Airless paint sprayer pneumatic hose and gun cleaner

After cleaning out an airless sprayer a couple of times. I figured that there had to be a better way to clean out the hose and gun. Then just pumping water through the system to flush it out. Since the fittings on the hose and gun are 1/4" NPT, I thought that it would be easy to make a small pneumatic connector. This way I could use air instead of water to clear out the hose, and reclaim the paint in the hose.

Step 1 Parts and Tools

To make the device you will need the following parts:

• 1 - 1/4" FIP x FIP Brass ball valve
• 1 - 1/4" x 3" Brass MIP
• 1 - Pneumatic quick connector (either automotive or industrial style depending on what you use)

Tools

• a length of PTFE thread sealing tape
• 2 Crescent wrenches