hellonwheelz3 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Do any hobby shops sell these things in bulk? My airbrush only came with about 3 of these, and i dont want to keep re-using them. would surgical tubing work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Davkin Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Airbrush pickup tubes are just polyethylene tubing. Find a plastics distributor in your area that will sell to people off the street, take them one of your pickup tubes for reference and I bet they can find a roll of tubing that will make enough pickup tubes to last a lifetime. You might try mcmaster.com as well, I beleive they have that tubing. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellonwheelz3 Posted June 6, 2009 Author Share Posted June 6, 2009 Thanks for the tips David. We have a couple plastics companies in town which i'll hit up. I wonder if the hospital would work too? Got family out there. Thanks again! TAirbrush pickup tubes are just polyethylene tubing. Find a plastics distributor in your area that will sell to people off the street, take them one of your pickup tubes for reference and I bet they can find a roll of tubing that will make enough pickup tubes to last a lifetime. You might try mcmaster.com as well, I beleive they have that tubing. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gramps-xrds Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Been using ink tubes outa pens for yrs. Most will fit w/ no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kustomkat1 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 try the plastic tubes used for fuel for R/C cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Do any hobby shops sell these things in bulk? My airbrush only came with about 3 of these, and i don't want to keep re-using them. would surgical tubing work? I'm lost....why not clean them just like your bottles? Lacquer thinner should work great...my trouble is loosing them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 I'm lost....why not clean them just like your bottles? Lacquer thinner should work great...my trouble is loosing them!! I agree completely Mike, I clean mine with Lacquer Thinner just as I do the bottles. I have never had a problem with cross contamination of the paint. I've managed to drop them and they fall into the Bermuda Triangle never to be found again but, never a problem with cleaning them, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf15 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 A metal coat hanger fits perfectly in the tube. Run it in and out a couple of times and it will remove any built up residue in your feed tube. Blow it out with a blast of compressed air , run some laquer thinner through it and you'll be ready to paint again. Donn Yost Lone Wolf Custom Painting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle F Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 The pickup tube on my Badger is probably 10 years old and still going strong. I have never even thought of replacing it as part of the cleaning, I just spray plenty of lacquer thinner through the airbrush when I'm done painting. If there is any paint residue in the tube, I just take it off, run a pipe cleaner through it and blow it clean with compressed air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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