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Joined: 28 Sep 2009
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    Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 10:11am
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?
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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.
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Lacquer thinner.
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Course somthing I'll need to ve 18 to buy. Looks like I won't be painting this week.
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If I didn't have to look up how to spell lacquer I would have beat Dick.  LOL
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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.
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CAn I safely run water through it to rince it out?
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Water wont flush out oil based paint.
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never knew there was a minimum age to buy laquer thinner!
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that makes two of us. could be in michigan i guess . just another reason not to live there.

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Thanks to Granholm you need to be 18 to buy anything with any chemical you can get high from.
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Have someone else buy the LT I wouldn't use water in my gun, NO WAY !!
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Originally posted by Stan IL&TN Stan IL&TN wrote:

If I didn't have to look up how to spell lacquer I would have beat Dick.  LOL

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
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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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Dave - You problem is Wal-Mart.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Can you buy mineral spirits?  That will work although it is not as aggrressive as LT.
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