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The
Albion bulk-loading gun should give you good service if you
clean and keep it lubricated.
Loading The Gun
Remove front cap, wet the end of gun with water or the release
agent (50% water and 50% denatured alcohol). Also spray or
pull water into the gun chamber to lubricate the interior.
Then using the follow plate placed in the pail on top of the
caulk or chinking, seat the plate firmly. Attach the gun to
the plate and lock the push rod locking mechanism and pull
up slowly until the gun is full.
If you are not using the follow plate, place the end of the
gun down into the material about 2-3 inches and pull up on
the push rod. Using your pointer finger, scrape material off
gun until it is clean, then wipe your finger. This helps reduce
mess. It is always advisable to have a small 5-quart pail
with water and a cloth for clean up after each filling.
Clean-Up At End Of Day
At the end of day put remaining caulk or chinking back into
pail and seal it. Place gun into a pail of water with cap
removed and pull up on the push rod. Keep doing this until
gun is clean of material. Spray a light lubricant like WD-40
into gun chamber. Also unscrew back trigger mechanism and
spray WD-40 into the back. Leave gun open until it is dry.
This will help keep interior from rusting. Also wipe exterior
with light oil.
Other Maintenance
If gun is not maintained and a build-up of material develops
on or in the gun, remove it by first soaking with brush and
roller cleaner. After softening of material occurs, the interior
can be cleaned with a 2" or 3" wire wheel attached to a 1/4"
drill extension.
Other Trouble Shooting
Gun will not fill. The leathers are either worn or dried out.
With leathers in the gun, place the end of the gun in warm
water and keep pulling up on push rod until water is pulled
into gun chamber. If you are working in the fall, the material
may be cold and leeks fluid. Either keep the material in a
heated space or place pail of material in tub of heated water.
Leathers are buckled. The leathers will lose shape if stored
or soaked in water too long a time.
A maintained gun will give you a much better chinking or caulking
experience, so do clean it daily; and if you cannot because
of an emergency, place the whole gun in a plastic bag and
seal it up until you can take the time to clean it.
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