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.
On Sun, 29 May 2005 12:51:00 GMT, "Newshound" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>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.
>
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.
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:
> 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.
>
>
Visit www.homesteadfinishing.com and www.targetcoatings.com and seach
for cleaning for starters.
On Sun, 29 May 2005 12:51:00 GMT, "Newshound" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>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.
>