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!
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.
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!
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!
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
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.
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
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'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.
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. 😊
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
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.
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.
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.
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, 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!
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)
Another great video! I learn this the hard way lol I used to have chunks of clear on my paint job because I didn’t clean my gun properly after every job. It does really go a long way just by spending about 5 mins cleaning your gun right after painting. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge with us!
Paint Society I have a question. In the video you mentioned you set up your needle one turn from wide open, is that the same setup you do before spraying clear?
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
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.
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.
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!
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….
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
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 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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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!
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
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.
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'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?
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.
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.
Hi, I'm learning a lot from your videos but please point me to a video where you talk about how much you clean your gun between coats. Also whether you mix enough 2K paint for all the coats or just enough for one coat at a time, and whether you discard mixed paint between coats. What is the pot life of mixed paint, and does primer have a different pot life compared to colour and clear because it has a different amount of hardener? Also the instructions say add between 1% and 15% thinner depending on spray gun set up - so what does the right amount of thinner look like? In other words I want to learn all about paint! Thanks.
I am fairly new to painting cars however I could not afford a top new gun however from a guy the was retiring I purchased a SATA -jet 95 now my first concern it is should I get someone to overhaul it then that way it should be like a new gun ! This gun although old seems to be very well made is this the way to start and move on the same way !! Cheers Brian from the (uk)
Never done any thing like this before I'm probably asking a dumb question but since you said we can paint a car from start to finish with one gun so I spray primer and clean the gun and after paint I clean the gun before clear right
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.
Novice here. Just purchased a DeVelbiss FLG4. I heard that you can cover your paint gun with a light coat of Vaseline that will help keep the outside of the gun clean, does that work or make the gun slippery
Hi , can you show us your garage. I mean how should the air come in and how should the dust come out when the cars are painted? And did you leave the triggers in your garage? and where you plastered it .if you post a video about your garage could last wildly well and thank you so much for that ..
Brian THANK YOU for ALL your videos. QUESTION ABOUT CLEANING......I was using lacquer thinner but in a few cases it seemed to not have much affect like on epoxy primers. I switched to Acetone which works great......the question.....is it bad for the paint gun? I'm using a Finish Line by DeVilbiss.
Thanks for all the detailed and insightful vids mate. Your time in making these vids are greatly appreciated.. I was also wondering if you could (if or when you have the time) make a video tutorial on the proper way to prep the bodywork of a car for painting Candy type paints.. I'm currently in the process of restoring a classic and super rare car that I want to do properly and make it as unique as possible.. It's a 1984 Honda Accord convertible with rear spoiler and body kit which came out of the factory (in japan) like that. Not aftermarket, all original parts.. (there were only 5 convertibles ever made for that gen).. Do you recommend removing all the body panels ? Or just mask it all up ? Being convertible, I would have to basically drape the whole vehicle inside and out .. Any advice is greatly appreciated.. Keep up the great work man.
Hi.. Newbie here... What's the difference between the Lacquer Thinner and other thinner that's available? Thank you for the videos which I found so inspirational for newbie like me... Keep it up, God bless you
Brian, I love your videos, buddy! Was hoping just today that you would have one for gun cleaning and sure enough. Looks like it went up not long ago. Aside from your typical and always incredible instruction, you did it for the DYI guy. Curious, do you ever lube the gun? I think you mentioned it in the video but I don't think you did it. Iwata makes a lube that I have used for my airbrush, not sure if that is something done with a spray gun . I've moved from airbrushes to spray guns now....I'm learning!!! Thanks!
Thanks for the video. I have a Devilviss spray gun and it has old paint/clear stuck on it pretty good. What is the best chemical I can use to strip off that old paint/clear? I want to get it back to clean so I can keep it that way after each paint job. I don't do this for a living but used to 22 years ago. I used to use Aircraft Stripper but it's no longer made the same way and it doesn't really work all that well. Any recommendations?
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
Another great video Brian, thank you. Fundamentals are always overlooked, any advice on where I can find a replacement packing nut? Have an old Atom X and well..... packing nut got damaged let's just leave it at that...lol. Been out of commission for almost two years now!
My kid sprayed his stuff in my garage with spraycan paint, and I have some slight overspray on the car. How is a good way to remove this? I realize this is not exactly related to this video, but I ran into this while watching this and thought it might somewhat be related. It seems the overspray is paint which dried in the air while floating onto my car.. Hope you can help me out.. mrstan
HEY BRIAN..im new at this..and all I've used in the past was rattle cans to paint..ok so do u clean the gun every time u use a different color and primer and clear or its NOT necessary?? Thanx for those great vids.
Dude! I’ve been painting for about a year now, when I started, an old school guy gave me that same tekna you show here and told me it was one of his favorites. I’ve been searching for a rebuild kit ever since. Is there any chance you could help me out with a link to one? As always, I appreciate your videos!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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
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.
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
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'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.
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. 😊
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
Thanks a lot for this very enlightening tutorial! You are indeed a great teacher and person. All the best to you and much respect!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
You can get those metal oriface cleaners at any welding shop or tractor supply/harborfreight in the welding section for cleaning torch tips
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 !
Another great video! I learn this the hard way lol I used to have chunks of clear on my paint job because I didn’t clean my gun properly after every job. It does really go a long way just by spending about 5 mins cleaning your gun right after painting. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge with us!
it is so important to make sure your guns are totally functioning properly by having them completely clean
Paint Society I have a question. In the video you mentioned you set up your needle one turn from wide open, is that the same setup you do before spraying clear?
Mr.Chino yes it’s a good starting point
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
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.
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.
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!
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!
Great job showing how to do things the right way. Thank you.
Thank you, just what I needed. You have a knack for teaching.
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
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.
Great video Brian, helping out saving our jobs and equipment. Much appreciated
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.
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.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. It’s been so helpful. Your a good coach.
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
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
Can you explain the difference between lacquer thinner, paint thinner, and acetone 👍🏼
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.
Paul. Thanks a lot for your explanation in full detail. Great job!
Excellent, thank you for taking the time to produce.
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.
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!
all ways get something from your Channel. you are the man. keep them coming.
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!
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
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.
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.
We use cotton tipped applicators like long qtips witha wood stick and they work wonders for cleaning air caps and nozzles
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?
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.
Nice, I have the iwata ls400 and I think it looks great on green
You can also use a torch tip cleaner for cleaning the air cap as well.
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.
Im looking to yse an hplv,so VERY happy with what i learned from your video. Thanks!
That Sprayway glass cleaner is the best stuff ever created!
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...
Hi, I'm learning a lot from your videos but please point me to a video where you talk about how much you clean your gun between coats. Also whether you mix enough 2K paint for all the coats or just enough for one coat at a time, and whether you discard mixed paint between coats. What is the pot life of mixed paint, and does primer have a different pot life compared to colour and clear because it has a different amount of hardener? Also the instructions say add between 1% and 15% thinner depending on spray gun set up - so what does the right amount of thinner look like? In other words I want to learn all about paint! Thanks.
I am fairly new to painting cars however I could not afford a top new gun however from a guy the was retiring I purchased a SATA -jet 95 now my first concern it is should I get someone to overhaul it then that way it should be like a new gun ! This gun although old seems to be very well made is this the way to start and move on the same way !! Cheers Brian from the (uk)
Great video. I gotta say, I loved you as the hunk. 🤙
Never done any thing like this before I'm probably asking a dumb question but since you said we can paint a car from start to finish with one gun so I spray primer and clean the gun and after paint I clean the gun before clear right
Amazing job. Thanks for the detailed breakdown and cleaning demo.
Can you give us more detail on what guns do you recommend to paint lacquer base paint and water base paint? Thanks for your video is very useful
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.
Great video. What do you use to grease the guns?
Novice here. Just purchased a DeVelbiss FLG4. I heard that you can cover your paint gun with a light coat of Vaseline that will help keep the outside of the gun clean, does that work or make the gun slippery
Do you have a video on how to oil a gun and what oil to use. Thanks
Really great videos…. Learning loads! Thanks Brian
Hi , can you show us your garage. I mean how should the air come in and how should the dust come out when the cars are painted? And did you leave the triggers in your garage? and where you plastered it .if you post a video about your garage could last wildly well and thank you so much for that ..
New to this. What is the proper way to dispose of the used lacquer thinner?
Brian THANK YOU for ALL your videos.
QUESTION ABOUT CLEANING......I was using lacquer thinner but in a few cases it seemed to not have much affect like on epoxy primers. I switched to Acetone which works great......the question.....is it bad for the paint gun?
I'm using a Finish Line by DeVilbiss.
Try SEM XXX gun cleaner, I use that because it cleans faster then thinner and it’s safe
Thanks for all the detailed and insightful vids mate. Your time in making these vids are greatly appreciated..
I was also wondering if you could (if or when you have the time) make a video tutorial on the proper way to prep the bodywork of a car for painting Candy type paints.. I'm currently in the process of restoring a classic and super rare car that I want to do properly and make it as unique as possible.. It's a 1984 Honda Accord convertible with rear spoiler and body kit which came out of the factory (in japan) like that. Not aftermarket, all original parts.. (there were only 5 convertibles ever made for that gen).. Do you recommend removing all the body panels ? Or just mask it all up ? Being convertible, I would have to basically drape the whole vehicle inside and out .. Any advice is greatly appreciated..
Keep up the great work man.
Sorry, i mean 1984 Honda Prelude convertible. Not accord. Apologies for the error.
I use chenille sewing needles to clean those tiny atomizer holes.. works like a pro.. clean gun, happy gun!!
Hi.. Newbie here... What's the difference between the Lacquer Thinner and other thinner that's available?
Thank you for the videos which I found so inspirational for newbie like me... Keep it up, God bless you
Is it OK to store cleaned guns in gallon ziplock bag once it's dried? Any cons to this practice?
Thank you very much for all of your insightful videos!
Awesome Video!! This is exactly what I was looking for!
At 24:18 you said it's a good time to lubricate it. Do you ever have to lube it and do you ever have to replace o-rings?
in a cleaning kit that I recently purchased was some gun lube which looked like petroleum jelly. Should it be used?
Brian, I love your videos, buddy! Was hoping just today that you would have one for gun cleaning and sure enough. Looks like it went up not long ago. Aside from your typical and always incredible instruction, you did it for the DYI guy. Curious, do you ever lube the gun? I think you mentioned it in the video but I don't think you did it. Iwata makes a lube that I have used for my airbrush, not sure if that is something done with a spray gun . I've moved from airbrushes to spray guns now....I'm learning!!! Thanks!
Yes. I have the same iwata lube John and I love it. I’ll do it when the trigger gets a bit backed up.
Thanks for the video. I have a Devilviss spray gun and it has old paint/clear stuck on it pretty good. What is the best chemical I can use to strip off that old paint/clear? I want to get it back to clean so I can keep it that way after each paint job. I don't do this for a living but used to 22 years ago. I used to use Aircraft Stripper but it's no longer made the same way and it doesn't really work all that well. Any recommendations?
Excellent video, entertaining and clear instruction.
Whoa, how’d you slam that cup down at 5:04 without making a sound?
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
do i have to fully clean like this after basecoat and than clear, or just shoot laquer thinnner through the gun
Hi,one small advice from me try Permatex gasket remover ,but carefuly on small part first .
Another great video Brian, thank you. Fundamentals are always overlooked, any advice on where I can find a replacement packing nut? Have an old Atom X and well..... packing nut got damaged let's just leave it at that...lol. Been out of commission for almost two years now!
Acetone works really good for me.
How long does this automotive primer, paint and gloss coat last on aluminum furniture that is sand blasted down to the metal?
30:24 Did you trash that brush by poking from the wrong angle?
What kind of cleaning do you do between coats if your using one gun?
Take it apart and run thinner through it or aerosol cleaner
My kid sprayed his stuff in my garage with spraycan paint, and I have some slight overspray on the car. How is a good way to remove this? I realize this is not exactly related to this video, but I ran into this while watching this and thought it might somewhat be related. It seems the overspray is paint which dried in the air while floating onto my car.. Hope you can help me out..
mrstan
Would the lacquer thinner ruin the factory finish on my gun? Mine is not Chrome like the one in the video?
HEY BRIAN..im new at this..and all I've used in the past was rattle cans to paint..ok so do u clean the gun every time u use a different color and primer and clear or its NOT necessary?? Thanx for those great vids.
Is it a good idea to lubricate your gun with mystery oil after cleaning or is it not necessary?
Can you run the gun with lacquer thinner ?? Before cleaning ?
This might be a dumb question. Doesn't using those serrated tip cleaners enlarge the holes over time?
Nah, you don’t need to scrub that hard.. I just blast SEM gun cleaner through it and look through the holes to see if they’re clean
Acetone will work great and isnt as smelly/harsh as lacquer thinner
Is lacquer thinner and all round cleaner for all paints
Acrylic
Urethane
2k primer
??
Do you need to grease the gun after cleaning it?
Dude! I’ve been painting for about a year now, when I started, an old school guy gave me that same tekna you show here and told me it was one of his favorites. I’ve been searching for a rebuild kit ever since. Is there any chance you could help me out with a link to one? As always, I appreciate your videos!