Turbinaire
Operator’s Manual – Page 5 of 14
Remove the paint cup from the gun by sliding the cam lever sideways.
Follow any special instructions from the coating manufacturer regarding preparation for spraying, and
prepare the material to be sprayed. Install a cone filter on the cup and pour in the material. For best results,
material should always be strained before spraying. The Siphon Tube Filter supplied on the Gun should
also be used when spraying fine finishes but should be removed when spraying paint – given the fine size
of its mesh it may create too much restriction and cause paint spraying to be painfully slow.
MEASURING VISCOSITY
Use the viscosity cup supplied to measure the viscosity of the material to be sprayed.
The thickness of a coating is defined by its “viscosity in seconds”. To properly measure the viscosity of a
coating, use the viscosity cup supplied with your Turbinaire sprayer.
1. Completely submerge the viscosity cup in
the coating to be measured.
2. Lift the viscosity cup out of the coating and
begin timing.
3. Measure the time in seconds until the first
break in the stream of coating pouring out of
the hole in the bottom of the cup.
4. The time lapsed will determine the viscosity
of the coating, i.e.: 25 seconds
Once you’ve measured the viscosity, use the chart below to choose the proper size Atomizing Kit for the
material to be sprayed and install it on the gun.
ATOMIZING KIT SELECTION CHART
The proper size Atomizing Kit is critical to the optimal performance of any spraying system. Needles, Fluid
Tips and Air Caps are sized together and must be changed as a set.
To select the proper Atomizing Kit, use the chart below as a guideline. For light body materials (low
viscosity), select a smaller size kit. For heavy body materials (high viscosity), select a larger size kit. For
best results, select the Kit that performs best with the trigger of the gun fully engaged.
Atomizing Kit Selection Chart
Material
Viscosity
Atomizing Kit
Wood Stain, Lacquer, Shellac, Automotive Top Coats,
Cellulose, Synthetics, Acrylic, Oil
0-20 sec
0.50 - 0.75mm
Polyurethane, Glitter Paint, Cellulose, Acrylic, Synthetic,
Lacquer, Fluorescent, Wood Stain, Creosote, Wood
Primer, Multi-Color, Latex
20-30 sec
1.00 – 1.50mm
Oil Base, Latex, Hammer Paint, Oxide Paint, Primer,
Marine Paint, Varnish, Enamel, Multi-Color, Epoxy
30-35 sec
1.50 – 2.00mm
Emulsion, Polyurethane, Oxide Paint, Zinc Rich Primers,
Adhesives, Latex, Multi-Color, Epoxy
35-40 sec
2.00 – 2.50mm
Hammers, Latex, Oil Base Primers, Enamels, Marine
Paint, Masonry Paints, Texture Coatings, Heavy Primers,
Water and Solvent Based Adhesives
40+ sec
2.50 +
Using the chart as a guideline, select and install the proper size
Atomizing Kit based on material being sprayed.
To change the Atomizing Kit:
