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POWER AND MATERIAL CONTROLS
Spray performance will depend upon a number of factors: material thickness, air power, spray pattern
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selected, and material flow setting. Testing different variations of the control settings will help you achieve
the desired results. See descriptions and suggested Power and Material Settings Guide below to help with
your project.
X-BOOST™ POWER DIAL
The X-Boost™ power dial adjusts the level of air pressure produced by the turbine. The
X-Boost™ power dial is factory-set at maximum out of the box.
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A high air power level will result in faster coverage and a smoother finish with
thicker materials.
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Lowering the air power will result in larger drops of material being sprayed from
the gun, and will create a slightly rougher finish.
Tip: The thicker the material you are spraying, the higher the turbine power you will
need.
Tip: For fine-finish work with thinner materials, you may want to decrease the air power.
Spraying a thinner material at high air power will result in more overspray. Overspray is
sprayed material that does not stick to the spray surface and bounces back.
MATERIAL FLOW CONTROL
The material flow control determines the amount of spray material that is sprayed
from the spray gun.
iSpray Nozzle - The material flow can be adjusted incrementally from 1 (minimum) to
12 (maximum) by turning the adjustable material flow control
Detail Finish Nozzle - Set the material flow by turning the knob on the trigger of the
spray gun.
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For thicker materials, it is recommended that you start with the highest material flow setting and then gradually decrease the
flow to suit your particular spraying needs.
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For thinner materials, it is recommended that you start with a low material flow setting, and then gradually increase the flow
to suit your particular spraying needs.
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The higher the flow setting, the quicker you will have to work in order to avoid drips and sags in your spray pattern.
Tip: Spraying with the control set too high will result in a spray pattern that runs and sags (too much material).
Tip: Spraying with the control set too low will result in a spray pattern that does not cover (not enough material).
POWER AND MATERIAL SETTINGS GUIDE
Transparent / semi-transparent stains, sealers
Lacquers (water based)
Solid stains
Polyurethane
Oil enamels
Latex paints plus primers, Latex paints, oil or latex primers
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Coating
iSpray Nozzle
Material Flow
Air Power
2
Low
3
Low
4 - 6
Low / Med
4 - 6
Low / Med
7
Med
9 - 11
Med-Hi
EN
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+
DETAIL FINISH
iSPRAY
Detail Finish Nozzle
Material Flow
Air Power
Med/Heavy
Med/Heavy
Med
Low / Med
Med/Heavy
Low / Med
Heavy
Heavy*
* spray material needs to be thinned
Low
Low
Med-Hi
Hi*
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