Spray gun storage

[Mike.]

Looked on the web and could not any info on proper spray gun storage for a unknown time frame. I know most of you spray on a regular basis so this might be redundant to you. I really do not spray on a consistant basis. So I guess my question is if you were to have to store your best paint guns for a unknown time how would you do it? disassemble , clean ,lube, store in a plastic bag? Just curious what some takes on this would be. Or your methods.

 

[rustover]

I'm curious about this as well. I have a friend that stores his with thinner in them, or some use reducer. I don't use mine everyday so after each use I clean it very good, meaning I disassemble the needle, tip and air cap and give a thorough cleaning with lacquer thinner. I clean the gun using Sem 77743. I also use a little lube during re-assembly. I lightly polished the outside of the aluminum cup and gun body, then I hang them in my cabinet dry. I bought some of the U shape hooks and just hang them up on those with the lid on. Before each use I will run just a tad of thinner through the gun to clean anything remaining.

 

[Chad.S]

I just have a gun hanger and leave them on the wall. except for the ones I haven't used in years and those are just tossed in a drawer.. Some of the hanging ones have become really dirty though, even though some haven't been used in over a year..

 

[bomccorkle]

I roll like chad and just have a rack on the wall they go into when I am done cleaning them. Every now and again one will get raggedly looking and when I get bored I'll scrub it down. I do not leave mine with anything in them I don't know why you would.

 

[BoostedOne]

I used to clean them and then store them with thinner in them.. Its actually worse.

After cutting corners on gun cleaning so many times over the years and getting frustrated and throwing guns in the trash, I have gotten downright anal about gun cleaning anymore. I actually pull the cup/needle/cap/tip between stages and sometimes between loads and clean/dry them individually. I just do it while the material is flashing, it only takes 5 minutes working fast. I typically clean everything with lacquer thinner, then a shot of Naked Gun or the SEM cleaner, then hit it with a air blast from the air nozzle to dry it.

I store them that way. I found when you leave thinners and reducers in there, that thinners and reducers have "stuff" in them... Over time the reducer/thinner does evaporate, leaving "stuff" behind.

I have shelves in the shop made from 2x4's and plywood. I keep my guns on the vertical 2x4's, using two stragically placed nails that keeps the guns perfectly vertical.

 

[Airbrusharthart]

I have an old cabnet hanging in the booth that I took the doors off of it then use nails in the back wall like boosted. Keeps a lot of dust and overspray off by being enclosed, just make sure you clean and dry well pre storage and again before you use again

 

[MP&C]

I have an old metal cabinet hanging over top of my mixing table.. Picked it up from an auction for $5. It had a light inside to "clean" safety goggles in it's previous life in a local middle school. Every one who looked at it commented on the lack of shelves, due to the goggle racks. I looked in it and immediately thought paint guns, just didn't know how just yet..

Did some trimming of the existing brackets to make room for cups....

Used some flat steel to make the brackets for the paint guns, and a center strap to cover/keep any dust in the gun to a minimum...