Cleaning
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Cleaning
Two Quart Pressure Cup
1.
Relieve the pressure, page 4. On electrostatic guns,
turn the ES ON/OFF valve OFF.
2.
Empty the paint from the cup and clean the cup and
lid with a compatible solvent.
3.
Inspect the lid gasket. Replace if damaged.
When replacing the gasket, remove the old adhesive
from inside the lid. Apply new adhesive (3M #847
Scotch-Grip
®
or equivalent) to the lid when installing the
new gasket.
4.
Fill the cup with clean solvent, replace the lid, and
close the pressure relief valve (a). See F
. 3.
5.
Set the cup air regulator at 10 psi (.07 MPa, 0.7 bar)
and spray into a waste container until clean solvent
comes from the gun.
6.
Relieve the pressure.
7.
Remove the solvent from the cup and wipe the
equipment with a solvent dampened rag.
8.
Assemble the empty cup and set the cup air regula-
tor to 10 psi (.07 MPa, 0.7 bar). Spray the gun into a
waste container until all the solvent is purged.
9.
Relieve the pressure.
Fig. 3: Two Quart Pressure Cup
CAUTION
To avoid damage to the air regulator diaphragms, do
not clean the air regulators in a gun washer or use
any cleaning method which allows solvent to enter
the regulator.
CAUTION
To avoid swelling of the gasket, do not soak the gas-
ket or expose it to solvent for a prolonged period
when cleaning the pressure cup lid.
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