Install Tip/Guard Assembly (if not installed)

Install Tip/Guard Assembly (if not installed)

Reversible Tip Selection Chart

MATERIALS

*Thin

Medium

Heavy

Thin stains,

Enamels, solid

Heavy latex

semi-transparent stains

stains, thin latex

 

Getting Started with Basic Techniques

Use a piece of scrap cardboard to practice these basic spraying techniques before you begin spraying the surface.

Hold sprayer 10 in. (25 cm) from surface and aim straight at surface. Tilting sprayer to direct spray angle causes an uneven finish.

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*Install Fine-Finish Optimizer, see page 9.

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10 in.

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1.Engage trigger lock and put prime/relief valve UP to release pressure. Then remove Tip/Guard Assembly.

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2.Install filter to Spray Tip/Guard Assembly (make sure filter is fully installed into sprayer). NOTE: Filter assem- bly is reverse-threaded. Turn left (or counter-clock- wise) to install. Turn right (or clockwise) to remove.

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NOTICE

Make sure filter is completely screwed into the Tip/Guard Assembly to avoid damage to the filter.

3.Screw Tip/Guard Assembly onto sprayer. Tighten retaining nut until completely engaged with sprayer.

Flex wrist to keep sprayer pointed straight. Fanning sprayer to direct spray at angle causes uneven finish.

 

 

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NOTE: How fast you move the sprayer will affect spray application. If material is pulsating, you are moving too fast. If material drips, you are moving too slow. See Trouble- shooting, page 20.

Triggering Sprayer

Pull trigger after starting stroke. Release trigger before end of stroke. Sprayer must be moving when trigger is pulled and released.

Start Moving

Pull Trigger

Release Trigger

NOTICE

The tip is a permanently attached to the Tip/Guard Assembly. Removal will result in damage.

Aiming Sprayer

Aim tip of sprayer at bottom edge of previous stroke, over- lapping each stroke by half.

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Graco 258859, 258865 important safety instructions Triggering Sprayer, Aiming Sprayer, Reversible Tip Selection Chart