#Airbrushing paint clogging up [ resolved ]

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ancient silo
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Idk how to explain this, but every time I want to use my airbrush I’m just having constant issues with splattering and even when I go and mix my paint ( I do it in the airbrush pot ) the brush I use to mix it with comes out with paint stuck to it like hard flecks , I’ve cleaned my airbrush and it sprays things like my airbrush primer normally, was wondering if it’s my paint thinner? Using tamiyas x-20a one. The picture is my brush after rinsing it

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This is just paint, and thinner

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Even mixed with the wooden part of the brush to see if there’s any bristels that might be getting stuck inside or something

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I forgot to mention, I’m using AK’s silver grey paint, the non metallic one

merry mason
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I wouldn't use X-20, it's made for Tamiya paints, which, despite being acrylic, have a particular composition. X-20 has a more concentrated IPA composition and some paints may react like what's happening to you. I like to thin it with AK's Acrylic Thinner, which has IPA in a milder concentration, but I still add water in the same proportion. You can try 1/2 (X-20/water) and see how it goes, but my advice would be to avoid Tamiya's.

ancient silo
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I opted to buying some Vallejo flow improver