I purchased my first reaper paints a few weeks ago, with another $50 worth enroute now.
the first batch, the nozzles on the bottles keep clogging. Every day it seems another one is out of commission. I soak it overnight, dig it out with a toothpick and then another one clogs.
What can I do to prevent this?
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 01:27 AM
I've only had one really bad reaper dropper, and what I did probably isn't the recommended solution, that I fixed by using my pin vice to drill straight through the plastic at the bottom that was getting clogged.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 06:31 AM
I've had this with pretty much any dropper bottle paint line, not just Reaper. I just keep a large T-pin on my bench and stick it in when one clogs.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 07:16 AM
I just use a large pin to correct the problem. If it continues to clog on me or the paint is too thick, I just open it up and add some flow improver. Less clogs after that.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 08:52 AM
If you have a bottle that seems to continously clog no matter how often you clear it with a sharp pointy object there is sometimes a piece of plastic that was not punched all the way through and it is hanging there on a self created hinge. Squeezeing the bottle to get paint out actually forces this closed resulting in a "clog". To fix this remove the top and run a sharp knife around the bottom edge to remove any excess plastic that is hanging there.
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Posted 08 February 2012 - 09:40 AM
I just ordered a large batch of new RMS bottles, and 7 out of the first 10 I opened needed drilled out. Now I just do that before trying to get any paint out.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 06:04 PM
I had a feeling, I just wanted to check before i started punching plastic out of the nozzles.
thanks, all...
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 03:08 PM
Just keep in mind that this is not an issue with Reaper but rather with the manufacturer of the bottles.
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* Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
* We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. Winston Churchill
* Tardis Express: When it absolutely, positively, has to be there yesterday
* Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, ... - Shakespeare's Henry V
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Posted 19 February 2012 - 12:20 PM
Ah, the good ole "pokey-tool" is what is needed.
Also, clogged bottles will not dry out as fast... they're self sealing. ;)
Also, clogged bottles will not dry out as fast... they're self sealing. ;)
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