PRACTICE SPRAYING
Prior to spraying, it is important that you are using the spray tip / spray material combination
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that it suitable for your spraying job.
Refer to the chart below for a list of recommendations regarding spray tip size, spray material
and pressure settings.
CONTROL PRO TIP SELECTION CHART
Interior stains
Interior and
exterior clears
FILTER
TIP SIZE
COLOR
Water sealers
211
red
311
red
313
yellow
413
yellow
515
white
517
white
619
white
SPRAY PRESSURE
The chart above is a general guideline. Refer to coating manufacturer's recommendations for
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airless sprayer tip sizes as well as guidelines for thinning the product to be sprayed.
The graphics below show the difference between a good spray pattern versus a spray pattern
that is poor or has "tailing", which may be caused by the improper spray tip / spray material
/ spray pressure combination. For further causes of a poor spray problem, refer to the
Troubleshooting section.
GOOD SPRAY PATTERN
Exterior solid stains
Acryic sealers
h
h
h
h
Low - Med
Med - High
(setting 1-3)
(setting 3-5)
COATINGS
Acrylics
Latex primers
Enamels
Interior latex paints
Polyurethanes
h
h
h
Med - High
(setting 3-5)
POOR SPRAY PATTERN (TAILING)
EN
Oil primers
Exterior latex
paints
h
h
h
h
h
h
High
High
(setting 5)
(setting 5)
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