Pioneer Athletics Brite Stripper 3000SP, Operating & Parts Manual

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Troubleshooting
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Airless Spray Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Solution
Coarse spray Low pressure Increase pressure
Excessive fogging
(overspray) High pressure
Material too thin Reduce pressure to satisfactory pattern
distribution. Use less thinner.
Pattern too wide Spray angle too large Use smaller spray angle Uni-Tip
Pattern too narrow Spray angle too small Use larger spray angle Uni-Tip (if cover-
age is acceptable, try tip in same nozzle
group)
Too much material Nozzle too large
Material too thin
Pressure too high Use smaller nozzle
Reduce pressure
Too little material Nozzle too small Use next larger nozzle
Material too thick
Thin distribution in center
of pattern “horns” Worn Uni-Tip
Wrong Uni-Tip Change to new Uni-Tip
Use nozzle with narrow spray angle
Thick skin of work Material too viscous
Application too heavy Thin cautiously
Reduce pressure and/or use Uni-Tip in
next smaller nozzle group
Coating fails to close and
smooth over Material too viscous Thin cautiously
Spray pattern irregular,
deflected Orifice clogged
Uni-Tip damaged Clean carefully
Replace with new Uni-Tip
Craters or pock marks,
bubbles on work Solvent balance Use 1 to 3% “short” solvents remainder
“long” solvents (this is most likely to hap-
pen with material of low viscosity, lac-
quers, etc).
Clogged gun screens Extraneous material in paint
Coarse pigments
Poorly milled pigments
(paint pigments glocculate) Clean screen.
Use coarse screen if orifice size allows.
Use courser screen with larger orifice tips.
Obtain ball milled paint. If thinner has
been added, test to see if a cover screen.
Incompatible drop placed on top of paint
mixes or flattens out on the paint mixture
and thinners on the surface. If not, try dif-
ferent thinner in fresh batch of paint.