[TheForge] OT - cleaning spray paint can nozzle-buttons

Richardson, Grover Grover.Richardson at gtri.gatech.edu
Fri Oct 31 17:30:02 EDT 2014


Whenever i am finished with a can, i turn it upside down, spray to clean the nozzle, and remove the nozzle to be placed in an upside down paint can pop off lid, with the others.  One clogs, i have bunches of spares, grin.

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> On Oct 31, 2014, at 4:18 PM, Bruce . <freemab222 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I've tried soaking those miserable clogged buttons in paint thinner, or,
> with better luck, in Gunk.  But I just discovered that Brakleen (green can,
> non-chlorinated) works a champ on the things.  I think the pressure + the
> small tube are the real key, though the solvent itself isn't bad for the
> job.  This will save me money.
> 
> Bruce
> NJ
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