- Location
- west mayo ireland
Anyone know of anything that will dissolve the hardened foam in the gun,lent it to a mate and he took the old can off the gun so he could replace it for me but in the process he let the foam harden.anyone any idea's?
Hilti foam gun
- Thread starter astra
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Timbo
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- Location
- Gods County
There is foam dissolver but not had much luck with it myself.
Buy a new gun. Keep a can with foam on it all times in the can up position.
Buy a new gun. Keep a can with foam on it all times in the can up position.
- Location
- west mayo ireland
Ya I always leave can on it but mate thinking he was doing good made the mistake..I'll try the foam cleaner again but never found it much good..
renewablejohn
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- Location
- lancs
Depends what sort of foam but a soak in a tray of diesel normally does the trick but be careful if it has rubber seals as you may need to replace them if left to long in the diesel.
have a hilti foam gun here for the last 4 yrs, it id be screwed down to store it and up until a month ago it never missed a bat but unfortunately my luck ran out.
im sure like myself you pulled the trigger in the hope it would release and start working again but i realized that when you do that you kind of scupper it.
the foam cleaner is the best last chance option but it didnt work for me this time.
i took the gun apart ( not the easiest thing to do mind you ) and i got it cleaned out but after pulling the trigger many times initially it stretched itself and even tho i got it cleaned out it was no good in the end.
i gave up and got a new one im afraid.
im sure like myself you pulled the trigger in the hope it would release and start working again but i realized that when you do that you kind of scupper it.
the foam cleaner is the best last chance option but it didnt work for me this time.
i took the gun apart ( not the easiest thing to do mind you ) and i got it cleaned out but after pulling the trigger many times initially it stretched itself and even tho i got it cleaned out it was no good in the end.
i gave up and got a new one im afraid.
tomlad
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- Location
- nr. preston
when mines playing up , its the ball valve / check valve that's foamed up , part of the piece that screws into the can , but to get at it u have to unscrew the live can !!
not good
my PLAN is to squirt a bit of foam out once a month ish .
I might not use mine for months , which is I think the problem .
not good
my PLAN is to squirt a bit of foam out once a month ish .
I might not use mine for months , which is I think the problem .
massey 6480
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- Location
- Eire Field down the road
- Location
- Boroughbridge, york
Amazon do guns for about £8. Bin one occasionally and its still cheaper than wasting half tins of disposable foam . And neater to apply.
First one i tried was screwfix. Not good or cheap
First one i tried was screwfix. Not good or cheap
tomlad
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- Location
- nr. preston
different model gun but that's the ball I meant
Bigribber
New Member
- Location
- Cork Ireland
There is a video on you tube on how clean hilti gun I gave my gun to friend and he took it apart and cleaned it perfect now
Bigribber
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- Location
- Cork Ireland
Good man that's the one
- Location
- west mayo ireland
Had seen that video alright! Haven't got a chance to look at mine yet,picked up two cans of cleaner today so I'll dismantle it and see what can b done,can't do any harm to leave the nozzle and hexagon shaped piece soaking in cleaner for a night or two,might help soften the hardened foam some bit..