I'm finally starting to spray some finishes with my new HVLP conversion gun. Works nicely, but so far I've used the time saved doing cleanup of the gun. What a PITA! I'm wondering about any 'tricks of the trade', or how other handle this. Does it work to simply spray some clean thinner (or some other solvent) for a few seconds? I'm wondering how others approach this issue. Thanks.
Spray Gun Cleanup
May 29, 2005
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Usually I spray water bornes, but even when using my HVLP for solvent based material, I don't find cleanup any big deal; and I'm an impatient person when it comes to clean up. Run the appropriate solvent through the gun; shaking and swirling the gun to get solvent to the top of the cup. Be sure to open the nozzle quite wide. In 2+ years usage, I've found no appreciable build up of finish inside my Accuspray gun. The only area where finish builds up is on the outside of the tip, between coats. I retract the needle and knock off the offending buildup with my fingernail.
Dave
Newshound wrote:
when I'm done spraying I strip the gun down and drop the parts in a container of the appropriate thinner until I can get back to them to do a thorough cleanup.
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