Flush The Spray Gun - Graco PRO AA5500SC Instructions And Parts List

Daily Care and Cleaning (continued)
1. Clean the fluid and air line filters daily.
2. Clean the outside of the gun daily with a soft cloth
dampened in a compatible solvent.
3. Clean the air cap, fluid tip, and tip guard daily,
minimum, as instructed on page 20. Some applica-
tions require more frequent cleaning. Replace the
parts if they are damaged.
4. Check the electrode wire: straighten if bent and
replace if broken or damaged. See Electrode
Replacement, page 32.
5. Check for any fluid leakage from the gun and fluid
hoses. See Check for Fluid Leakage, page 22.
Tighten fittings or replace equipment as needed.
6. Check all of the work hangers for material build-up;
clean them if necessary.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, or electrostatic
shock, be sure the turbine air (electrostatics) is off
before flushing the gun or any part of the system.
7. Flush the gun before changing colors and whenev-
er you are done operating the gun.

Flush the Spray Gun

1. Follow the Pressure Relief Procedure Warning
on page 14.
2. Make sure the turbine air (electrostatics) is turned
off.
Maintenance
3. Remove the retaining nut (1), tip guard (12), air
cap (15), fluid tip (13), and gun shroud (2). See
Fig. 16 . Set these parts aside.
NOTE: You may have to turn the air cap with the
tip guard to remove the air cap from the gun.
4. Make sure the air and coating supply is turned off.
5. Turn on the solvent supply. Use the lowest pos-
sible fluid pressure when flushing.
6. Turn on the cylinder air to trigger the gun.
7. Flush the gun, spraying into a grounded metal con-
tainer until there are no traces of coating in the
solvent.
8. Turn off the solvent supply.
9. Follow the Pressure Relief Procedure Warning
on page 14.
Fig. 16
2
13
15
12
1