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Old 01-02-2007, 04:48 PM   #1
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Any of you guys know where to get those real small wire bruses that fit into the orphices of spray guns to clean them out? I've looked at HD, Ace, Walmart, and Benny's.

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Old 01-02-2007, 05:50 PM   #2
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Re: Wire Brushes

it's something similar to this...
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Check here. http://www.tanisinc.com/twisted.htm?...-b99q45-auyfp5

Or here. http://www.gordonbrush.com/catalog/pr_twst2.htm
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I've seen them in industrial supply warehouses.... In the US, I believe it might be called Grainger? The one I saw was a flip out kind with several different size tips. It was near all the welding stuff...
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Re: Wire Brushes

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Ask for Bong Brushes, Pipe Cleaning brushes, or Shank Brushes
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What better way to clean out your schwag dispenser?
BTW, I was going to say the same thing, but refrained.
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Re: Wire Brushes

you guys are funny...I think I'll say thanks to Teetor for the links--they seem to have exactly what I need
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You could try a gun supply store too. I recall my Dad having ones about that size for cleaning out barrels.
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Re: Wire Brushes

Are you going to be using these to clean the tip on an airless sprayer?

Something tells me these things would just destroy an airless sprayer tip....
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Humble, we used them for cleaning and deburring extremely high precision holes, think air bearing tolerences which is what they were for.
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Are you going to be using these to clean the tip on an airless sprayer? Something tells me these things would just destroy an airless sprayer tip....
I've used them in the past when I've been an employee and they work great. I am not looking to get anything real tough, just something to clean out the multiple holes in the gun and tips and such. I have never seen any other tool that works as good.

What do you guys use? 'water pressure' and 'nothing' are not good answers..lol
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Name: tip cleaner.jpg Views: 62 Size: 5.6 KB

found at:
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg...mId=1611781217

this is what I mentioned, no idea if it suits your needs, price I think for the set was alittle over $3 bucks.
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that could work...thanks for the site I've heard of it before just never needed anything from there

I hate buying things online when you cant see what you're getting exactly...I'm taking a chance, but........ off to searching the sites....

thanks again man
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Most of the stores here have them if your paint store dont have them tell them you need them yesterday:
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Humble, we used them for cleaning and deburring extremely high precision holes, think air bearing tolerences which is what they were for.

I've just always been told that airless tips were a much softer metal, I never actually looked it up. Paint solids will act as sandpaper after only 20 or so gallons...

Most of the time I'll use a soft or medium bristled toothbrush.
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You could try a gun supply store too. I recall my Dad having ones about that size for cleaning out barrels.
Yep! Any place that sells anything gun related usually has all different sizes available. Even Walmart got them.
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I've just always been told that airless tips were a much softer metal, I never actually looked it up. Paint solids will act as sandpaper after only 20 or so gallons...

Most of the time I'll use a soft or medium bristled toothbrush.
actually airless tips are quite hard,89-93 on the rockwell hardness scale (100 being extremely hard.)
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On our Binks guns everything is disassembled and soaked in solvent prior to the next use. Air pressure finishes the job.

The tool that Danahy posted looks like a reamer for welding/brazing tips and might be a little coarse for an airless unit. They can leave burrs.

poe's comment needs to be refined. HRA, B and C are composed of 30 basic scales and more, specific, scales.
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so is that what I get for listening to a airless tip salesman ?
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I guess. Ask HIM to nail it down. What are the tips made of? Carbide? Garnet?
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