Antiquing process video

[Colt W Knight]

I recently bought a heated ultrasonic cleaner for my airbrushes, and I am trying to only use products that will clean up with warm water and a spoon full of dawn dish soap. Fiebings pro oil dye, Angelus leather paint and and mop n glo all clean up on the 8 minute setting.

Edited May 7, 2016 by Colt W Knight

[TwinOaks]

The only downside to using Mop-n-glo that I know of is that it does contain a detergent.  Some might argue that the detergent will, over time, degrade or otherwise negatively affect the leather.  I haven't seen that happen yet, but after using MnG for a year or two, I went back to Resolene.  It has a UV blocker in it, and since I was playing with some acrylics at the time, I wanted to avoid the detergent AND try to protect the vividness of the acrylic colors (Angelus).

 

[immiketoo]

15 hours ago, Colt W Knight said:

I recently bought a heated ultrasonic cleaner for my airbrushes, and I am trying to only use products that will clean up with warm water and a spoon full of dawn dish soap. Fiebings pro oil dye, Angelus leather paint and and mop n glo all clean up on the 8 minute setting.

How much was this, and does it work well with acrylic paint?

[Colt W Knight]

9 minutes ago, immiketoo said:

How much was this, and does it work well with acrylic paint?

I gave 80$ on Amazon Prime, but come to find out they sell this same machine under a lot of brand names. Harbor Freight carries it, and you can uze thise 20% and 25% off coupons on it. 

I use Angelus leather paint which is a water based acrylic, and this machine does a great job cleaning my Iwata airbrush. If its caked on, I run it through the 8 minute heated setting and i may have to wipe the tip off with a papert towel. If i put it in the cleaner right after use, it cleans it right off. 

[billybopp]

I have a similar ultrasonic that I use for cleaning airbrushes.   Its awesome.  

My process after use is to first flush the airbrush with a mix of water, vinegar, and a drop of dish detergent.   Then disassemble the airbrush and  put in the ultrasonic with a little industrial "micro" cleaner.   Drain the dirty water and rinse with clean water.    So far no clogs!

 

Bil

[immiketoo]

awesome.  I'll have to pick one of those up!  Thanks, guys!

 

[bob21804]

I have that same ultrasonic cleaner, (bought at Harbor Freight for around $50 with a coupon, if I remember right) but hadn't even thought about using it to clean my airbrushes. Do you use it every time, or just occasionally? I'm new to airbrushing, but haven't had any problems with clogging yet. I've just been spraying a bit of water and alcohol mixture through it each time before I put it away.

[billybopp]

I use mine every time.

 

[Colt W Knight]

I use mine everytime. Be sure to get one with a plastic basket, not a tray

Edited May 9, 2016 by Colt W Knight