How do you guys go about cleaning a nozzle after an airbrushing session? I spray Model Air Vallejo paints & primers only. I do a complete break down and clean every time I'm done because I find that just running some windex and air brush cleaner just does not do good enough job if the brush will be sitting until the next day when I can paint again.
My biggest problem is cleaning the nozzle. I am using an Iwata Neo CN Gravity Fed airbrush with a .35mm needle and nozzle combo. I went out and bought a few different brands of inter dental cleaning brushes but they are all too large to actually go through the nozzle all the way. I can kind of clean a little bit out of the nozzle but not enough. I then tried soaking the nozzle for a minute or two in mineral spirits as well as lacquer cleaner. This helps break the paint down a lot but I don't really have anything I can stick inside and get the paint out besides the needle when I don't like doing and even the needle can leave stuff behind. It just very time consuming to clean the nozzle out. I even went out and get an ultra sonic cleaner. This helps as well but I still need something that I can use to push the paint out of the nozzle preferable with some bristles on it. I've also tried using a pipe cleaner as well as a tooth brush. The tooth brush helps loosen paint stuck right on the tip of the nozzle by shoving a few of the toothbrush bristles into the nozzle hole.
Anyone have any advice on how to clean a nozzle of this size thoroughly and quickly?
My biggest problem is cleaning the nozzle. I am using an Iwata Neo CN Gravity Fed airbrush with a .35mm needle and nozzle combo. I went out and bought a few different brands of inter dental cleaning brushes but they are all too large to actually go through the nozzle all the way. I can kind of clean a little bit out of the nozzle but not enough. I then tried soaking the nozzle for a minute or two in mineral spirits as well as lacquer cleaner. This helps break the paint down a lot but I don't really have anything I can stick inside and get the paint out besides the needle when I don't like doing and even the needle can leave stuff behind. It just very time consuming to clean the nozzle out. I even went out and get an ultra sonic cleaner. This helps as well but I still need something that I can use to push the paint out of the nozzle preferable with some bristles on it. I've also tried using a pipe cleaner as well as a tooth brush. The tooth brush helps loosen paint stuck right on the tip of the nozzle by shoving a few of the toothbrush bristles into the nozzle hole.
Anyone have any advice on how to clean a nozzle of this size thoroughly and quickly?