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Dalton S.

01-09-2008 16:48:07




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There is dry paint inside my paint gun canister and through all of the tubes the paint runs through. It can now barely spit the paint out, and everynow and then it will spit a big blob of dry paint out while im painting. The paint gun is siphon fed. What is a good solvent to use to get all the paint out and make it spray like new? Thanks




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Don Willilams

01-21-2008 05:03:22




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to Dalton S., 01-09-2008 16:48:07  
I use aerosol cans of Gumout Carburator cleaner to clean both old and fresh paint from my syphon paint gun. Works extremly well! Using tube it will flush out internal as well as external paint residue! I would probably scrape out all the dried paint I could from can and the soak with cleaner.



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Lou

01-17-2008 12:47:05




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to Dalton S., 01-09-2008 16:48:07  
I heard that if you mix a quart of blood from the person who left the paint in there to harden with about anything , you will never have that problem again.



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bradk

01-17-2008 11:18:35




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to Dalton S., 01-09-2008 16:48:07  
Brake fluid.Look what it does to paint!



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El Toro

01-17-2008 11:02:04




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to Dalton S., 01-09-2008 16:48:07  
You may need to brush on some oven cleaner. Once the dry paint is loosen I would use some lacquer thinner to clean the cannister. I wouldn't spray
it through the gun. You should disassemble your gun too and thoroughly clean it. I do this as soon as I have finished painting with the gun using lacquer thinner. Small brushes are needed
to remove all that paint from the suction tube on the gun. When I sprayed a lot I would let the parts from the gun soak in lacquer thinner and reassembled it when I needed it. Hal

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Oldmax

01-16-2008 17:51:10




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to Dalton S., 01-09-2008 16:48:07  
Try purple PVC cleaner I have cleaned a few guns that some of the people where I worked didn't clean after use with it . Just let soak over night then spray out than run lacker thiner through until sprays clean .



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MF Poor

01-13-2008 03:48:14




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to Dalton S., 01-09-2008 16:48:07  
A few years back, I bought a Binks #7 siphon gun at an auction. The last person to use it apparently left it lay after they finished using it. It was plugged up with hardened acrylic enamel. I dismantled the gun and tossed everything into a coffee can full of carberator cleaner for a couple days. That softened the paint sufficiently to allow me to clean the gun to new condition.



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Speedy348

01-12-2008 19:34:44




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to Dalton S., 01-09-2008 16:48:07  
Use a R/M or PPG paint reducer put it in a mixing cup and let it sit overnight the material no matter how long it has been in the gun will sofen up and come out useing some scrubing brushes you can get the paint reducer at any auto body supply shop. or let it sit in laquor acetone is ok dont us paint thinner cuz it wont do anything. Also make sure you completly take the whole gun apart when you put it the paint reducer.

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Dick L

01-09-2008 17:56:18




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to Dalton S., 01-09-2008 16:48:07  
When I worked in a plant that had a large painting department, the paint guns and paint masks were washed in acetone tanks that pressure washed what ever was placed in the tanks. Acetone was pumped thru the guns at the paint booths as soon as painting stopped. That was back in the early 1960's. I have no idea in this world at this time how it is done.



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Sean McDonnell

01-09-2008 17:20:14




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to Dalton S., 01-09-2008 16:48:07  
depending on the type of paint dried in the gun, I've had good luck with acetone it may take a little soaking but it will usually soften most paints.



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glennster

01-09-2008 16:51:57




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to Dalton S., 01-09-2008 16:48:07  
if its really bad, about the only thing you can do is get some aircraft paint stripper and clean the gun with that. body shop suppliers have a commercial gun cleaner, but its not as agrressive as the stripper. you can try just plain old lacquer thinner first, dismantle the gun as best you can, and let it soak in lacquer thinner.



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B-maniac

01-11-2008 18:05:14




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to glennster, 01-09-2008 16:51:57  
Aircraft stripper , rubber gloves and SAFETY GLASSES!! Might take a couple soakings but it works the best of anything.



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jim wise

01-09-2008 19:06:31




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 Re: dried paint in paint gun in reply to glennster, 01-09-2008 16:51:57  
i have a body shop if the stripper wont work try antifreeze just soak it but make sure to clean it well before painting



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