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Airbrush Trouble Shooting
By Don Johnson
Airhead
Airbrush.Com, Inc
www.airbrushartistmagazine.com
www.airbrushtechniquemagazine.com
"Fixing a Bent Needle"
On this page you will find examples of "how To" fix a bent
needle tip.
Here are a few Airbrush Tech
tips to help with that bent tip on your needle. I hope you find them
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You'll find Badger, Thayer and Chandler
and some of the new airbrushes coming out of Asia, China bend very easy it
seems where the Paasche and Iwata are not quit so prone to bending
easily.
Using a magnifying glass will help you check the very tip of
your needle as pictured above. |
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If it is just a case of the needle tip
having a slight burr on it you can use a fine knife sharpening stone to polish
the burr off. |
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For a needle with more than a slight burr
on it the use of two quarters works nicely to straighten the needle tip out
once again. |
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Place the quarters between your thumb and
index finger as pictured above. Insert the bent needle tip between the two
quarters; now apply pressure to the two quarters as you pull the needle out of
the two quarts while turning the needle shaft round and round using the index
and thumb of the hand holding the needle shaft. ( you want to spin the needle
as you pull it out in other words) You might have to repeat this process
several times but over the years I have had great luck straightening bent
needle tips out in this fashion and I believe you will also. |
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I hope you found
this article helpful.
Two more great resources to learn more about
airbrushing, kustom painting are my airbrush, kustom painting magazines. Check
them out via the links below. Until next time "It's just paint" have
fun.
Airbrush
Technique Magazine
Airbrush Artist Magazine
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