How-to Rinse a Gravity Feed Airbrush After a Spray Session
Written by Adam Rice   
Friday, 02 November 2007
A 'Spray Session' Ends when you leave for an extended period of time, like lunch or the end of the day.

  1. Dump out the excess paint from the Color Cup.
  2. Pour the appropriate Cleaning Solution into the Color Cup and clean it out with either paper towels or Q-Tips
  3. Pour more Cleaning Solution into the Color Cup and spray the cleaner through the airbrush until it sprays clear.
    • Note: Spray the Cleaning Solution into some kind of filter to catch the spray and keep it out of the air and out of your lungs. The filter can be a towel, a paper towel, a filtering system, etc.
  4. Dump out the excess cleaner.
  5. Remove the handle
  6. Loosen the needle chucking nut
  7. Remove the needle
  8. Wipe down the needle
    • Note: Be careful the needle is sharp
  9. Carefully replace the needle
  10. Give the needle a little twist counter-clockwise
  11. Tighten the needle chucking nut
  12. Replace the handle
  13. Spray until dry
  14. Hang the airbrush up to dry