Any recommendations on a resin pump for a 5-gallon pail? Its going to be used for poly lam resin. Stainless steel or will the plastic pumps work fine? Does it need to be removed and cleaned after each use or are they air-tight and can just be left on? Thanks
I've seen one gallon and fifty-five gallon but no five gallon pumps that I know of. Maybe someone else does know of one. It may be possible to take a fifty-five gallon pump (Harbor Freight sells several) and cut it off to fit a five gallon can.
Howzit shitface, Why do you need a pump for just a 5 gal pail? Just put the spigot at the top when pouring the first couple of gals and then turn it 180 degrees and pour with the spigot on the bottom. I did it this way for over 10 years and hardly spilled a dropthe pail does have a pastic spout on it doesn't it and if you are using UV resin just put an empty paper 1 gal bucket over the spout or just something to block the sunlight so the light can't hit the spout because it will harden it and then you have a problem and the whole 5 gals could kick of on you. I used nothing but 5 gal resin buckets for a long long time so I didn't have to deal with getting rid of a 55 gal drum. Aloha,Kokua
Thanks for the responses. It doesnt have a spigot, just a removeable plug on the lid. Removing the plug and pouring would definately be messy unless I had someone else helping out. If I were to remove the plug and install a small pump, should I use a stainless steel pump or plastic? Can the pump be left on or does it have to be removed and cleaned after each use?
screw the cap back on the pail. now pull the cap up without unscrewing it. by pulling it, you should make a little spout apperar for an easy pour. now you can unscrew and pour.
you cannot see the little spout until you pull it out of the pail like this. good luck and I hope this makes sense
The round cans (usually black or grey in color) have the pour spout inside that can be pulled out, the rectangle cans do not. Kokua's method of pouring with the opening at the top for the first couple of gallons is the way you do it. I have cut gallon sized epoxy pumps off before so that they coud be used in a quart sized can . Depending of course on whether or not the diameter of the hole is the same. If I were going to attempt to shorten say a Harbor Freight fifty-five gallon pump to fit a five gallon can; I would use the cheapest pump they sell provided it was rated for solvents. You do not need to remove it with each use. Just keep it airtight and pump some acetone thru it when you are done with the can.. I would clean it three stage. Acetone, lacquer thinner and then finally paint thinner. Let it dry throughly after cleaning and before your next use. I've cleaned gloss brushes this way for years. The acetone takes out the resin, the lacquer thinner takes out the acetone/resin residue, the paint thinner takes out the lacquer thinner residue and lubes the pump. By letting it dry evaporation takes care of any trace elements.
PS-------Be careful that you are cutting off only the tube part of the pump and not the actual plunger or pump apparatus.
Astevens solved the problem. duh, that was basic. Mcding, I’ll definately hit up Harbor Freight when I step it up to the drums, thanks for the pump cleaning info, and thanks for the pouring techniques kokua.