HudsonHammerBaits Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 I am looking for a best practice for cleaning powder paint off Teflon pins. I currently scratch it off before next use but I want to clean large qtys of pins at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 I haven't found any other way than scratching. I normally use the back side of a knife blade to get the really tough stuff off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 +1 on what Basskat said. Pull the pin after you paint it, before you heat set it in your oven. Hard as a witches heart after that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkin Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 Slightly bending them or my fingernail has been working for years. Allen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HudsonHammerBaits Posted October 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 I have been bending them and scratching with my finger nail but I was hoping to find a process for cleaning 100s at a time vs individually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 17 minutes ago, HudsonHammerBaits said: I have been bending them and scratching with my finger nail but I was hoping to find a process for cleaning 100s at a time vs individually. Your volume changes things. Teflon PTFE has excellent compatibility with many, many solvents and chemicals. That said, I have read here by Cadman that a paint stripper will remove powder paint. I have never tried it but I’m thinking a little experimentation may be in order for the volume you are dealing with. Try 10 or so in some stripper then a dawn wash or something and see if it works. MEK is an aggressive solvent that will remove most paints but has some health hazards associated with it. It has excellent compatibility with PTFE. Pretty sure something will probably work in the solvent/remover category. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 15, 2020 Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Would an ultrasonic cleaner work? Maybe you could put a batch in a small glass jar of something, run the cleaner for 8 minutes, and come away with clean pins. That is, if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
