mblue240
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- Joined
- May 22, 2007
- Location
- Portland, Oregon
The project is nice, but I'm in for more pics of those newfies.
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The project is nice, but I'm in for more pics of those newfies.
I see your car has an updated wiper mechanism that I've never seen before. The older ones are crank with gear reduction and have multiple places they can work loose, so the wipers are very imprecise and floppy. I need to know if it's possible to get one of those newer mechanisms somewhere.
If it's complete I'm interested in it even if it doesn't work.
I'm surprised it even came out to begin with! If you still have your gun, soak it in acetone for a few days, it should clean it up.
if you fill the cup 1/4 way with acetone or gun cleaner, plug the cap, and pull the trigger it will back purge through the needle into the cup, dont remove the needle before doing this, you will ruin the seal and need a rebuild. Remember eye protection! I do this after every color change or between coats depending on how long I'm gonna be between sessions. I had a set of guns that I loaned out and when they came back they were completely clogged, and dry, and the filters were stuck in them. I let them soak for about 24 hrs, then filled the cups and back purged like I would normally do, and after about 5 min of bubbling all was unstuck enough to pull the needle and clean it properly. Now anytime I loan them out, the person gets a very in depth tutorial on how to clean them, and if they bring them back filthy they get to go home and try again.
If you are looking into a good gun, look into the Devilbiss packages on www.tcpglobal.com and look for the kits that have the DeKups system. Basically the cups are lined and theres no chance of having them leak, so you can literally shoot upside down. The single gun 2 needle starter kits are like 200.