My Paasche VL finally dead?

[karim]

I really like my VL for broad coverage, but I think it finally may be dead.

I'm painting the basecoat of my entry for WF, and all of a sudden, my VL starts spitting.

Checked the needle & nozzle (clean).
Checked the pressure (good).
Checked the paint thinness (just right).

So I break it down, swap out the needle & nozzle, clean the trigger/valve... same thing

So now I'm painting the entire model with my Sotar 20/20. I love the brush... its so very forgiving & even tempered, but I don't like shooting this much paint through it, since the parts are expensive.


So... is there anything else I can try to salvage the VL? I really didn't plan on buying a new brush this weekend

[Lt. Z0mBe]

I would recommend soaking all the parts in Castrol Super Clean. Then, give her a good scrub with a pipe cleaner.

I had the same issue with my VL. The problem was a piece of Delta Ceramcoat acrylic was flapping in the airchannel like a one-way flutter valve.

I hope this helps.

Kenny.

[Mark Yungblut]

Also, check to make sure that all of the air holes are open in the large part of the nozzle. I have found that if one of those is clogged it will cause spitting in the brush.