Yesterday I had just completed the first of two finish coats of latex
paint on a house when the spray pressure dropped to almost nothing. The
more I tried to get it back up, the lower it got until it didn't pump at
all. This is an old SprayTech/Wagoner diaphragm type pump unit. I set it
aside and rented another spray rig to finish the second coat on the house.
Today I started taking the pump apart to see what the problem was. When
I pulled the diaphragm out I found paint on the hydraulic side of the
diaphragm. Rats! a torn diaphragm! oh, well, that shouldn't be too bad
to replace.
I then opened up the hydraulic side of things only to find that it was
about half paint and half hydraulic oil! What a mess! The oil had
emulsified with the paint so that the whole thing was full of off-white
goo. Water wouldn't cut the oil, so after I tried lacquer thinner with
minimal success, I tried some Gunk AquaSeal. It worked great! It cut
through the oily stuff fine and caused the paint to separate out without
a problem. Now all I need to do is put it back together with a new
diaphragm and seals and it will be ready for another 10 years!
Just thought someone out there might need to find a way to get rid on
paint and oil a the same time.
Peace,
Pat
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Pat Horne, Owner, Horne Systems
(512) 797-7501 Voice 5026 FM 2001
Pat@HorneSystemsTx.com Lockhart, TX 78644-4443
www.hornesystemstx.com
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