Painting; Spraying Technique - Titan IMPACT X 410 Operation Manual

OPERATION / SPRAYING TECHNIQUE
3.6

PAINTING

1.
Place the siphon tube into a container of paint.
2.
Place the return hose into a metal waste container.
3.
Set the pressure to minimum by turning the pressure control
knob to the "MIN" setting.
4.
Flip the PRIME/SPRAY valve lever to the PRIME
position.
5.
Turn on the sprayer by moving the ON/OFF
switch to the ON position.
6.
Allow the sprayer to run until paint is coming
through the return hose into the metal waste
container.
7.
Turn off the sprayer by moving the ON/OFF switch to the OFF
position.
8.
Remove the return hose from the waste container and place it in
its operating position above the container of paint.
9.
Flip the PRIME/SPRAY valve lever to the SPRAY
position.
10.
Turn on the sprayer.
11.
Unlock the gun by turning the gun trigger lock
to the unlocked position.
Ground the gun by holding it against the edge of
the metal container while flushing. Failure to do so
may lead to a static electric discharge, which may
cause a fire.
12.
Trigger the gun into the metal waste container until all air and
solvent is flushed from the spray hose and paint is flowing freely
from the gun.
13.
Lock the gun by pushing the gun trigger lock to the locked
position.
14.
Turn off the sprayer.
15.
Attach tip guard and tip to the gun as instructed by the tip guard
or tip manuals.
POSSIBLE INJECTION HAZARD.
without the tip guard in place. Never trigger the
gun unless the tip is in either the spray or the
unclog position. Always engage the gun trigger
lock before removing, replacing or cleaning tip.
16.
Turn on the sprayer.
17.
Increase the pressure by turning the pressure control knob slowly
clockwise and test the spray pattern on a piece of cardboard.
Adjust the pressure control knob until the spray from the gun is
completely atomized. Try to keep the pressure control knob at
the lowest setting that maintains good atomization.
Turning the pressure up higher than needed to
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atomize the paint will cause premature tip wear
and additional overspray.
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A) The key to a good paint job is an even coating over the entire
surface. Keep your arm moving at a constant speed and keep
the spray gun at a constant distance from the surface. The best
spraying distance is 10-12 inches (25 to 30 cm) between the
spray tip and the surface.
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B) Keep the spray gun at right angles to the surface. This means
moving your entire arm back and forth rather than just flexing
your wrist.
Keep the spray gun perpendicular to the surface, otherwise one
end of the pattern will be thicker than the other.
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C) Trigger gun after starting the stroke. Release the trigger before
Do not spray
ending the stroke. The spray gun should be moving when the
trigger is pulled and released. Overlap each stroke by about
30%. This will ensure an even coating.
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SPRAYING TECHNIQUE

INJECTION HAZARD. Do not spray without the tip
guard in place. NEVER trigger the gun unless the
tip is completely turned to either the spray or the
unclog position. ALWAYS engage the gun trigger
lock before removing, replacing or cleaning tip.
25 - 30 cm
25 - 30 cm 25 - 30 cm
If very sharp edges result or if there are streaks in
the spray jet – increase the operating pressure or
dilute the coating material.
IMPACT X 410