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Cleaning up after Alclad II

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  • Member since
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  • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
Cleaning up after Alclad II
Posted by Triarius on Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:40 PM
Does anyone know whether or not you can use mineral spirits to clean your airbrush after using Alclad?

Having been overexposed to solvents Dead [xx(] when working in the paint industry, I'd like to avoid as many as possible, and mineral spirits is about the least obnoxious—certainly less so than lacquer thinner.

Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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  • From: USA
Posted by MusicCity on Monday, February 13, 2006 5:45 AM
I don't "Think" That mineral spirits will reliably dissolve Alclad since it's a laquer, but then I've never tried it myself either.  It might though. Since Alclad doesn't adhere well to metal it shouldnt' take a lot to get it out of an airbrush.

Something that might interest you though is Swanny's "Fume Can" for capturing vapors from cleaning an airbrush.  It's made with an old respirator cartridge and should do an excellent job of keeping the vapors contained.  Here's The Link
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  • From: SETX. USA
Posted by tho9900 on Monday, February 13, 2006 8:09 AM
you'll need to clean it with lacquer thinner, but like Scott said, it just takes a shot or two to get it out... no need to fill the cup at all...
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
  • Member since
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  • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
Posted by Triarius on Monday, February 13, 2006 9:23 AM
Thanks, Tom and Scott!

It's not the fumes that worry me—my spray booth moves a lot of air. I also have a vent built into the thing that I spray cleaning solvent through—saves on filter material.

It's the skin contact. It seems that no matter how careful I am, I always get some on my skin. Latex gloves are not an entirely effective barrier. Nitrile are slightly better, but not enough to justify the additional expense.

It's good to know how easy Alclad is to clean up. I recently tried some SnJ I'd had lying around, and wound up tearing down the whole airbrush, even after running a full cup of lacquer thinner through it.

That fume can of Matt Swann's is a elegant idea, though, and I think I'll build one, anyway. No sense contributing to greenhouse gases. It has the added advantage that it makes solvent disposal easy. Just walk outside and dump the rag into the trash.

Thanks again!

Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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