Cleaning a spray gun? 4 rules from the gun makers' manuals #Shorts
Four rules for cleaning a spray gun, from the gun makers' own manuals (DeVilbiss and 3M):
1. Take the cap, tip and needle off, and never put the gun body in solvent: DeVilbiss says it's hard on the packings and the lube.
2. Air cap holes get a brush or a toothpick, never a wire: 3M says a scratch can distort the spray pattern.
3. Flush the paint passage with gun cleaner (3M 26689 in the video).
4. After every cleaning, a drop of gun lube on the trigger stud, the air valve stem and the needle where it enters the packing.
Real footage from our paint counter. AutofxMart sells the products shown.
In this video
- 0:00 Cleaning a spray gun
- 0:05 1. Never soak the gun body
- 0:18 2. No wire in the cap holes
- 0:27 3. Flush the paint passage
- 0:34 4. Lube after every cleaning
- 0:45 Cleaner, lube, kit
Shop what's in the video
- 3M 26689 Spray Gun Cleaner
- DeVilbiss SSL-10 Spray Gun Lube
- Tool Aid 17280 Spray Gun Cleaning Kit
- Every product page links its safety data sheet
Transcript
Cleaning a spray gun Cleaning a spray gun? Four rules, from the gun makers' own manuals.
1. Never soak the gun body One: the cap, the tip and the needle come off, and the gun body never goes in the solvent. DeVilbiss says that's hard on the packings and the lube; 3M says don't immerse it.
2. No wire in the cap holes Two: the air cap holes get a brush or a toothpick, never a wire. 3M says a scratch in those holes can distort the spray
3. Flush the paint passage pattern. Three: flush the paint passage with gun cleaner. That's 3M's 26689 here.
4. Lube after every cleaning Four: after every cleaning, a drop of gun lube on the moving parts: the trigger stud, the air valve stem, and the needle where it goes into the packing.
Cleaner, lube, kit The cleaner, DeVilbiss's gun lube and a kit with brushes and wooden picks are at autofxmart.com. Comment the gun you spray with.
AutofxMart: paint mixed to the code and body shop supplies, shipped from South San Francisco. Video by Upshift.
