Help! Novice with industrial paint sprayer....
Nimrod``
I just rented an airless industrial paint sprayer for the first time,
to paint my house, and I'm having a bit of trouble due to my
unfamiliarity with these things.
The unit builds up pressure....blasts out a forceful spray of paint
when the trigger is pulled....but the spray is almost uncontrollable
and quickly becomes more of a straight stream than a spray, before
dwindling off to nothing....then I have to release the trigger before
it will build up pressure again. In that short period that it is
blasting it is putting out way too much paint on one focused area.
What am I doing wrong? I realize these things are very powerful, but
shouldn't I be getting a broader, more controllable spray that
maintains it pressure without dribbling out over and over in waves? I
don't seem to be able to adjust the spray effectively at the nozzle or
maintain constant spray.
N``
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nozzel needs to be perfectly clean in order for the paint to come out nice
and smooth. If it starts coming out in a stream instead of a fine spray
while your working with it, and u finished cleaning the pin thouroghly, u
might try pointing the sprayer downwards into the paint can and spray for a
while to get it running smoothly again. Try turning the pin opposite way
while pointing downward in can, then turn back to normal and see if it comes
out good. They can be real pains to work with, but once there working good,
u can finish a whole house in a matter of a few hours.
PS. Watch your fingers when working with a sprayer!!!
Nimrod`` <nim...@go-c.com> wrote in message
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Spates Greg
you start painting. If there is air in the line, it will loss pressure and
paint will dribble out. Most of these sprayers hold up to 3200 psi which
will give a good kick when you pull the trigger. start on big area's first
and as you get better spray harder area's.
For more help Ask Greg at http://whooyanet.com/faux.htm
pudge
location and ask these questions. They know what they rented you, what it
is capable of, and what the correct start up procedures are. Most units
operate on afew basic principles, but this is not the place for broad
"motherhood" statements. By the way I am for it and apple pie.
Airless units are like opening a garden hose if you are not moving before
you pull the trigger you are going to get a big spurt and a pile of paint
in one place.
A couple of quick thoughts. If it is areversible tip when you want to
spray the opening should be eliptical "cats eye" shaped, if it isnt you
have it on the clean out mode. You do not adjust anything at the gun it
is either spray or clean out. Your adjustment is in having proper tip
size. In having the pressure adjusted at the unit. Too little and you dont
get an even spray, too much and you waste materials. Us paint salesman
love the second kind. If the unit has a prime valve it must be switched to
spray or you have low or no pressure.
Shame on the rental location for not explaining how to operate the piece.
Double shame on you for not asking for instructions when you rented it and
for writing to a mailgroup instead of picking up the phone and calling for
help.
I hope you are spraying the inside of the house and not the outside where
overspray lands on the neighbors house or car. They and your insurance man
will love you for that
Paul Broussard
>
> I just rented an airless industrial paint sprayer for the first time,
> to paint my house, and I'm having a bit of trouble due to my
> unfamiliarity with these things.
As I posted over in alt.home.repair, it sure sounds like you don't have
a tip inserted in the head. Since the unit is costing you money every
day, get back to the rental place and have them go over the basic
operations with you.
--
Broussard Paint Contractors, friend of Bill's
http://www.broussardpaint.com