Install Tip/Guard Assembly (if not installed)

NOTE: Only use Graco Fine Finish Tip/Guard assemblies.

1.Engage trigger lock and put prime/pressure relief valve UP to release pressure.

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2.Install filter to Spray Tip/Guard Assembly. NOTE: Filter assembly is reverse-threaded. Turn left (or coun- ter-clockwise) to install. Turn right (or clockwise) to remove.

Install Tip/Guard Assembly (if not installed)

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

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NOTICE

Make sure filter is completely screwed into the Tip/Guard Assembly to avoid damage to the filter. Do not use a damaged filter or poor sprayer performance may result.

3.Screw Tip/Guard Assembly onto sprayer. Tighten retaining nut until completely engaged with sprayer. Do not overtighten nut.

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NOTICE

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

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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 26.

Triggering Sprayer

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

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Start Moving

Pull Trigger

Release Trigger

Aiming Sprayer

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

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Graco 262612 Install Tip/Guard Assembly if not installed, Getting Started with Basic Techniques, Triggering Sprayer