Wow this group venture is great and the info shared is too. A few years ago I went to the Street Rod Nats in York, PA and talked to a lady that does custom painting. She asked what airbrush I use and I told her I have a Badger 150 and had just bought an Iwata HP-BC2. She said the Badger is fine for lacquer or acrylic or just about anything as it has a teflon ring/gasket that the needle slides through. The iwata would have to be sent back to get one installed. I haven't done that yet as I bought the iwata for mainly acrylic use on portraits. Clay, maybe that's why yours isn''t working ? I'm soaking in all this Alclad info because I haven't tried it yet. Thanks guys.