Graco 312001R Getting Started, Unclogging Spray Tip, Triggering Gun, Aiming Gun

Setup

Getting Started

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

•Hold gun 12 in. (30 cm) from surface and aim straight at surface. Tilting gun to direct spray angle causes an uneven finish.

Unclogging Spray Tip

To avoid fluid splashback:

• Never pull gun trigger when arrow-shaped han-

dle is between SPRAY and UNCLOG positions.

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• Tip must be pushed all the way into guard.

1.To UNCLOG tip obstruction, engage trigger lock.

•Flex wrist to keep gun pointed straight. Fanning gun to direct spray at angle causes uneven fin- ish.

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Triggering Gun

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

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Aiming Gun

Aim tip of gun at bottom edge of previous stroke, overlapping each stroke by half.

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2.Point arrow-shaped handle backward to UNCLOG position.

3.Aim gun at piece of scrap or cardboard.

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4.Unlock trigger lock. Pull trig- ger to clear clog.

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5.When obstruction is cleared, engage trigger lock and rotate arrow-shaped handle back to SPRAY position.

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Point the arrow-shaped handle on the spray tip forward to SPRAY and backward to UNCLOG obstructions.

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