So over the weekend, when I wasn't shoveling snow, I hauled out my well loved and used Testor's Model Master single action internal mix aribrush. adly, I've let it sit for nearly all of the 4 years I've lived in DC, so it needed a little TLC. The occasion of its resurrection (aside from not shoveling snow) was the completion of my scratchbuilt shp flatcar (detailed elsewhere).
So I took it apart, cleaned it thoroughly, reassembled it, installed a brand new nozzle assembly, and hooked up the compressor. As always I decided to start by testing it with water to make sure everything was working ok.
Good thing too - the airbrush runs air through it nicely, but won't pull up any water trhough its syphon tube to save its life. At first it was bubbling back int othe water - which the Testor's website told me meant my nozzle wasn't in tightly enough. Solved that and now all it does is pass air at whatever velocity I set it to - still no liquid draw.
So, since my brain is frozen - any suggestions?
