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Thanks Monica. English Women no no no not like that :eek: . Actually I thought you were an Aussie :oops:!
Seals Moni. If the airbrush is a quality one the seals will be able to withstand most if not all the stuff model people throw at them. With a cheaper brush the seals may not be as good.
All the seals lose a bit of their elasticity. But I have had two airbrushes now in 4 years and have replaced a couple of seals only. You will soon know as the gauge on the compressor shhould show the same pressure when you leave it to when the next time you use it. I left mine about 14 days over Christmas & the needle did not budge
Hose connections can be a source of trouble in my experience. I use a non setting plumbers jointer comes in a tube. Put a bit of this on the thread and it will give a good seal. he thin plastic tape stuff I have relegated to the bin. After you have connected up mix two thirds water with one third washing up liquid. Paint the joints with this mixture and any leak (charge up the system obviously so it is under pressure with the compressor off if it has a tank, compressor on if it does not have a tank) will show it self with bubbles which blow up larger. Not the little bubbles which the mixture makes it self. Hey presto you are in business. SOme may say you should leave the system released of pressure but it has not harmed my equipment leaving under pressure.
May have been mentioned before. Drain every now and then the pressure tank as water accumulates some times.
Laurie
Seals Moni. If the airbrush is a quality one the seals will be able to withstand most if not all the stuff model people throw at them. With a cheaper brush the seals may not be as good.
All the seals lose a bit of their elasticity. But I have had two airbrushes now in 4 years and have replaced a couple of seals only. You will soon know as the gauge on the compressor shhould show the same pressure when you leave it to when the next time you use it. I left mine about 14 days over Christmas & the needle did not budge
Hose connections can be a source of trouble in my experience. I use a non setting plumbers jointer comes in a tube. Put a bit of this on the thread and it will give a good seal. he thin plastic tape stuff I have relegated to the bin. After you have connected up mix two thirds water with one third washing up liquid. Paint the joints with this mixture and any leak (charge up the system obviously so it is under pressure with the compressor off if it has a tank, compressor on if it does not have a tank) will show it self with bubbles which blow up larger. Not the little bubbles which the mixture makes it self. Hey presto you are in business. SOme may say you should leave the system released of pressure but it has not harmed my equipment leaving under pressure.
May have been mentioned before. Drain every now and then the pressure tank as water accumulates some times.
Laurie