Paint Gun
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Topic: Paint Gun
Posted By: AC WD45
Subject: Paint Gun
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 10:11am
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Gravity fed Farmhand gun was clogged so I ran 1/2 gallon of gas through it to unclog it, just tore it apart to hit the seals with WD40 to keep the gas from rotting them. What can I run through it to rinse everything out without hurting the paint I want to shoot tonight? Water? ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
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Posted By: Dick L
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 10:32am
| Lacquer thinner. I only use lacquer thinner and leave some in the gun inbetween painting days on a project. It evaporates very quickly after the gun is sprayed empty and is not a problem. When I get a gun out I always spray some lacquer thinner thru it before putting paint in the cup. |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 10:33am
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Lacquer thinner. ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 10:34am
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Course somthing I'll need to ve 18 to buy. Looks like I won't be painting this week. ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 10:35am
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If I didn't have to look up how to spell lacquer I would have beat Dick. LOL ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: 79fordblake
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 11:28am
| I always take mine apart and clean everything with thinner and a soft tooth brush. Put it back together and run thinner through it about a minute. After it sets I run thinner through it again before I paint. This system is working good so far. I painted my neighbor's D14 with it and had great results cleaning the gun like this since I didn't paint all the tractor at once. Its just a ole cheapy Trades Pro gravity feed gun from Tractor Supply. It lays down the paint smooth. |
Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 11:45am
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CAn I safely run water through it to rince it out? ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 12:14pm
| Water wont flush out oil based paint. |
Posted By: injpumpEd
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 12:19pm
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never knew there was a minimum age to buy laquer thinner!
------------- 210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers! |
Posted By: mlpankey
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 12:43pm
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that makes two of us. could be in michigan i guess . just another reason not to live there. ------------- people if they don't already know it you can't tell them. quote yogi berra |
Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 2:32pm
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Thanks to Granholm you need to be 18 to buy anything with any chemical you can get high from. ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 4:13pm
| Have someone else buy the LT I wouldn't use water in my gun, NO WAY !! |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 4:35pm
I spell it like it sounds and then the spell check(Mozilla Firefox) underlines the misspelled words in red. You right click on the misspelled word and it gives you the choices of properly spelled words. LOL ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Stan IL&TN wrote:Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 5:47pm
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Even when I buy brake cleaner and carb cleaner at the local WallMart their computer queries about my age.
I always joke with them by saying i am buying the stuff with my social security money.
By the way the advice you got on not putting water in the paint gun is rock solid. That will make a huge el messo.
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Posted By: jccleav
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 9:23pm
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Dave - You problem is Wal-Mart.
------------- The joy is in the journey. AC "B" and "WD" and "C" |
Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 9:37pm
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I have a Harbor Freight special HVLP that I've been using gas to clean. After I'm done spraying I flush it with gas. Out in the open of course where the mist can't set anything on fire... ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: Chalmersbob
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 9:56pm
| Lacquer thinner will cut any paint but latex. Minimum requiremnt is to use the same thinner/gun cleaner as the paint company recommends that you thin the paint with. You can also buy "gun cleaner" I'm with Dick on cleaning/maintaining my guns. Bob |
Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 10:20pm
| I use laquer thinner or gas in a pinch. About anything in a spray can and most solvents you must be 18 to buy in IL. |
Posted By: RichinWis
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2011 at 3:39pm
| I'll bet you could get real high on gasoline too, and they will gladly sell that to someone under 18! Amazing some of the laws that are put into place to protect ourselves from ourselves. |
Posted By: mdm1
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2011 at 4:46pm
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Lacquer thinnner will loosen dried latex paint. I put paint thinner in my guns keeps them wet inside and lubed up. Use the thinner that is recommended for your paint! Just my opinion. ------------- Everything is impossible until someone does it! WD45-trip loader 1947 c w/woods belly mower, 1939 B, #3 sickle mower 1944 B, 2 1948 G's. Misc other equipment that my wife calls JUNK! |
Posted By: Rawleigh
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2011 at 10:24am
| Can you buy mineral spirits? That will work although it is not as aggrressive as LT. |