If I airbrush future what is the best way to clean the brush? Do you thin the future and with what?

Paul,

A great question! Windex or something like it cleans Future perfectly. I spray a couple of seconds worth of Windex through the airbrush and then take the airbrush nozzle apart (I have an Aztec) and squirt a bit more Windex over the parts, let them soak for a few minutes and then rinse with water. You do not need to thin Future, just spray straight from the bottle. It does dry quick, so pre plan what you are going to do. Windex will also dissolve dried Future with no problems.

-Derek

I believe most people do like me and spray Future straight, no thinning.

Don't get your pressure up above 18psi, you'll cause it to dry before making contact and it will fog. If you have to thin...a couple drops of alcohol.

Windex or other household detergent will work to clean your airbrush. Rinse a little water through it afterwards.

I tend to thin it with +/- 30% of isopropylalcohol for airbrushing.

Yeah, I thin it as well, but actually 1:1 with Tamiya acrylic thinner, following a suggestion in an article by Michael Benolkin over at Cybermodeler. I've been doing it like this for a couple of years now and it is fantastic. Goes on nice and thin - needs a couple of coats, but I don't mind waiting. I should summon up the courage to spray it neat, but once I find a way that works...!! cheers Brad

Haha!!!

I started up with 5% isopropyl, now I am at 30% and still feel that some more would be better. Next time I'll try 40%

I'll post what the result is.

Thin,ning has te consequence that you need to do moire layers and allow a long drying time in between. But in my opinion the result is better than a singel thick layer.