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Initial Cleaning for Solvent-Based Paints

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What To Clean An HVLP Spray Gun With

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For solvent-based paint materials, an initial cleanup can be performed using an appropriate solvent. The video mentions lacquer thinner as a suitable option for solvent-borne paints. If using mineral spirits in this context, ensure compatibility with both the paint type and the sprayer's internal components. This step removes the bulk of the solvent-based paint before further cleaning.

Goal: When working with solvent-based paints, use an appropriate solvent like lacquer thinner (or mineral spirits if compatible with the specific paint and sprayer) for initial cleaning.

Tools and materials

  • Lacquer Thinner
  • Mineral Spirits

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types of finishes right and so the best thing to do if you want to make sure that your gun is compatible with the most types of finishes on the market is to use acetone so I do a general cleanup with uh if it's a solvent born I will use lacquer thinner or if it's water born as we were talking about then I'll use the just the warm water and some dishwashing soap then I'll flush out afterwards with a little bit of acetone and what the acetone will do is pull out any oil that's in there that's left over from the lacer thin or if I use that to

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