Getting Started With Basic Techniques
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.
12 in.
(30 cm)
even
finish
•
Flex wrist to keep gun pointed straight. Fanning
gun to direct spray at angle causes uneven fin-
ish.
even finish
16
thick
uneven
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finish
thin
thin
thick
thin
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Getting Started With Basic Techniques
Triggering Gun
Pull trigger after starting stroke. Release trigger
before end of stroke. Gun must be moving when
trigger is pulled and released.
Aiming Gun
Aim tip of gun at bottom edge of previous stroke,
overlapping each stroke by half.
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