Having airbrush troubles and it's really getting me upset

>master g233 airbrush
>compressor with tank
>starts spraying very weakly one day
>disassemble, clean it with acetone, leave it in water
>try it again next day
>same issue
>order a new chinesium .5mm needle and nozzle since all of the issues I've ever had with my airbrush stem from nozzle clogs
>same issue with brand new needle and nozzle
>loosen nozzle cap by a lot and it starts to spray much harder
>create a mini rainbow over my desk with how much water it's spraying at strong pressure
>screw nozzle cap back on and it's back to spraying like somebody is choking it

Does ANYONE know what the issue could be? I am trying to order from my usual Hobby shop but they're OOS on the pieces I normally get. I think it might be some issue with the nozzle cap. I have been using .5mm needles for about a year but this time I'm going to buy a smaller size, nozzle, and nozzle cap. I don't know if this will work but I'm trying to troubleshoot and the pieces are cheap enough that I don't care. I know this is a commonly recommended airbrush so I'm hoping I'm having a problem that some experts can help me with.


Pic rel is the airbrush spraying at an angle. I know the caps are off but it was behaving the same way with them on. I hope you can see the water shooting upward.

>>96079092
I don't like the scheme but it reminds me of the old brown bionicles so I love it now

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>>96087570
I personally find basecoating kind of boring, but cleaning up the mistakes is even more so because you end up making more mistakes and you go back and forth. Highlighting is my favorite part cause the model really comes to life