Maintenance - Craftsman 919.155350 Owner's Manual

source of heat or sparks. Properly dispose of used cleaning materials.
possibly make motion uneven. NEVER use lye or caustic alkaline solu-
tion for cleaning. Such solutions will attack aluminum alloy parts of
gun.
It is important that spray gun be cleaned after daily use. Cleaning is accom-
plished by spraying appropriate solvent or thinner through system.
NOTE: Clean gun immediately after use. Paint and other materials dry
quickly in the small passages.
1. Turn off air supply to gun.
2. Remove the material cup (e) from lid/gun assembly. NOTE: Slide release
lever (f) to the right, rotate lid, and remove material cup (e).
When using the remote pressure feed method: See manufacturer's
manual for suggested cleaning of remote cup or tank.
3. Empty material from material cup and replace with a suitable solvent. If
using water based material use mineral spirits to prevent corrosion.
4. Turn air supply on and operate trigger until all material traces have disap-
peared and gun is thoroughly clean.
NOTE: To remove lid assembly from gun assembly, slide yoke (g),with built in
socket feature, over nut (h). Grip the yoke and turn to loosen nut, after the nut is
loosened hand turn until lid assembly can be removed from gun. When replacing
lid assembly to gun assembly, hand tighten nut (h) and then slide yoke (g) over
nut (h) to tighten securely.
IMPORTANT: Do not immerse the gun in solvent, this will cause damage to
the packings.
NOTE: Always comply with local codes when disposing of solvents.
5. Remove air cap and immerse in a suitable solvent. Use a bristle brush to
clean dried paint and blow it dry with compressed air.
6. Use cleaning tool (supplied) to clean small clogged holes.
7. Wipe gun with a solvent soaked cloth.
IMPORTANT: Make certain air cap and fluid nozzle are kept clean at all
times. DO NOT use hard objects to clean clogged holes. The smallest
amount of damage may cause irregular spray pattern.
Lubrication
Lubrication procedures must be observed after thoroughly cleaning the gun to
ensure effective, high quality performance of spray gun.
1. Lubricate working points with straight mineral oil, or castor oil.
2. Periodically, place a few drops of oil on tapered sections of fluid nozzle to
ensure easy operation of air cap. When spraying water base materials, coat
fluid nozzle inside and outside with straight mineral oil after each use.

MAINTENANCE

Always exercise extreme care when using any solvent
or thinner. Never clean gun near fire, flame, or any
DO NOT soak entire spray gun in solvent or thinner for
a long period of time as this will destroy lubricants and
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