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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Mar 5, 2016 10:51:33 GMT -9
Little victory. I use Super77 and Spray Mount for a lot of stuff. Recently, my can of spray mount stopped spraying. It's just mount. As an attempt to fix, I tried cleaning the nozzle with a pin head, which cleared out a lot of glue, but still no luck... I soaked the nozzle in rubbing alcohol, and even soaked the top of the can (upside down) in rubbing alcohol. Still no love. Last effort - I had a can of compressed air lying around my office. The little straw on it *just barely* fits into the stem of the spray mount nozzle. I give it a go, and it manages to force the remainder of the glue out of the nozzle! The can is working brilliantly again! Not sure how well this works in general, but I thought I'd share. Super77 and Spray Mount ain't cheap by my standards, so I HATE it when I clearly have a lot left, and a clogged nozzle renders the can useless.
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Post by cowboyleland on Mar 5, 2016 18:00:30 GMT -9
Thanks for the tip. Although, I am probably cheaper than you. I use PVA glue and glue stick if I am afraid there will be too much moisture and warping.
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Post by corikien on Aug 8, 2016 19:55:09 GMT -9
Little victory. I use Super77 and Spray Mount for a lot of stuff. Recently, my can of spray mount stopped spraying. It's just mount. As an attempt to fix, I tried cleaning the nozzle with a pin head, which cleared out a lot of glue, but still no luck... I soaked the nozzle in rubbing alcohol, and even soaked the top of the can (upside down) in rubbing alcohol. Still no love. Last effort - I had a can of compressed air lying around my office. The little straw on it *just barely* fits into the stem of the spray mount nozzle. I give it a go, and it manages to force the remainder of the glue out of the nozzle! The can is working brilliantly again! Not sure how well this works in general, but I thought I'd share. Super77 and Spray Mount ain't cheap by my standards, so I HATE it when I clearly have a lot left, and a clogged nozzle renders the can useless. Wow. 4 months for me to respond. When my cans of Super77 clog (they always do), I hit the nozzles with some spray carburetor cleaner. Just spray some into the nozzle holes. the pressure from the can usually clears the blockage.
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Post by jeffgeorge on Sept 22, 2016 21:41:46 GMT -9
Little victory. I use Super77 and Spray Mount for a lot of stuff. Recently, my can of spray mount stopped spraying. It's just mount. As an attempt to fix, I tried cleaning the nozzle with a pin head, which cleared out a lot of glue, but still no luck... I soaked the nozzle in rubbing alcohol, and even soaked the top of the can (upside down) in rubbing alcohol. Still no love. Last effort - I had a can of compressed air lying around my office. The little straw on it *just barely* fits into the stem of the spray mount nozzle. I give it a go, and it manages to force the remainder of the glue out of the nozzle! The can is working brilliantly again! Not sure how well this works in general, but I thought I'd share. Super77 and Spray Mount ain't cheap by my standards, so I HATE it when I clearly have a lot left, and a clogged nozzle renders the can useless. Back in the previous century, before digital desktop publishing, I worked as a layout/paste-up artist for a few years. We used a LOT of spray mount on the job, as well as wax, to physically stick physical columns of typeset text onto the physical layout boards that would eventually be sent to the printers. As I recall, when the spray-nozzle-doohickey on a can of spray mount clogged up, we soaked it in a small container of Bestine solvent for a couple of hours, which cleared it right up. This stuff is made to dissolve rubber cement, and most varieties of spray mount are basically rubber cement in an aerosol can. Bestine also cleaned up stray spray mount, rubber cement, or wax on the boards as well. It behaves a lot like Acetone--evaporates quickly, dries super fast--though its not quite as nasty to your skin if you get it on you.
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