[Harry Moon]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

Finally got over to Princess Auto this morning to pick up a can of Xylene.

Thanks again for the tip, Barry.

That raises a slightly related question.

When I was last actively spray painting military vehicle parts with a compressor/air gun combination, I was typically working with a large number of parts at a time so was prepping and using the paint pretty much on a full paint canister basis each time. When done, the canister got cleaned out with thinner and a quantity of thinner was also sprayed through the gun to clean it all out before putting it all away.

This time around, my spray painting is going to be pretty much one or two small parts at a time, roughly a square foot surface area each go around. My thought is to mix enough paint to get the job done each time and then replicate the cleanup process as before. However, in the Operators Manual for my Campbell Hausfeld GP Spray Gun, they show an accessory Paint Canister and lid assembly that can be purchased (price presently unknown).

These days, it could be weeks before I would get round to another spray painting task. I am not sure the premixed paint would hold for that length of time and the cleanup time would probably still be the same, or maybe longer, if a second canister setup was in play. Would it be worth the cost to go the dual canister route, or just stick to the one and plan the mixing accordingly for the job at hand?


David

I have a second much smaller spray gun that I use for such small touchups. Pretty reasonable at Princess Auto. holds about a fifth of my reguler gun.