Long weekends are the perfect time to get some rest - make sure your tools do too! Here’s how to clean your taping tools to ensure their longevity.
Follow these steps each time after using your tools to keep them in tip top shape:
Cleaning Automatic Tapers
What you need:
- Bucket of clean water
- Taper tube cleaning brush
- Hose or pressure washer
- Fluid Film
What to do:
- Remove the cover plate
- Clean inside taper tube with taper tube cleaning brush
- Rinse with the hose or pressure washer
- Apply Fluid Film
Cleaning Compound Tubes
What you need:
- Bucket of clean water
- Taper tube cleaning brush
- Scrub brushes
- Hose or pressure washer
- Fluid Film
What to do:
- Remove the cover plate
- Clean inside compound tube with taper tube cleaning brush
- Clean outside compound tube with scrub brushes
- Rinse joint compound with the hose or pressure washer
- Apply Fluid Film
Cleaning Compound Pumps
What you need:
- Bucket of clean water
- Taper tube cleaning brush
- Scrub brush
- Hose or pressure washer
- Fluid Film
What to do:
- Remove tube
- Clean out the screen with a scrub brush
- Clean the inside of the tube with the taper tube cleaning brush
- Rinse water through tube using a hose or pressure washer
- Apply Fluid Film
Goosenecks
What you need:
- Bucket of clean water
- Gooseneck cleaning brush
- Hose or pressure washer
- Fluid Film
What to do:
- Clean inside using a flexible gooseneck cleaning brush
- Rinse with the hose or pressure washer
- Apply Fluid Film
Cleaning Finishing Boxes and Mud Pans
What you need:
- Bucket of clean water
- Scrub brush
- Hose or pressure washer
- Soft cloth
- Fluid Film
What to do:
- Scoop out unused joint compound into the garbage
- Soak boxes in a bucket of clean water for 10 minutes
- Clean stuck joint compound with a scrub brush
- Rinse with hose or pressure washer
- Dry with a soft cloth
- Apply Fluid Film
Cleaning Attachments (Inside Corner Roller, Corner Flusher, etc.)
What you need:
- Bucket of clean water
- Scrub brush
- Hose or pressure washer
- Fluid Film
What to do:
- Soak in a bucket of water for 10 minutes
- Clean stuck joint compound with a scrub brush
- Rinse with a hose or pressure washer
- Apply Fluid Film
Cleaning Putty Knives
What you need:
- Bucket of clean water
- Scrub brush
- Cloth
What to do:
- Throw any excess compound into the garbage
- Clean stuck joint compound with a scrub brush
- Dampen cloth with clean water
- Wipe down putty knife with damp cloth
Cleaning Mud Buckets
What you need:
- Clean water
- Scrub brush
- Hose or pressure washer
- Cloth
What to do:
- Empty bucket contents responsibly
- Clean stuck joint compound with a scrub brush
- Rinse with hose or pressure washer
- Dry with a cloth
Note: Please check with your city or town on how to properly dispose of the used water.
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RESOURCES
https://www.level5tools.com/blog/how-to-clean-automatic-drywall-taper
https://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-clean-and-maintain-your-drywall-tools
https://www.tapetech.com/learning-center/videos/cleaning-the-tools
https://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-clean-a-putty-knife