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Materials needed: toothbrush, dish soap, water, inkjet
syringe, toothpicks, container, water. |
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Toothbrush dipped in soapy water works well
to clean the outside of an Aztek tip. |
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A toothpick dipped in cleaning solution can
get the area surrounding the needle. |
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Soaking the tip(s) in cleaning solution helps
loosen crud. |
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Rinse the head of the brush body in running
water |
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Holding down the trigge run water through the
nozzle opening |
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Gently push in, then pull out the needle/nozzle assembly to
separate it from the tip body |
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needle/nozzle separated from tip
body |
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The needle can be separated from the nozzle by gently
pulling on the base of the needle. |
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Soak the tip body and nozzle in cleaner while working on the
needle |
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A toothbrush makes cleaning the needle much
easier |
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stick a fingernail between the spring coils and "unscrew"
the needle to free crud stuck between the needle and the spring. |
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An inkjet syringe simplifies flushing the
nozzle with cleaner |
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Crude found inside the nozzle |
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A toothpick can also help scrub a nozzle
clean. |
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Scrub the tip body with a toothbrush and
cleaner |
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Put needle back inside the nozzle and nozzle inside tip
body. Rotate nozzle until the flutes line up with groove inside the tip
body. |
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After the flutes are lined up with the groove, the nozzle
will drop down inside the tip body. Gently push the nozzle to seat it inside
the tip body |
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Put tip back on airbrush and flush with clean
water. |
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Some tips have recessed needles, a toothbrush or toothpick
dipped in cleaner can clean off minor tip dry during production. |
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