Campbell Hausfeld DH5700, IN270101AV Operation, User - Maintenance, Instructions

Operating Instructions

Gravity Feed Spray Gun

Operation

4. The amount of paint being applied

3. Remove the air cap and soak in

1.

Begin

can be varied by the speed of the

solvent until clean.. Use a small brush

stroke, distance from the surface

for stubborn stains if necessary..

spraying..

6 - 9

inches

and adjustment of the fluid control

Toothpicks or small brushes may be

Always keep

knob..

used to clean air passages; however,

the gun at

5. Overlap strokes just enough to

NEVER USE METAL OBJECTS

right angles

TO CLEAN PRECISELY DRILLED

to the work

obtain an even coat (See Figure 11)..

PASSAGES. DAMAGED PASSAGES

(See Figure 8)..

WILL CAUSE IMPROPER

2.

Keep the

SPRAYING..

nozzle about

4. Clean gaskets with a solvent soaked

6 to 9 inches

rag.. To prevent equipment damage,

from the

Do not immerse gaskets or

work surface

spray gun body in solvents..

throughout

5. After using water to clean out water

the stroke

Figure 8

based paints or materials, spray

and always

Figure 11

keep the gun

mineral spirits through the gun to

NOTE: Two thin coats of paint will yield

prevent corrosion..

in motion while spraying.. Stopping

gun movement in mid-stroke will

better results and have less chance of

6. Use a non-silicone oil on all moving

cause a build up of paint and result

runs than one heavy layer..

parts when reassembling.. Use

in runs.. Do not fan the gun from

6. Use a piece of cardboard as a shield

Vaseline® or light grease on all

side to side while painting.. This

to catch overspray at the edges of

threaded connections prior to

will cause a build-up of paint in

the work to protect other surfaces..

storage..

the center of the stroke and an

Use masking tape to cover other

7. Clean and flush gun thoroughly

insufficient coating at each end (See

areas if needed..

to neutralize any contaminants

Figure 9)..

corrosive to the spray gun..

Thin

Heavy

Thin

User - Maintenance

Periodic clean-up

coat

coat

coat

Instructions

Due to improper cleaning and paint it

Daily clean-up

may be necessary to inspect and clean

Local codes may require specific

the internal parts and the gun body..

cleaning methods and equipment..

1. Examine openings in air cap and

Follow local codes and paint

fluid tip.. If clogged, remove any

manufacturer’s recommendations for

o-rings and soak the air cap or fluid

the use and disposal of spray materials

Figure 9

tip in solvent..

and solvent..

2. A brush or toothpick or something

3.

Trigger the gun properly.. Start the

Clean spray gun

similar may be used to dislodge the

gun moving at the beginning of

immediately after

dried paint from holes and passages..

the stroke BEFORE SQUEEZING

use. Paint and other materials dry

NEVER USE METAL OBJECTS

quickly in the small passages rendering

THE TRIGGER and release the

gun useless due to the difficulty of

TO CLEAN PRECISELY DRILLED

trigger BEFORE STOPPING GUN

removing hardened paint from the

PASSAGES. DAMAGED PASSAGES

MOVEMENT at the end of the

passages inside the gun.

WILL CAUSE IMPROPER

stroke.. This procedure will feather

NOTE: In the instructions below, the

SPRAYING..

(blend) each stroke with the

use of the word “solvent” refers to the

3. Remove and check the fluid needle

next without showing overlap or

specific solvent for the material used

for excessive wear at the tip and

unevenness (See Figure 10)..

(example: lacquer thinner for lacquer,

straightness..

etc..)..

IMPORTANT: If the needle tip is worn

6 -

9

1. Remove and empty the canister;

more on one side than the other, either

inches

then rinse with a solvent

the needle is bent or the gun body

recommended for the paint or other

has been dropped or knocked out-of-

material used..

line.. There are no adjustments that

2. Refill canister with clean

can be made to a bent gun body.. Test

Pull

Release

and attach to the gun.. Spray solvent

the needle by rolling on a flat surface..

Trigger

Trigger

through the gun while shaking

Replace if necessary..

Start

End

the gun vigorously.. Wipe the gun

Stroke

Stroke

exterior with a solvent soaked rag..

Figure 10

Repeat until the gun is clean..

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