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Maintenance

Grex Tritium Series Owner’s Manual

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5.5  Needle Pumping

With rear handle cap removed, loosen the needle lock.

Partially fill the paint reservoir with water or cleaner.

Hold the needle and move it slightly in and out of your airbrush 

repeatedly  (pumping)  to  clean  the  internal  packing.  Refer  to 

Figure 5B on page 11.

Pour out the dirty solution.

Add  water  or  cleaner  to  the  paint  reservoir  and  continue 

pumping until the solution in the paint reservoir remains clean.

Carefully slide needle forward into fluid nozzle. Make sure it 

sets  firmly  into  the  fluid  nozzle.    Re-tighten  needle  lock  and 

replace rear handle cap.

5.6  Airbrush Straight Flushing

Partially fill the paint reservoir with water or cleaner and spray at a 

heavy spray setting into a paper towel, waste container or similar 

material.  Repeat straight flushing your airbrush until the solution 

sprays  out  clean.  The  internal  paint  passageway  should  now  be 

clean.

5.7  Cleaning Paint Reservoirs

Tritium.TG

 - Thoroughly clean the paint passageway at the bottom 

of the paint reservoir. Refer to Figure 5C on page 11. 

Tritium.TS side cups

 - Remove the paint cups and thoroughly clean 

the paint passageway through the cup.  Remove and clean the lock 

nut and also the threads of the cup. Thoroughly clean the opening 

on the side of the airbrush. Refer to Figure 5D below. 

Tritium.TS AD32 side siphon adaptor 

- Remove the adaptor and bottle 

cap.  Thoroughly  clean  the  adaptor,  paint  passageway  of  the 

adaptor, bottle, and bottle cap, including the plastic tubing.  Refer to 

Figure  5E  below. Also  thoroughly  clean  the  side  openings  of  the 

airbrush.

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6.

Figure 5E.

Lock Nut

Figure 5D.

Lock Nut

Summary of Contents for TRITIUM Series

Page 1: ...4 Installing Paint Reservoirs 4 5 Airbrush Trigger Operation 4 6 Spray Pattern Adjustments 4 7 Pre set Knob Adjustments 05 Maintenance 5 1 Cleaning your Airbrush 5 2 Cleaning Between Color Changes 5 3...

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Page 3: ...professionals as well Tritium airbrushes are a comprehensive feature rich line that can accommodate to your airbrushing preferences and you ll nd the same reliable high performance you d expect from a...

Page 4: ...er Side Gravity 180g 6 4 oz 159mm 6 25 7mL 1 4 oz Side Cup w Lid 15mL 1 2 oz Side Cup w Lid AD32 Side Feed Adaptor w 30mL 1 oz Bottle Quick FitTM Needle Cap Quick FitTM Crown Cap Side Plug Nozzle Wren...

Page 5: ...cap Nozzle cap Trigger Air inlet Pistol grip handle Airbrush body Cup lid Quick FitTM cap storage Quick FitTM crown cap Side plug Paint cup Rear handle cap Pre set knob Quick FitTM needle cap Nozzle...

Page 6: ...the airbrush This includes but is not limited to food dyes acrylics textile paints makeup lacquers and urethanes Proper paint preparation is needed for best performance Paint must be reduced using th...

Page 7: ...d comfortably 4 3 Quick FitTM Needle Caps All Grex Tritium airbrushes feature our patented Quick FitTM needle caps These caps can be easily removed and installed by simply attaching them to the magnet...

Page 8: ...e siphon attachment with bottle Depending on your application you can choose to install either one of these reservoirs and they can be installed on either the left or right hand side of the airbrush S...

Page 9: ...e a wider spray pattern 4 6 Spray Pattern Adjustments Paint sprayed from an airbrush exits from the nozzle in the form of a cone As the needle of the airbrush is pulled back away from the nozzle the n...

Page 10: ...ng small dots to simulate varying degrees of solidity or shading There are many methods for creating stippling e ects with an airbrush but one way this can be achieved is by lowering the air pressure...

Page 11: ...elatively long periods of time and spray appropriate solvent until the airbrush is ushed free of color Blockages caused by dried paint are the biggest problem when using an airbrush Any time the airbr...

Page 12: ...olution Partially ll the paint reservoir again with solvent and spray the solvent at a heavy spray setting into a paper towel waste container or similar material Repeat spraying solvent until airbrush...

Page 13: ...In many instances when an airbrush fails to perform correctly these problems result from improper cleaning and or alignment of parts 5 4 Airbrush Back Flushing Remove the rear handle cap loosen the ne...

Page 14: ...at a heavy spray setting into a paper towel waste container or similar material Repeat straight ushing your airbrush until the solution sprays out clean The internal paint passageway should now be cle...

Page 15: ...h operation lubricate the needle regularly Periodi cally remove the uid needle and coat with high quality airbrush lubricant Then wipe the needle with a soft clean cloth leaving a light coat of lubric...

Page 16: ...with the Nozzle Conversion Kits Fluid Needle Identi cation Fluid Nozzle Nozzle Cap and Fan Spray Cap Identi cation 0 2mm 2 Stripes 0 3mm 3 Stripes 0 5mm 5 Stripes 0 7mm 7 Stripes 1 Stripe No Stripes...

Page 17: ...cap and nozzle cap then carefully unscrew the uid nozzle using the wrench supplied with your kit Replace with a new uid nozzle and re assemble the airbrush Make sure the needle is set rmly into the u...

Page 18: ...se GMAC P G MAC w quick connect plug set GMAC B For Paasche airbrush hose Airbrush Holder HD1 Adjustable to attach on table and bench tops Holds up to 4 airbrushes with two rotatable bottom holders an...

Page 19: ...S XSi XT TS CP07 02 7mL 1 4 oz CP15 01 15mL 1 2 oz CP50 02 50mL 1 7 oz CP125 S 125mL 4 23 oz Bottom Siphon Assembly CV1 2TB cap only CP30 2 cap plus 30mL glass bottle For Grex Genesis XB XBi and AD32...

Page 20: ...can also be applied with a paint brush Private StockTM is only made with premium ingredients and with no llers added whatsoever Only pigments of the nest quality with regards to purity strength and p...

Page 21: ...f reservoir lid is plugged No paint in reservoir Clogged nozzle Loose needle lock Improper air pressure Paint too thick or viscous Cracked or damaged nozzle No or restricted spray Paint too thick Air...

Page 22: ...itium Series Owner s Manual 11 EXPLODED DIAGRAM PARTS LIST 20 23 30 31 29 28 27 26 25 24 1a 2 3 4 TS 20 19 4 TS 4 TG B A 18 6 1b 45 46 21 50 52 35 34 B 48 49 CP15 1 CP30 2 33 32 CP07 2 47 41 40 40 40...

Page 23: ...ap Pre set adjustment knob Slider shift pin Screw Trigger screw Trigger with Grip O ring Air valve assembly 14 13 15 16 17 12 9 10 7 11 8 A150019 A060006 A110005 A060005 A150020 A150054 A150022 A09000...

Page 24: ...e normal wear and tear or repairs and alterations attempted In no event shall Grex be liable for any indirect inciden tal or consequential damage from the sales or use of this product This disclaimer...

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