Maintenance - Craftsman 919.155190 Owner's Manual

DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO UNCLOG (BACK
FLUSH) SPRAY GUN BY SQUEEZING
TRIGGER WHILE HOLDING FINGER
IN FRONT OF FLUID NOZZLE.
ing any solvent or thinner. Never
clean gun near fire, flame, or any
source of heat or sparks. Properly
dispose of used cleaning materials.
DO NOT soak entire
spray gun in solvent
or thinner for a long period of time
as this will destroy lubricants and
possibly make motion uneven. NEV-
ER use lye or caustic alkaline solu-
tion for cleaning. Such solutions will
attack aluminum alloy parts of gun.
Cleaning
IMPORTANT: 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 from
lid/gun assembly. NOTE: Slide
release lever to the right, rotate
lid, and remove material cup.
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
cleaning solvent (see material
container for recommended
solvent).
4. Turn air supply on and operate
trigger until all material traces have
disappeared and gun is thoroughly
clean.
5. To prevent corrosion, fill material
cup with mineral spirits. Turn air
supply on and operate trigger until
all traces of mineral spirits have
disappeared.

MAINTENANCE

Always exercise ex-
treme care when us-
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.
6. Remove air cap and immerse in a
suitable solvent. Use a bristle
brush to clean dried paint and
blow it dry with compressed air.
7. Use a wooden toothpick to clean
small clogged holes.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT use hard
objects to clean clogged holes.
The smallest amount of damage
may cause irregular spray
pattern.
8. Wipe gun with a solvent soaked
cloth.
IMPORTANT: Make certain air cap
and fluid nozzle are kept clean at all
times.
Lubrication
Lubrication procedures must be ob-
served 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.
Replace nozzle se
When changing nozzle set, make sure
the complete nozzle set is exchanged.
A set includes an air cap, fluid nozzle,
and fluid needle. NOTE: Assemble
fluid nozzle before fluid needle.
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