Clean braided hose?

[PolishXpress]

Hi everyone, first post

Just bought a CT48 used from a painter. You can imagine it was covered in paint. Wasn’t taken care of at all. I used isopropyl alcohol to clean most of the body and it worked very well but the braided hose has a lot of over spray of paint on it. Is it possible to clean the braided hose?

 

[usernumber1]

depends what he sprayed with, probably more trouble than worth either way

 

[mino]

If it really bothers you visually, your best bet is to just remove the braiding. The Festool ends are not glued-in and can be disassembled.

As for the body, the plastic is of a very high quality and can be sanded (low speed) with higher grit paper when some discoloring/paint is too stuck to it.

 

[PaulMarcel]

There are some easy-to-use latex paint removers. Could slather it on the hose, brush with a stiff brush, then wash it off. Might not get it completely clean but should get rid of the bulk of it. The one I used even worked well on dried paint on my shirt. It had been there a week so I thought to see how well it worked. Rubbed it in, washed, all but one dot gone. Sadly, I can't recall the brand name