Device for collecting paint, lacquer and adhesive residues out of paint, lacquer, and adhesive guns, particularly guns connectable to a hose

Device for collecting paint, lacquer and adhesive residues out of paint, lacquer, and adhesive guns connectable to a hose, comprising:

• a) a receptacle being provided for collecting paint, lacquer, and adhesive residue;
• b) the receptacle being configured in such a way that during an interior rinsing of the gun by use of a rinsing flow for interior cleaning of the gun with a solvent, the degree of interior cleaning of the gun can be controlled optically;
• c) an indicator element for displaying the degree of interior cleaning being provided, and the indicator element being removable from the device;
• d) the indicator element for displaying the degree of
• interior cleaning during the interior rinsing of the guns is located in the rinsing flow;
• e) a viewing window element is provided for optical control of the indicator element;
• f) the indicator element is located in a pipe section of the receptacle, and the viewing window element is located in the pipe section of the receptacle, so that the rinsing flow passing through the pipe section during operation is controllable optically via the window element;
• and
• g) the rinsing flow has a direction through the pipe section and toward the receptacle, and the indicator element is shaped for providing a surface which extends transversely with respect to the direction of the rinsing flow, and the surface being a surface on which residue precipitates and so that the residue is controllable optically by the user via the window element, so that the user can decide whether the degree of interior cleaning of the gun is sufficient or whether to clean further.