It certainly is a great feeling when you make a purchase and find out that you got the high-line model with all the bells and whistles, without breaking the bank. With CanAm Drywall Finishing Tools you are getting a superb product that can outlast many other brands. But to get a full life out of your purchase, a certain amount of care should be observed, including regular maintenance – after all, you wouldn’t buy a car and then never take it to the car wash, would you?

Today, I’d like to talk about basic cleaning of a CanAm Compound Applicator Tube.

Normally, cleaning is as simple as flushing clean water through the Tube by drawing water in through the cone, and pushing it out.

Sometimes, more thorough cleaning is required. After using a quick-setting compound, or if it’s been a while since the last regular cleaning and mud has been allowed to dry, mud can be hardened and caked onto some components. For these more thorough cleaning jobs, we recommend removing the end cap first with a twist-and-pull motion.

Quick Tip: If you want to keep the end cap easy to remove, a light silicone spray on the o-ring in the end cap can help.

Rinse the piston with clean water, and check that the vent hole is unobstructed, inserting a small diameter pin or paper clip to clear the hole.

Run or spray clean water through the length of the Tube until traces of the compound are removed.

Quick Tip: A long-handle, soft bristle cleaning brush can help for spots that are hard to rinse.

After cleaning, dry everything off, spray lightly with silicone, and reassemble.

These simple steps for cleaning your CanAm Applicator Tube will help extend the working life for a long time! If you need to get your own CanAm Compound Tube you can shop online or visit your local dealer to find out about the sizes available!

Drywall contractors like this greatly benefit from the Semi-Auto Drywall Finishing System. The system lends itself to all the needs that the contractor has:

• the need to finish fast,
• to produce seamless corners and joints,
• and make the tools do the work with minimal effort.

A well trained and experienced Finisher knows the benefit of tools like these first-hand, because Semi-Automatic tools become part of the workflow, enabling the Drywaller to concentrate on the desired finish by choosing the right head they need for each step of the process.

THE TOOLS

The tools of the Semi-Automatic Finishing System, generally, consist of the following: a Compound Applicator Tube, with an attached Applicator Head designed for the joint type being filled with mud, followed with a corner roller for embedding tape or corner bead, and finally a flusher pole and corner finisher to wipe and feather the mud. For flats and outside corners, a drywall knife is used to wipe excess mud and create a flat, uniform surface.

THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC FINISHING PROCESS

1. Mix the joint compound to the consistency needed for the coat you are applying
2. Draw mud into the Compound Applicator Tube and attach the Applicator Head for the joint being filled
3. Apply tape and roll with a Corner Roller
4. Wipe with a Corner Finisher attached to a Flusher Handle.
5. Let dry and sand if necessary
6. Repeat for additional coats, depending on the required finish

If you’ve never had the pleasure of trying out the Semi-Automatic Finishing System by CanAm before, now is the time to look into it. Compared to other methods of finishing, I believe you’ll find that this system as a whole is more cost effective, in both the initial tool investment and the time savings. Overall, Semi-Automatic Finishing is easier to become proficient at, in a way that will take longer to perfect without the benefit of such a system.

This tool will make finishing almost any corner quicker, and easier. Designed with quality in mind the revolutionary hinged flusher is made with high quality stainless steel for unmatched strength and durability. Additionally, this material helps avoid corrosion, or marking of the drywall with rust. It is easy to clean, and comes in 2½”, 3”, 3” wide-track, and 3½” sizes.

We invented the flusher, and Can-Am Tool Corp. continues to provide the industry with innovation and improvement of drywall flushers. Most flushers are only designed to handle 90° inside corners, leaving the vast majority of odd angles to be finished by hand, one side at a time.

The variable angle flusher is the only Patented flusher in the world that will finish all inside corner angles between 72° and 135°. Able to adjust to any angle in its range in seconds, this flusher will save you time and energy. Smoothly spreading joint compound on both sides of the angle in one pass, this flusher produces an even, feathered finish. This ensures that each coat goes on without needing excessive sanding.

• A300 – Compound Applicator Tube – 42″

For all your filling, coating and finishing needs for flats, corners and angles.

• B100 – Standard Corner Flusher – 2.5″
• B200 – Standard Corner Flusher – 3″

Our original classic Corner Flushers are world-renowned for a perfect finish every time.  The Corner Flusher lets you wipe and feather both sides of the angle simply and easily, leaving you with a perfect coat every time.

• E100 – Applicator Head – Inside Corner 1″

This spreads just the right amount of mud into an angle for outstanding results.

• G200 – Applicator Head – Flat 3″

A fast and easy way to fill butts and horizontal joints.

• J201 – Head Assembly – 4 Wheel Inside Corner Roller

Embeds and smooths paper tape into an angle and forms a sharp, precise corner.

• D400 – Extendable Flusher handle – 3’6″ – 6′
• D500 – Extendable Roller/Sander Handle – 3’6″ – 6′

These lightweight, aluminum handles enable you to reach high walls and ceilings without the need for scaffolds, benches and stilts.  Twist and lock.

Whether you are starting out or are an experienced taper, you will find the  Semi-Automatic Professional Tool Set with the Hard Tool Case invaluable in your work.  It will make your tools easily accessible and transportable.  With this Tool Set you have everything you need to get started with flats, ceiling joints, inside and outside corners plus the added reach for high walls and ceilings.