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Old 09-12-2007, 07:32 PM   #9
oldsmobilekindofguy
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Re: How do clean a paint gun?

The gun should have come with tools to take it apart but if not i am guessing you have some tools. When you buy the paint ask the guy for some lac thinner. spray the thinner through the gun and then take the zozzle cover and the nozzle off and the needle should be left. Use pieces of rags or brushes to get inside the gun. You can soak the nozzle, nozzle cover, and the paint cup in a ice cream pail will some of that lac thinner. If the cup on your gun is plastic you might just want to wipe it out with a rag instead of soak it. Que tips soaked in the thinner work really good for getting in smaller spaces.

But if you don't have a budget you can get a paint gun cleaner.

P.S. Wear gloves with that lac thinner especially if you have a cut on your hand, IT BURNS, its almost like gas
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