Has anyone used Impresa Airbrush Lubricant?

[crowe-t]

Has anyone used Impresa Airbrush Lubricant?  It's cheaper than Iwata Lube.

[Dpate]

I haven’t, but I use badgers needle juice. I’ve had the same bottle sense I’ve been in the hobby, and it’s only like $5-$6 depending where you look. 

Edited August 17, 2023 by Dpate

[Mike 1017]

I just use regular motor oil. I use mainly on the valve plunger.

[Rick L]

If you must use a lubricant, glycerin wiped on with a cloth works best. It leaves no residue. You can purchase it at any pharmacy.

[peteski]

Never heard of airbrush lubricant until now.  I owned and used my Badger model 200 for over 30 years and it never needed any lubrication.  The needle has a Teflon seal. I would think if the lubricant got into the paint or air path it could contaminate the paint.

[Rick L]

2 hours ago, peteski said:

Never heard of airbrush lubricant until now.  I owned and used my Badger model 200 for over 30 years and it never needed any lubrication.  The needle has a Teflon seal. I would think if the lubricant got into the paint or air path it could contaminate the paint.

You are correct.

 

[Dave G.]

I don't generally lube my airbrushes either. As another poster wrote, if I do anything which is really rare, it would just be to wipe on a film of glycerin. Or a film of bees wax on threaded things..

My imagination is doing strange things with the thought of motor oil in my airbrush, I must say.