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  1. #1
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    Default Cleaning spraygun

    I have an old spraygun that was probably put away dirty by a previous owner.
    I can't screw the pot off so I think I need to soak it something to loosen things up.
    Any suggestions what to use.
    Regards, Bob Thomas

    www.wombatsawmill.com

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    Bob,
    if you're lucky it was nitrocellulose lacquer that was left in the pot. Soaking it in thinners will loosen it. If it's pretty much anything else it's probably stuck on permanently .

    Mick
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    tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."

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    try and jam some paint stripper in there
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    Is it a plastic or metal pot?
    A metal pot may be able to be heated to soften the paint. Can you unscrew the pot's outlet riser from the gun handle?
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    A long swim in thinners shifts most things.
    well at least softens them.

    Using the gun to apply sprayable contact cement also shifts lots of stuff.

    cheers
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