Hi everyone,

I've always worked with MAC airbrush foundations and now I'd like to try the Dinair water based ones. I've been trying it on myself first and love it but I think it gets thick and dry very fast (inside the gun). I still didn't get the cleaner and I wonder if I get it will do the job of remove the foundation leftovers in the gun. I need to do 20 faces and I don't want to have the gun clogged.

PS: I never had the same problem with MAC silicone based products.

If you're moving back and forth between silicone and water based formulas in the same airbrush - you MUST clean properly between formulas. The 2 formulas do NOT like each other and you'll have a gummy mess in no time.

Along the same lines, you MUST use a thinner AND a cleaner that is compatible with each formula or - once again - gummy mess.

The appropriate thinner should be on hand to help with drying in the gun. I fill up my airbrush with thinner whenever the gun has to sit for more than a couple of minutes. Problem solved.

I encourage Nurturing Force cleaner - it is one of the rare formulas that cleans water, silicone and alcohol base. A true multitask-er.

As to the water based formula.... let's just say I use OCC.