to clean it by scrubbing it with thinner... no joy. I watched this video, took the brush apart, and what do you know? Someone must have bought it, took it apart and put it back together wrong!

So there you go... you fixed a problem I've had since 2003.

Thanks to the original hobby store for selling me someone else's trainwreck!

Wished I lived in 'Zona so I could be a patron.

[blizzdog]

I’m 61 I use to put model cars together as a kid but now I’m getting back into model work and never use a air brush this help a lot thank you 👍🏻

[hgbarnes]

Andy I remember the first time taking apart my airbrush for the first time and was terrified that I'd screw something up. So for all those new people to airbrushing this is a welcomed video. Thank you.

[splicerparade]

As a new guy who just gave his airbrush its first deep clean, thank you for the demonstration and clear instructions! My airbrush is spraying like a dream now.

[mecolgan]

I appreciate you efficiently deliver content. So much better than watching 30 minutes for 15 minutes content. Thank you!

[jan.jelinek]

Hi Andy, greetings from Czech Republic! You have literally saved my wife's cake business by this video! ;-) It’s really helpful (and BTW high quality one!). Wish you all the best!

[CryptoInvest-LunaticCapital]

to be honest, i've seen 2 or 3 or 4 youtubers explaining how to properly clean an airbrush but you went an extra mile to teach us (newbies) how to properly disassemble and reconnect all those tiny parts, thanks very much without your youtube, i could have most likely threw away this newly bought it coming please. =)

[davidm]

I am so glad I ran across your video on how to clean your airbrush, I didn't know how to put it back together until I watched how you did it, thank you

[thekjd]

This is a great video thank you. I’ve just bought my first airbrush so it is definitely useful for me. I’ve just followed your steps and it’s been great.

[tinydragon]

Thank you so much for the assistance in taking my airbrush apart. Now if I can get the air flow to work I would be a happy man.

[taylorroskelley]

I really appreciate this video. I have an airbrush for makeup but it didn't come with instructions on how to take it apart for cleaning. This was super helpful and while I'm not fast at putting it back together, I really appreciate knowing my machine is clean! Thanks for the helpful tutorial!

[tiffanymaye]

Thank you SO much for suggesting we video-tape our first time taking it apart. I have the iwata eclipse and tried taking it apart for the first time after watching your video, and the video I took of myself doing it has been a lifesaver!!!

[gonzo]

Thank You once again for an awesome video. But for once I have a (valid?) comment. My first air-brush was the Iwata HP-CS and it sprayed like a dream but cleaning/stripping it was, and still is, a nightmare. Then I got a Harder & Steenbeck Infinity CR-Plus 2-1. It's taken apart fingers only, has PTFE (=Teflon) seals/O-rings, a snap release needle stop/preset, two size needles+noozles, three different needle caps, two intercangeable paint-cup sizes and a tripple chromeplate protection. Most of that is extra to the Iwata at an insane cost. If you like me only plan to own 1 air-brush I highly recommend it to newcomers as the High-End air-brush that won't get you frustrated. Still use the Iwata but only for varnishes. Note: I live in EU where the Harder & Steenbeck might be easier to get your hands on. Again Awesome video!

[Jellybeanplasticmodeling]

Man finally a great video on how to clean an airbrush!!!! Straight to point!!!!

[bengtliljeros]

Thank you, This really helped me getting my air brush back together again with all the parts in the right place, you are a saviour.

[sephrajackson]

This was so informative thank you so much for making and sharing this video. I’m about to purchase my airbrush and compressor and I wanted to make sure I know what I’m doing.

[wiicked]

Super helpful video, thank you! Just successfully took apart and reassembled my first ever cheapo airbrush with the help of this video.

[laceyj]

I know this video is older, but I "acquired" my husband's old Paasche airbrush (he's had it for about 4 or 5 years) recently and the spring and "button" are designed almost identical to this. I wish I had found this video yesterday when I was taking the brush apart because SOMEONE put it away with paint dried in it. I used the schematic in the instruction booklet to take it apart and put it back together, but this is much clearer! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I look forward to watching more of your videos. I'm not a model builder, but I'd like to get into some airbrush/mixed media kind of thing.

[kevinspell]

I just got my Tamiya airbrush cleaner today and it worked wonders for me! Your tutorial video was very helpful. Thank you so much!