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I've used Goo-Gone before for this purpose, and it works well. It doesn't attack the future or the painted frames, and it easily removes the fingerprints.

By the way, same goes for silly putty, which is what I use for masking. No problems at all, and i've used the same "egg" on 10 models by now.

Thanks for the replies, guys. By the way, it's an Aztek A470 AB. The problem seems to be related to the nozzle. The owner of the LHS let me use his nozzle on my airbrush, and it works like a charm. As soon as I use my own again, the bubbles come back. I doubt it is paint buildup, as I haven't used this nozzle for long and I've done the old overnight soaking and everything to clean it up. I think I'll just send the nozzle in for a replacement.

Hello everybody, I recently got a double action, gravity feed airbrush, and I noticed that when I press the trigger so that only air and no paint come out, I get tiny bubbles inside the gravity feed cup. These aren't huge bubbles at all, more like the small bubbles you get when after Coke fizzles out. Is this normal? Or is there something wrong with my airbrush? Thanks in advance

I usually mix and thin my paint using a separate container, and then pour the mix into the gravity feed cup. I only mix/thin directly in the airbrush cup if the ammount of paint to be used is very small.

Another feature you might want to look for is a timer. They come in handy because it reduces the chances of getting fuzzy pictures due to the camera shaking when you press the button. I would assume that any camera 'fancy' enough to come with a macro option, will also include a timer.

The toothpick method has worked fine for me. It allows for very controlled fine applications. For even finer (smaller) detail, you can carve the toothpick with a hobby knife to a very fine point and use it to paint small switches and dials.