CLEANUP
NOTE: The most important
thing to know about your
sprayer is proper cleanup and maintenance.
Dried paints and stains act Iike glue and cause moving pieces
to stick, Taking the time to properly clean and maintain your
sprayer heips it last longer and work right every' time.
Short-term
cleanup
If you are leaving a project for a few hours or overnight:
1, Wipe the spray tip carefully before
storing for a few hours and again
before returning to spray.
If you are using the suction extension, you
will also need to cover the materiai you
are using to avoid it from drying and
forming a skin on top, For latex materials
only. pour 1/2 cup of water siowly on the top of the material and
let stand. For other materials, seal the container with a piece of
plastic with the suction extension still in the container.
Remember to practice and adjust your spray pattern before
returning to your spraying.
CAUTION I
Do not store the sprayer longer than overnight without
cleaning thoroughly. The sprayer could be damaged.
I kWARNINGI
Never immerse electrical parts in water or any other liquid.
Wipe the exterior of the sprayer with a damp cloth for
cleaning. Always make sure the sprayer is unplugged
before taking it apart for cleaning.
Long-term
cleanup
Cleaning
the container
If you used the 1-quart container:
1. Unplug the sprayer.
2. Pour the remaining matedat back into the original
container.
3. Fill the 1 quart container half full of solvent appropriate
to
the type of material you sprayed.
NOTE: For latex, use warm, soapy water, or 1 ounce
of Cleaner/Lubricant
(P/N 0280113) mixed with
water. For any other material, use the type of
solvent recommended
by the material
manufacturer on the original container.
4, Plug in the sprayer.
5. Squeeze the trigger until the solvent comes through the
sprayer for several seconds.
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6. Unplug the sprayer.
7 Remove the container and properly dispose of the
remaining solvent.
If you used the suction
extension:
1. Unplug the sprayer.
2. Remove the suction set from the material container and
submerge into a container of the solvent appropriate to
the type of material you sprayed.
3. Squeeze tI_e trigger and spray into a second container
until the solvent coming through the sprayer is free of
material.
4. Unplug the sprayer.
5. Remove the suction set from the solvent.
6. Unlock the pump housing locking collar by turning it
counterclockwise.
7. Pult the dual hose fitting out of the pump housing,
Cleaning
the pump
housing
1. Make certain the
sprayer is unplugged,
2. Turn the spray tip
counterclockwise
until it
is removed
Be careful
not to lose [he swirl
valve,
3. Pul! out the swirl valve.
4_ Turn the locking nut counterclockwise
untl it is removed.
5. Slide the pump housing assembly off of the sprayer.
6, Pull the piston and spring off of the pump housing.
7. Pull the spring off of the piston.
Piston
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Housing
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8. Clean ail parts thoroughly with the brush provided using a
solvent appropriate to the type of material you sprayed.
NOTE: For latex, use warm, soapy water, or 1 ounce
of Cleaner/Lubricant
(P/N 0280113) mixed with
water, For any other material, use the type of
solvent recommended
by the material
manufacturer
on the original container.
I kCAUTION]
Make sure to remove all material from the inside of the
piston chamber completely by scrubbing with the brush.
Even a small amount of material can dry like glue and
keep the piston from moving, causing damage to the
sprayer.
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