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Who uses Great Stuff the foam insulation in a can? I like the stuff and
it works great. I just don't need the entire can for most jobs. What is
the best way to be able to use the can and spray nozzle again? It seems
no matter what I do it's clogged next time. Even if you use high
pressure air to blow out the tube and clean out the can tip with a wire
it seems to never work again. I can't find any solvent that will
dissolve it.

They used to come with an instruction booklet and a pair of
plastic gloves! The official way to do it, and it works very well, is:

Dampen several toothpicks (flat ones work best). Pull everything
apart. Insert one in the nozzle on the can (large end of the toothpick
into the nozzle), and in each end of the dispensing tube and the
plastic adapter. When the GS has dried, it will pop right out when you
pull the toothpicks.

The way I usually do it is to spritz some acetone into the nozzle and
tube using a lab bottle with a small nozzle. This works fine.

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