I really appreciate your approach and method for teaching. As a person who teaches screen printing to youth, I see your patience and directness. Since I moved back to Hawaii 18 years ago, I have not tried to garage paint a car because of the adverse conditions(wind/ humidity). I painted my wife’s silver Camry last weekend in a makeshift booth using your tips and it came out incredible. Trying blending next and I know it will come out great because of the wealth of knowledge you have shared. Mahalo nui loa from the middle of the Pacific!
Nice to see you clean a spray gun back to useable and like new. I clean any spray gun I use the second I finish using it. And my favorite thing to use a carb cleaner in the spray can. Disassembly the gun's tip section and spray the carb cleaner through the tip nozzle and internals and even the cup. The paint you used is still uncured at that time and easy to spray out of the tiny holes. I have lots of quality spray guns and everyone is exactly like it was bought new, even after decades of using them. Thumbs Up!
Nice to see someone cleaning a gun with paint on it. Every other video I watched was a guy putting a clean gun in thinner and spending 5 minutes to pretend clean it.
Man...i love this dude! Every video has all the details i need to learn, and the coolest part is that there is zero level of arrogance in his personality! Excellent video!
Ditto to all of the positive comments. I’ve rattle canned … everything on an ‘85 e28 restoration … and hit my limit. So, as I jump into the Mariana Trench of spray painting, these videos have been massively helpful. Thanks
I've found that I spend more time cleaning/prepping before and afterwards way more than I have actually painting. No one tells you that before getting into painting haha. The guns should come with a label that says" I hope you like cleaning me XD" lol. Also I found that guitar strings are also good for cleaning the air passages.
@@teoyota 100% not necessary. Sonic cleaners work well for Motorcycle carb cleaning and general grease/fuel deposit dissolving but IF you let your paint dry inside the gun, you waited far too long to clean it. Time is something that is important BUT if you think you do not HAVE TO do it, then you do not need to be a painter. I have found that keeping a thinner cup handy, you can easily disconnect the paint and blow thinner thru it to buy some time, but you should never wait more than 30 mins to clean your gun. We all have done it and it just takes more cleaning and PATIENCE. This is why many painters use an intercoat application before spraying clear coat......well intercoat IS a clearcoat but it buys you time if you have to wait to apply the clearcoat for any other reasons. Something like C2C-SG100 Shimrin Intercoat Clear 1 Quart or similar works very well. As a painter though you plan your work and spray time to account correctly for the application process. The prep and cleaning far exceeds the actual paint time.
Brian, I am a new Diy painter, I have watched many of your videos, you are my go to guy for painting, I just want to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH, your passion for your craft has helped me become a good painter and I am getting better every week, even your videos on proper paint gun cleaning, you are very thorough. Thank you. Mike.
for anyone just stumbling upon this video, one more thing i dont think was mentioned in this that i recommend doing and have done for all my sprayers and airbrushes is polishing the needle you use. I use flitz polish and a damp microfiber and it takes any abrasions or scores on the needle right off and helps prevent dry tipping as a result. smooth needle, smooth operator
hey Brian. those little gun cleaning rods are identical to the ones that come in a cutting torch cleaning kit. if you didn't want to wait for a delivery you can pick those up at any hardware for like maybe 5 bucks and usually come with allot more sizes then that. defiantly cheaper your route, than buying the pieces individually ill admit. Its kind of like paying for convenience of getting it now vs waiting. im a mechanic but watching your videos has gotten me spraying a few little things so far. at my shop we have a 20x30 building we use for absolutely nothing since building my new 35x110. so ive been little by little turning it into my body hobbie building haha. its addictive but so rewarding taking ugly and making it pretty. its amazing how much money can be pumped into it so quickly but i really was able to successfully get started with just a cheap gun and a decent compressor and a few odds and ends all by watching your videos. thank you.
I just came across your channel when I was trying to solve a problem with spraying dry primer. I found your paint gun cleaning video very good and timely for me. It helped me find the trouble with my gun. Thank you very much. I have also watched your videos on spraying and prepping and found them to be very good and easy to understand and insightful. Wonderful teacher for those of us DIY'ers
Thanks ever so much Brian for showing us how to break down and clean a paint gun. Your such a great teacher, that comes from 25+ years of experience . This will help me eminencly to do my 2 early 60s Chevy pickups. Thanks again. 😊
Should have watched this before I painted yesterday. Used my gun to spray epoxy primer first and it was a nightmare to clean after. I missed a few areas while cleaning the gun that caused the gun to spray erratically when I started spraying my single stage paint. You live and you learn. Thanks for the video.
I would highly recommend extreme care when using the small cleaning "rods" (the file-like tool) on aircaps, as they may deform the small air passages if you're not careful. The same thing goes for the fluid tip (I call it the fluid nozzle); use the small brushes instead of the cleaning rods. Lastly, I didn't see you using any lubricants when reassembling the spray gun. I usually wipe some vaseline on the needle where it bears against the needle packing nut. I also put a drop of gun oil on the trigger pivot pin.
Brian, you are such a great teacher. That is a skill that is more valuable than most others. I appreciate all the work you do to help all of us. Much respect brotha. Happy 4th to you and yours.
Wow, nice tip! I've used to disassemble the gun and throw it in the cleaning machines and leave it the whole program 😅! Not anymore! Thanks for the awesome content!
Thanks for the great video and advice. I picked up a sprayer that was in a family member’s garage and decided to bring it back to life in his honor… if it works, he would have been proud….
Great video . I spray houses for a living , and cars as a hobby, and your 100% about cleaning after every job by breaking them down. I'll even partially break down my HVLP turbine gun, and clean at the customers house, then again the right way when I get home. My big airless machines get internally cleaned when I get home from a job, and externally cleaned good when I have time on the weekend. When I quote small jobs, front doors, garage doors,etc. , I price it with my cleanup time in consideration, they don't like the price on a small, I move on. I'd rather not keep tearing my guns down unless I'm making the money.
You are an incredible teacher bro, I’m definitely your newest subscriber and I can’t wait to binge watch more of your great tutorials. Thanks so much. (John from California)
Please do a video on actually mixing paint/clear. I know there are many different brands with different procedures but if you could just show us how you do it, I think it would be beneficial to many people. I believe mixing the paint or clear correctly can really impact the final result. Thanks.
Wow that’s great info thank you !!!!! Your channel is very informative and direct to the point you are a great teacher thanks for putting so much effort on your channel with all this amazing important information Brian!
Great video,I've always used oxygen acetylene welding nozzle cleaners for the air cap,never even thought of buying proper made for the job ones,thanks for taking the time to go through the whole process as I'm sure we have all now had explained why we should proper clean after every job rather than just blowing some gun wash through
I have a lot of torch tip cleaners that I hardly use anymore with the addition of the plasma cutter . They also work well and now I seem to have a lifetime supply LOL.
I picked up a second gun recently from a pawn shop. Got it cheap because it was almost plugged up solid with uncleaned paint. I bought a complete new seal kit for it, took it apart, dropped all the parts including the body into a gallon pail full of lacquer thinner, and left it for two weeks. After that, a wipedown and rinse and rebuild with the gasket kit had that gun looking and running like brand new. It's OK to submerge the gun in thinner if you are planning to replace the seals anyway.
This is pretty good, I have always just put solvent in my gun and squeezed the trigger till it was gone. Than wiped it down with solvent. I am going to start doing this.
Brian.. have you used the 3m gun cleaner?? Part number is 26689 it’s a awesome product for the diy and industry painters. Gun washes are awesome but they can get expensive
Juan Mata those are great for in between and we have used them before but they do get pricey and they do empty out pretty quickly but a great option for in between
This was a great and helpful video. Makes me feel blessed that my boss got me a gun wash machine a year ago!! I still break my guns down at least once a week though
@@PaintSociety it's not the most fancy machine but I can't complain 😂😂 do you by chance know the brand of the air coupler you had on your air hose? The ones I use only seem to last about a month before they kick the gun off randomly lol
Good and helpful video, however i found that the lacquer thinner isn't strong enough to remove all the overspray from clear coat. I have a harbor freight gun that I occasionally used for primer and cheaper sealer, I useing a little bit of paint striper on a brush removes everything that the thinner doesn't. I haven't tryed this technique on my base or clear gun yet due to the fear that it will eat away the rubber seals, I did buy a rebuild kit for my base gun to try out the stripper on the base gun, just to see how she sprays after the stripping, if she's not good I can easily replace the seals and air cap
Great video I’m new to all of this , iv done powder coating my whole life but want to go more in this direction now because of my love for automotive’s
Mr. Brian I have the corona 19 virus and got a lot of time on my hands, so I get to watch a lot of videos on paint and the most Biggest thing I find is that everyone is wet sanding a (bounch). Due to unwanted problems in the Finnish of a panel. You are Correct, Clean, Clean, Clean, panels, and paint guns, primer guns too. MR. BRIAN YOU KNOW YOUR STUFF. Your heart is in what you are doing sir. It SHOWES. Please keep helping me to be a better painter. Your new friend Gary.
I just bought the same cleaning kit, I have a couple but wanted to try the rods.. i was always told not to put any metal through the air cap holes as the tiniest bit of damage will cause the fan to alter. But after your advice I think i will give it a go on one of my cheaper guns and if I see the holes are perfect I'll adopt it into my between job routine. Really excited to see how it changes my end results. My sata 4000 has the smallest holes known to man so not sure if the rod will fit but ill update here for anyone else who uses one. Im sure my sata 3000 and iwatas will be fine as the aircap holes are larger. The 4000 is a bit of a oddball.
Brian , great video the one thing i would add is to test your work when your done by spraying a few oz. of thinner thought the gun after reassembly. my reason is you will probably realize your mistake right away . if you don't use the gun for a while, then you go to use it and it does not spray now you have a gun loaded with product that does not spray ? Thank you for taking the time to make these video's Pete
That paint tip came so tight on my guns that I thought I’d break them by taking them off! I even wondered if they were backwards thread. I always tightened the heck out of them. One day I didn’t tighten it as tight at all and I had paint problems. Def don’t have to torque on but hand tight isn’t tight enough either!
One more check, I fill the fluid inlet with thinner, hook up the air and trigger air only. Watch in the fluid inlet for bubbles. If air gets into the fluid path the gun will spray splotchy rather than evenly. My gun was leaking fan air past the brass fluid passage that’s under the adapter and inlet.
I'm really careful about *not* jamming the raw twisted wire ends of the cylindrical brushes into the tapered cone of the fluid nozzle . . . or into any place where the fluid needle seats or places which must make a leakproof air or fluid tight connection. Also, those orfice (hole) cleaning wires must be sized correctly or you'll ream out the precision holes in the air cap or center of the fluid nozzle. A light touch is necessary in these places.
I clean my guns out after every use weather painting or cerakoting with Gumout Carb/Choke cleaner. Its a good non chlorinated solvent that I have found is best. Put that red straw on and spray out the holes in your cap, spray out the nozzle and down in where your gravity cup screws in.. my trash can is full of empty cans of gumout. Saves you on lacquer thinner too which is also why i use 3M pps 2.0 so im not cleaning gravity cups
It seems weird and probably not recommended even though I’ve been using it for many years without damaging the spray gun and that is carburetor cleaner.I use it mainly for washing out the cap and nozzle.For waterborne,a mixture of alcohol and demineral water works great.Solvents like thinner seem to quagulate the waterborne paint in the gun and makes it lumpy and difficult to clean out .I use separate guns for waterborne and solvent based paint for that reason
I've been kicked outta better homes then that....Stay up homie..good vidz keep it going ...we didnt have none of dis when i was comming up had to learn da old fashion Way...
Hello Brian. Thank you for the replies. They helped me Alot. I repainted the Bumper 3rd time. Now Its Looking Lit af. This is Exactly How i clean my gun too. I use Anest iWata W71. There is a Question i wanna Ask. In some other tutorials I heard they Do not recommend using any kind of Metal for the Air Cap Holes. They recommend Tooth picks. What is better? Teach me Sensei 🙏
@@PaintSociety Go to a pharmacy and pick up some interdental brushes. I use them in my airbrushes and in the finer holes in my Iwata spray guns all the time. They'll clean out those tiny orifices without scratching up the metal or distorting the edges of the passages. They're resistant to lacquer thinner and other solvents and will last for a while, then you can toss it and get another one.
Hi Brain! Thanks for all those videos you post here on You Tube. I am following you for a while because I do have plan to paint my Altima 2009. The color come off from the roof and fenders. I have not experience on car paint, but I will try it follow your teaching and I a m very appreciate what do you to help most of us to achieve our project. Most important I would like to know how much paint I need to paint my Nissan Altima sedan 4 doors. I will appreciate. Thanks.
Oh hell yeah, I'm gonna use this method to rejuvenate my sick remote control electric turbobrush. That little ripper will paint an entire Cadillac Fleetwood in under a minute!
Brian, how about a video on adequate compressor size? Week end warriors need to know if their air supply will keep up with the task at hand. Great videos Brian, kinda wish I was a professional painter.
I've been painting off and on for a hobby for 10 years and wish I had watched your videos before. Thank you for taking the guess work out of the process! Which PPS adapter/system do you recommend?
Brian, enjoy watching your videos. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience! Quick question: do I need to clean after every use a dedicated gun for clear? Your feedback is appreciated.
I really appreciate your approach and method for teaching. As a person who teaches screen printing to youth, I see your patience and directness. Since I moved back to Hawaii 18 years ago, I have not tried to garage paint a car because of the adverse conditions(wind/ humidity). I painted my wife’s silver Camry last weekend in a makeshift booth using your tips and it came out incredible. Trying blending next and I know it will come out great because of the wealth of knowledge you have shared. Mahalo nui loa from the middle of the Pacific!
Nice to see you clean a spray gun back to useable and like new. I clean any spray gun I use the second I finish using it. And my favorite thing to use a carb cleaner in the spray can. Disassembly the gun's tip section and spray the carb cleaner through the tip nozzle and internals and even the cup. The paint you used is still uncured at that time and easy to spray out of the tiny holes. I have lots of quality spray guns and everyone is exactly like it was bought new, even after decades of using them. Thumbs Up!
Nice to see someone cleaning a gun with paint on it. Every other video I watched was a guy putting a clean gun in thinner and spending 5 minutes to pretend clean it.
Man...i love this dude! Every video has all the details i need to learn, and the coolest part is that there is zero level of arrogance in his personality! Excellent video!
Ditto to all of the positive comments. I’ve rattle canned … everything on an ‘85 e28 restoration … and hit my limit. So, as I jump into the Mariana Trench of spray painting, these videos have been massively helpful. Thanks
I've found that I spend more time cleaning/prepping before and afterwards way more than I have actually painting. No one tells you that before getting into painting haha. The guns should come with a label that says" I hope you like cleaning me XD" lol. Also I found that guitar strings are also good for cleaning the air passages.
Look into ultrasonic cleaners, will save you a lot of time and money on thinners.
@@teoyota 100% not necessary. Sonic cleaners work well for Motorcycle carb cleaning and general grease/fuel deposit dissolving but IF you let your paint dry inside the gun, you waited far too long to clean it. Time is something that is important BUT if you think you do not HAVE TO do it, then you do not need to be a painter. I have found that keeping a thinner cup handy, you can easily disconnect the paint and blow thinner thru it to buy some time, but you should never wait more than 30 mins to clean your gun. We all have done it and it just takes more cleaning and PATIENCE.
This is why many painters use an intercoat application before spraying clear coat......well intercoat IS a clearcoat but it buys you time if you have to wait to apply the clearcoat for any other reasons. Something like C2C-SG100 Shimrin Intercoat Clear 1 Quart or similar works very well. As a painter though you plan your work and spray time to account correctly for the application process. The prep and cleaning far exceeds the actual paint time.
Wow thank you for adding up with the strings trick. No need to order the cleaning set now onli for the pins 🤗
A guitar string is what I used today but i like seeing what other folks are doing as far as technique
Yup welcome to painting.
Brian, I am a new Diy painter, I have watched many of your videos, you are my go to guy for painting, I just want to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH, your passion for your craft has helped me become a good painter and I am getting better every week, even your videos on proper paint gun cleaning, you are very thorough. Thank you. Mike.
for anyone just stumbling upon this video, one more thing i dont think was mentioned in this that i recommend doing and have done for all my sprayers and airbrushes is polishing the needle you use. I use flitz polish and a damp microfiber and it takes any abrasions or scores on the needle right off and helps prevent dry tipping as a result. smooth needle, smooth operator
hey Brian. those little gun cleaning rods are identical to the ones that come in a cutting torch cleaning kit. if you didn't want to wait for a delivery you can pick those up at any hardware for like maybe 5 bucks and usually come with allot more sizes then that. defiantly cheaper your route, than buying the pieces individually ill admit. Its kind of like paying for convenience of getting it now vs waiting. im a mechanic but watching your videos has gotten me spraying a few little things so far. at my shop we have a 20x30 building we use for absolutely nothing since building my new 35x110. so ive been little by little turning it into my body hobbie building haha. its addictive but so rewarding taking ugly and making it pretty. its amazing how much money can be pumped into it so quickly but i really was able to successfully get started with just a cheap gun and a decent compressor and a few odds and ends all by watching your videos. thank you.
I just came across your channel when I was trying to solve a problem with spraying dry primer. I found your paint gun cleaning video very good and timely for me. It helped me find the trouble with my gun. Thank you very much. I have also watched your videos on spraying and prepping and found them to be very good and easy to understand and insightful. Wonderful teacher for those of us DIY'ers
Thanks ever so much Brian for showing us how to break down and clean a paint gun. Your such a great teacher, that comes from 25+ years of experience . This will help me eminencly to do my 2 early 60s Chevy pickups. Thanks again. 😊
Thank you, just what I needed. You have a knack for teaching.
Thanks a lot for this very enlightening tutorial! You are indeed a great teacher and person. All the best to you and much respect!
Should have watched this before I painted yesterday. Used my gun to spray epoxy primer first and it was a nightmare to clean after. I missed a few areas while cleaning the gun that caused the gun to spray erratically when I started spraying my single stage paint. You live and you learn. Thanks for the video.
I would highly recommend extreme care when using the small cleaning "rods" (the file-like tool) on aircaps, as they may deform the small air passages if you're not careful. The same thing goes for the fluid tip (I call it the fluid nozzle); use the small brushes instead of the cleaning rods. Lastly, I didn't see you using any lubricants when reassembling the spray gun. I usually wipe some vaseline on the needle where it bears against the needle packing nut. I also put a drop of gun oil on the trigger pivot pin.
Brian, you are such a great teacher. That is a skill that is more valuable than most others. I appreciate all the work you do to help all of us. Much respect brotha. Happy 4th to you and yours.
Wow, nice tip! I've used to disassemble the gun and throw it in the cleaning machines and leave it the whole program 😅! Not anymore! Thanks for the awesome content!
Great job showing how to do things the right way. Thank you.
Excellent, thank you for taking the time to produce.
Thanks for the great video and advice. I picked up a sprayer that was in a family member’s garage and decided to bring it back to life in his honor… if it works, he would have been proud….
Glad I could help!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. It’s been so helpful. Your a good coach.
Im looking to yse an hplv,so VERY happy with what i learned from your video. Thanks!
Great video . I spray houses for a living , and cars as a hobby, and your 100% about cleaning after every job by breaking them down. I'll even partially break down my HVLP turbine gun, and clean at the customers house, then again the right way when I get home. My big airless machines get internally cleaned when I get home from a job, and externally cleaned good when I have time on the weekend. When I quote small jobs, front doors, garage doors,etc. , I price it with my cleanup time in consideration, they don't like the price on a small, I move on. I'd rather not keep tearing my guns down unless I'm making the money.
You are an incredible teacher bro, I’m definitely your newest subscriber and I can’t wait to binge watch more of your great tutorials. Thanks so much.
(John from California)
Thanks !
Great video Brian, helping out saving our jobs and equipment. Much appreciated
Please do a video on actually mixing paint/clear. I know there are many different brands with different procedures but if you could just show us how you do it, I think it would be beneficial to many people. I believe mixing the paint or clear correctly can really impact the final result. Thanks.
I will do a video on how to mix using the cups and different ratios.
Paul. Thanks a lot for your explanation in full detail. Great job!
That Sprayway glass cleaner is the best stuff ever created!
Wow that’s great info thank you !!!!! Your channel is very informative and direct to the point you are a great teacher thanks for putting so much effort on your channel with all this amazing important information Brian!
Great video,I've always used oxygen acetylene welding nozzle cleaners for the air cap,never even thought of buying proper made for the job ones,thanks for taking the time to go through the whole process as I'm sure we have all now had explained why we should proper clean after every job rather than just blowing some gun wash through
Hey Dave I’m sure there’s a bunch of other ways and that’s what this channel is all about, I’m glad this video helped.
I have a lot of torch tip cleaners that I hardly use anymore with the addition of the plasma cutter . They also work well and now I seem to have a lifetime supply LOL.
all ways get something from your Channel. you are the man. keep them coming.
I picked up a second gun recently from a pawn shop. Got it cheap because it was almost plugged up solid with uncleaned paint. I bought a complete new seal kit for it, took it apart,
dropped all the parts including the body into a gallon pail full of lacquer thinner, and left it for two weeks. After that, a wipedown and rinse and rebuild with the gasket kit had that gun looking and running like brand new. It's OK to submerge the gun in thinner if you are planning to replace the seals anyway.
You can get those metal oriface cleaners at any welding shop or tractor supply/harborfreight in the welding section for cleaning torch tips
This is pretty good, I have always just put solvent in my gun and squeezed the trigger till it was gone. Than wiped it down with solvent. I am going to start doing this.
Now that was a step by step video.. u can’t get any better than this!
Thanks Juan! Little long but there’s a reason why my class periods at school are 30 minutes haha
Brian.. have you used the 3m gun cleaner?? Part number is 26689 it’s a awesome product for the diy and industry painters. Gun washes are awesome but they can get expensive
Juan Mata those are great for in between and we have used them before but they do get pricey and they do empty out pretty quickly but a great option for in between
aswesome I followed this and took my gun apart, OMG what an eye opener. also went to walmart and logged on to Eastwood. Thanks for the good advice...
This was a great and helpful video. Makes me feel blessed that my boss got me a gun wash machine a year ago!! I still break my guns down at least once a week though
Be thankful lol!
@@PaintSociety it's not the most fancy machine but I can't complain 😂😂 do you by chance know the brand of the air coupler you had on your air hose? The ones I use only seem to last about a month before they kick the gun off randomly lol
Amazing job. Thanks for the detailed breakdown and cleaning demo.
Thank you very much for all of your insightful videos!
Great video. I gotta say, I loved you as the hunk. 🤙
Good and helpful video, however i found that the lacquer thinner isn't strong enough to remove all the overspray from clear coat. I have a harbor freight gun that I occasionally used for primer and cheaper sealer, I useing a little bit of paint striper on a brush removes everything that the thinner doesn't. I haven't tryed this technique on my base or clear gun yet due to the fear that it will eat away the rubber seals, I did buy a rebuild kit for my base gun to try out the stripper on the base gun, just to see how she sprays after the stripping, if she's not good I can easily replace the seals and air cap
Great video I’m new to all of this , iv done powder coating my whole life but want to go more in this direction now because of my love for automotive’s
Mr. Brian
I have the corona 19 virus and got a lot of time on my hands, so I get to watch a lot of videos on paint and the most Biggest thing I find is that everyone is wet sanding a (bounch). Due to unwanted problems in the Finnish of a panel. You are Correct, Clean, Clean, Clean, panels, and paint guns, primer guns too. MR. BRIAN YOU KNOW YOUR STUFF. Your heart is in what you are doing sir. It SHOWES. Please keep helping me to be a better painter. Your new friend Gary.
Ordered all I need after watching.
Excellent video, entertaining and clear instruction.
Awesome Video!! This is exactly what I was looking for!
I just bought the same cleaning kit, I have a couple but wanted to try the rods.. i was always told not to put any metal through the air cap holes as the tiniest bit of damage will cause the fan to alter. But after your advice I think i will give it a go on one of my cheaper guns and if I see the holes are perfect I'll adopt it into my between job routine. Really excited to see how it changes my end results. My sata 4000 has the smallest holes known to man so not sure if the rod will fit but ill update here for anyone else who uses one. Im sure my sata 3000 and iwatas will be fine as the aircap holes are larger. The 4000 is a bit of a oddball.
Nice, I have the iwata ls400 and I think it looks great on green
Brian , great video the one thing i would add is to test your work when your done by spraying a few oz. of thinner thought the gun after reassembly. my reason is you will probably realize your mistake right away . if you don't use the gun for a while, then you go to use it and it does not spray now you have a gun loaded with product that does not spray ? Thank you for taking the time to make these video's Pete
That paint tip came so tight on my guns that I thought I’d break them by taking them off! I even wondered if they were backwards thread. I always tightened the heck out of them. One day I didn’t tighten it as tight at all and I had paint problems. Def don’t have to torque on but hand tight isn’t tight enough either!
I use chenille sewing needles to clean those tiny atomizer holes.. works like a pro.. clean gun, happy gun!!
You can also use a torch tip cleaner for cleaning the air cap as well.
Acetone works really good for me.
Outstanding video!- extremely helpful. Much appreciated.
. cleaned my cap holes with that little pokey thingamajigger and wow like a new gun. Thx
Thanks Brian! Much needed vid
One more check, I fill the fluid inlet with thinner, hook up the air and trigger air only. Watch in the fluid inlet for bubbles. If air gets into the fluid path the gun will spray splotchy rather than evenly. My gun was leaking fan air past the brass fluid passage that’s under the adapter and inlet.
We use cotton tipped applicators like long qtips witha wood stick and they work wonders for cleaning air caps and nozzles
This is good information... now I know how to clean my harbor freight $16 Barney purple economy spray gun
Hey, I've had one of my burple guns for probably 15 years and with regular cleaning, it still works as well as new... maybe better :-P
I'm really careful about *not* jamming the raw twisted wire ends of the cylindrical brushes into the tapered cone of the fluid nozzle . . . or into any place where the fluid needle seats or places which must make a leakproof air or fluid tight connection. Also, those orfice (hole) cleaning wires must be sized correctly or you'll ream out the precision holes in the air cap or center of the fluid nozzle. A light touch is necessary in these places.
Brother.. this video is really helpfull..
Thanks a lot
I clean my guns out after every use weather painting or cerakoting with Gumout Carb/Choke cleaner. Its a good non chlorinated solvent that I have found is best. Put that red straw on and spray out the holes in your cap, spray out the nozzle and down in where your gravity cup screws in.. my trash can is full of empty cans of gumout. Saves you on lacquer thinner too which is also why i use 3M pps 2.0 so im not cleaning gravity cups
It seems weird and probably not recommended even though I’ve been using it for many years without damaging the spray gun and that is carburetor cleaner.I use it mainly for washing out the cap and nozzle.For waterborne,a mixture of alcohol and demineral water works great.Solvents like thinner seem to quagulate the waterborne paint in the gun and makes it lumpy and difficult to clean out .I use separate guns for waterborne and solvent based paint for that reason
The way I see it, if it works for you then that’s all that really matters if you’re not having any issues keep rocking on brother!
I got the same Spoon newspaper pages framed up 😀
Your video is excellent
Great Job on the clean up video thanks Brian!
Very helpful 👌 thanks Brian.
Brian, another good lesson. Thanks, I love your setup at home.
Thank you Mark!
Awesome video as always from this channel 👍🏼👍🏼
In Brian we trust.
I've been kicked outta better homes then that....Stay up homie..good vidz keep it going ...we didnt have none of dis when i was comming up had to learn da old fashion Way...
This is very detailed and super helpful. Not sure why I hadn't subbed already!
excellent video, great instruction.
From San Antonio tx number one like smasher botton kaboooooooooooooom
Hello Brian. Thank you for the replies. They helped me Alot. I repainted the Bumper 3rd time. Now Its Looking Lit af.
This is Exactly How i clean my gun too. I use Anest iWata W71.
There is a Question i wanna Ask. In some other tutorials I heard they Do not recommend using any kind of Metal for the Air Cap Holes. They recommend Tooth picks. What is better?
Teach me Sensei 🙏
You’ll be fine with those little pricks just don’t be rough. Usually a tooth pick isn’t small enough.
@@PaintSociety Go to a pharmacy and pick up some interdental brushes. I use them in my airbrushes and in the finer holes in my Iwata spray guns all the time. They'll clean out those tiny orifices without scratching up the metal or distorting the edges of the passages. They're resistant to lacquer thinner and other solvents and will last for a while, then you can toss it and get another one.
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Good info. Nicely demonstrated. Thanks man.
Thank you!
Great video it looks like red dead redemption2 gun cleaning
Ha!!
Good video, thanks for the information 😃
Hi Brain! Thanks for all those videos you post here on You Tube. I am following you for a while because I do have plan to paint my Altima 2009. The color come off from the roof and fenders. I have not experience on car paint, but I will try it follow your teaching and I a m very appreciate what do you to help most of us to achieve our project. Most important I would like to know how much paint I need to paint my Nissan Altima sedan 4 doors. I will appreciate. Thanks.
Great video! I learnd so mych from this
I have never taken off my PPS cup adapter to clean it and now I think I need to.
This tips are gold!
Oh hell yeah, I'm gonna use this method to rejuvenate my sick remote control electric turbobrush. That little ripper will paint an entire Cadillac Fleetwood in under a minute!
Ps! I'm sure every painter without a supernova now wants one, they look absolutely stunning
Nicely explained brother good work
Thanks !
Good, and informative channels to both you guys! Keep putting out good info, and demos!!
thanks again for the good video on cleaning
Brian, how about a video on adequate compressor size? Week end warriors need to know if their air supply will keep up with the task at hand. Great videos Brian, kinda wish I was a professional painter.
You look like Mark Ruffalo 😁..
Great Video 👏
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Awesome vid Bry!!!!...You beat me 2 it, I was going to request this vid!!..love how in depth this video is!!...😍
Glad you enjoyed!!!
Acetone will work great and isnt as smelly/harsh as lacquer thinner
Thank you Brian for the tutorial
Dude, you look like the kid from The Wonder Years. Where's Winnie?!
Thanks for all the great videos.
Oh mate, you have a Shi Tzu❤ subscribed. 😂
I've been painting off and on for a hobby for 10 years and wish I had watched your videos before. Thank you for taking the guess work out of the process! Which PPS adapter/system do you recommend?
Dude I’m in the booth listening to this and when your pouring the thinner and putting the parts, it sounds like your mixing a drink on the rocks 😂😂😂
Lol! Man the best paint jobs are the ones that are done a little tipsy.
Get a set of cutting torch tip cleaners it will the small rod and even smaller
Very informative video! Thanks so much!
Awesome, thanks 🙏
Brian, enjoy watching your videos. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience! Quick question: do I need to clean after every use a dedicated gun for clear? Your feedback is appreciated.