6. Cleaning a Clogged Tip.
Always follow the Pressure Relief Procedure
before performing any service or
maintenance procedure.
Never hold your body, fingers, or hand in
front of the spray tip when cleaning or
checking it for a cleared tip. Always point
the gun foward or into a waste conainer
when checking to see if the tip is cleared
or when using a self-cleaning tip.
a.
Follow the Pressure Relief Procedure.
b.
Clean the front of the tip frequently (with a tooth-
brush only) during the day to keep material from
building up and clogging the tip.
c.
To clean and clear a tip if it clogs, refer to the
separate instruction manual received with your gun
and nozzle.
There is an easy way to keep the outside of
the tip clean from material build-up:
Everytime you stop spraying, for even a minute, lock
the gun and submerge the gun nozzle into a small bucket
of thinner compatible with the material sprayed.
Thinner will dissolve the build up of paint on the
outside of the tip, tip guard and gun much more
effectively than if the paint dries out completely.
With a Clogged standard flat tip - clean only
after the tip is removed from the gun.
Follow the Pressure Relief Procedure
7. When shutting Off the Sprayer
a.
Whenever you stop spraying, even for a short break,
follow the Pressure Relief Procedure.
b.
Clean the tip and gun as recommended by your
separate gun instruction manual.
c.
Flush the sprayer at the end of each work day if the
material you are spraying is waterbased, or if it could
harden in the sprayer overnight. See "Flushing" page 6
and 7. Use a compatible solvent to flush, then fill the
pump and hoses with an oil based solvent such as
mineral spirits.
d.
For long term shutdown or storage, refer to page 6.
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