A foam gun is a very popular tool not only for builders and window and door installation companies, but also for home craftsmen. If the gun is used occasionally, then very often the remains of foam freeze on it. In this case, the gun itself becomes incapacitated. How to return it to service without using special expensive liquids, we will tell in this article.
Content:
Content:
- Work materials
- Step 1 Cut off the Top of the Empty Foam Can
- Step 2. Remove the central valve from the cylinder
- Step 3. Wipe the inside of the workpiece
- Step 4. The remaining upper part of the valve is squeezed out with a self-tapping screw
- Step 5. Insert a disposable syringe into the resulting hole
- Step 6. Fix the syringe with a thermal gun
- We carry out tests
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Materials for work
In order to clean the foam gun you will need:
- empty foam bottle;
- disposable syringe for 20 cubes;
- solvent 646 (or analogues);
- Bulgarian;
- pliers;
- towel or napkin;
- self-tapping screw;
- thermal gun.
Step 1 Cut off the Top of the Empty Foam Can
Step 2. Remove the central valve from the cylinder
Step 3. Wipe the inside of the workpiece
Step 4. The remaining upper part of the valve is squeezed out with a self-tapping screw
Step 5. Insert a disposable syringe into the resulting hole
Step 6. Fix the syringe with a thermal gun
Remove the plunger from the syringe. We warm up the thermal gun and well coat the junction of the syringe and the workpiece.
Let the glue dry.
To increase strength, we melt the plastic a little at the bottom of the syringe so that it enters the workpiece properly.
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We screw the device we made into the foam gun.
Pour the solvent into a syringe without a piston.
Insert the plunger into the syringe.
We press the piston and squeeze the solvent, washing the gun.
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