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Finishing Tips
Orange Peel:
Reduce viscosity. Increase atomization with a smaller fluid tip. Spray area may be too cold.
Sags or Runs:
Move spray gun faster. Spray lighter coat. Increase atomization.
Wet and Milky:
Finish applied too heavy. This condition is prone to trap water within coats. Apply lighter coat.
Blushing:
Seal coat applied over solvent-based stain that has not been completely dried. Sand smooth and re-coat.
Rough Surface:
Seal coat not sanded enough. Sand smooth and re-coat.
Fish Eyes:
Surface is contaminated. Clean surface, sand area and re-coat.
Note:
To prevent clogging of the needle, fluid tip and air cap at the front of the gun use a clean cloth to wipe clean at regular intervals.
Cleaning Instructions - Direct from the paint can
(or Gemini Bucket)
Technique
(recommend viewing of DVD)
When spraying always keep your spray gun at the same distance from the surface, avoid moving your wrist as this will give
you an uneven paint distribution. You should spray a maximum distance of 10”-12” from a surface, this will give you your
maximum spray width (Fig.6).
BE CAREFUL NOT TO APPLy TOO MUCH PAINT IN THE SAME AREA AS THIS WILL LEAD TO SAGS AND DRIPS –
APPLyING LIGHT COATS IS ALWAyS BETTER UNTIL yOU GAIN CONFIDENCE AS yOU CAN ALWAyS GO BACK
OVER WHAT yOU HAVE SPRAyED.
The most commonly used technique for painting a large surface is the ‘criss-cross’ technique, i.e. you spray the paint in a
horizontal strip and then cross over these strips by spraying the paint in vertical strips.
Let go of the trigger at the
end of each spray
movement to avoid
excessive paint and drips
DVD
DVD
IMPORTANT:
Correct cleaning of this sprayer is essential for
successful operation on next use. Please refer to the How to DVD
and the cleaning section of your operational manual to thoroughly
clean your sprayer.
1. Separate the Air Hose (15) from both the head unit and the gun. Unclip the head unit from the
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Gemini Bucket (25) (Fig.21) and remove the paint Pick-Up Tube (18b) (Fig.22). Clean the Pick-
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Up Tube (18b) thoroughly using the Bottle Brush (#12, box checklist). Also remove Filter Cage
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(18c) and clean thoroughly.
Reassemble and then reconnect to the head unit.
2. Set the head unit on top of a separate waste bucket filled with approximately 1 gallon of warm
soapy water. Turn pump on and set paint speed dial to #5 (Fig.23). Pointing the gun into the
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Paint Pot (12) (or your can of paint), pull trigger and carefully expel remaining paint into Paint Pot.
(12) Let go of the trigger as soon as water starts to come out of the gun. With the pump still on,
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you can now clean the Pressure Relief Tube (18a) (Fig.22) by turning the pump dial to #1, leave
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for a few seconds then back to #5, leave for a few seconds and then back to #1 again. Repeat this
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process for 30 seconds. Switch off the pump.
3. At this point, replace the water in the waste bucket with clean warm soapy water (approximately
1 gallon again). Now with the paint speed dial set to #5, switch on the pump, point the gun into the
spare Paint Pot (12) and depress the trigger for about 10 seconds and then release for 10 seconds.
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Repeat this process until you have discharged about ½ gallon of water into the paint can.
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Switch off the pump.
4. Release the pressure in the Paint Tube (13) by pointing the gun into the Paint Pot (12) and pulling
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the trigger. Then disconnect the paint tube from the head unit and the gun (Fig.24). Clean the gun
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and paint tube at the tap. Use the Faucet/ Outside Faucet Connector (#9 box checklist) (Fig.24a)
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provided to clean the paint tube thoroughly. Take a Hose Clip (#8 box checklist),
18c
18a
18b
Fig.21
Fig.22
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Fig.23
