Nail Art, Trouble Shooting Guide.

5. Bubbling in cup or reservoir	Dried paint on tip or needle	Clean Needle
	Loose Head	Tighten Head
	Damaged Head or Tip	Replace Head or Tip
6. Spattering	Kink in hose, resulting in loss of pressure	Straighten hose
	Leak in hose	Check for air leak
	Dirty airbrush	Soak Head Assembly & Needle in cleaning solution for 10 minutes, rinse and reassemble.
	Bent needle	Replace Needle
	Split tip	Replace Tip
7. Coarse or Spotted Spray	Air pressure too low	Adjust air pressure
	Paint consistency too thick	Add drops of distilled water to the paint and mix
	Not pushing down on the trigger all the way when releasing paint	Push all the way down on the trigger while simultaneously pulling back to release paint.
	Damaged tip	Replace Tip
8. Color not spraying	No airbrush paint in color cup, paint reservoir, or bottle	Put paint in cup
	Loose Head	Tighten Head
	Clogged paint tip	Pull needle out, fill cup with cleaner, put needle back in and push down and pull all the way back on trigger to try and shoot paint out. Replace tip if you have let paint build up in tip too much w/o cleaning.
	Chuck nut loose	Tighten chuck nut finger tight
	Bent Needle	Replace needle
	Dirty airbrush: Stuck needle: Bubbling in cup	Soak Head, Tip & Needle in cleaner for 10 minutes, rinse and reassemble.
	Trigger not assembled properly	Reassemble trigger so that it feels “springy”.
9. Trigger releases paint instead of air	Needle incorrectly positioned in tip	Loosen needle chuck, then insert needle farther into tip, without forcing.
10. Too much paint released	Pulling trigger all the way back	To get the desired paint flow, start by pushing down first for air and then pulling back slowly.
11. No airflow or inadequate pressure	Loose hose connection	Tighten hose connection using pliers or a wrench. Apply Teflon where hose connects to compressor to assure an airtight seal.
	Compressor not plugged in	Plug in compressor
	Blocked, damaged, or broken air valve	Remove what is blocking the valve or replace air valve.
	Empty CO2 tank	Replace tank
12. Paint pouring from tip of airbrush	Cracked or damaged paint tip	Replace tip
13. Paint cracked on the nail after sealed with topcoat	Can be due to the chemistry of the paint with the topcoat	Try an airbrush sealer
	Too much opaque paint is sprayed on too quickly	Slowly build up the layer of opaque paint to the desired color
	Too much “white base” paint	Apply a thinner coat of white
14. Paint scratched or streaked while applying topcoat	Top coat not covering every bristle of the brush	Make sure the entire brush is covered with topcoat.
15. Color wears off client’s nails the next day	Base coat isn’t “grabbing on” to the color	Try using a Hard Body Sealer as base coat
16. Airbrushed stencil designs not showing up over color	Background color too dark	Spray your stencil design in white first, then go back with stencil and spray desired color.