SPRAY GUN HANDLING
T
o obtain its optimal result, proper handling is essential
.
• The M
A
TCO spray gun should be held perpendicular
to the sur
f
ac
e.
• The stro
k
e should start be
f
ore the trigger is pulled
.
Simply release trigger when don
e.
This gi
v
es
accurate control of the gun and material
.
• The distance bet
w
een the M
A
TCO spray gun and
sur
f
ace should be 6 to 10 inches depending on the
material and atomizing pressur
e.
• For uni
fo
rm finish,
ove
rlap each stro
k
e
ov
er the
preceding stro
ke.
NOTE 1:
T
o reduce
ov
erspray and obtain maxi
m
um efficiency,
al
w
ays spray with the l
ow
est possible atomizing air pressur
e.
NOTE 2:
Noise l
ev
el is 73.6dB(A);
T
emperature range is
bet
w
een 5 and 40°C
.
NOTE 3:
Noise l
ev
el
w
as measured at 1m behind the tip of
the gun and 1.6m height from the floor
.
As spraying width increases, more material
m
ust be all
ow
ed
to pass through the gun to obtain the uni
fo
rm c
ove
rage on
the increased area.
Pattern Adjustment Scr
ew.
Tu
rn right
f
or round, left
f
or
f
an.
Fluid Control Scr
ew.
Tu
rn right to decrease fl
ow
, left to increas
e.
SIPHON SPRAYING
Set atomization pressure at appr
o
ximately 50psi
f
or lacquer and 60psi
f
or enamel
.
•
T
est spray;
• If the Spray is too fin
e
, reduce the air pressure or open
fluid control scr
ew;
• If the spray is too coars
e
, close the fluid control scr
ew;
• Adjust the pattern width and repeat adjustment
of spray if necessary
.
PRESSURE SPRAYING
A
fter selecting the correct si
z
e of fluid orific
e
, set air pressure
f
or
desired fl
ow.
• Open air atomizing pressure and test spray;
• If spray is too fin
e
, reduce air pressure;
• If spray is too coars
e
, raise air pressure;
• Adjust pattern width and repeat adjustment of
spraying if necessary;
•
K
eep fluid control scr
e
w in open position which will
reduce fluid needle
w
ear
.
NOTE: T
o reduce
ov
erspray and obtain maxi
m
um efficiency, al
w
ays
spray with the l
ow
est possible atomizing air pressur
e.
Note : The
MATCO
Spray Gun
is capable of doing shapes from
round to ellips
e
, or anything in bet
w
een
In normal operation, the wings on
the nozzle are hori
z
ontal as illustrated
her
e.
The results in a
ve
rtical
f
an shaped
pattern which gi
v
es maxi
m
um,
ev
en and
uni
fo
rm material c
ove
rage as the
Matco
Spray Gun is m
o
ving back and
fo
rth parallel to the sur
f
ace being sprayed.
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WRONG
CORRECT
Proceed
Coating will
be light
at this point
Coating will
be heavy
at this point
Coating should be
ev
en
and
w
et when spraying
Release
T
rigger
End of
Stro
ke
Pull
trigger
Start
Stro
ke
150mm (6in) ~ 250mm (10in)
MODEL:
Product Type:
GRAVITY FEED HVLP
SPRAY GUN
MTPGHV13
MTPGHV15
MTPGHV17
MTPGHV19
1.3 mm
1.5 mm
1.7 mm
1.9 mm
