Cleanup
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Cleanup
Cleaning the sprayer after each use helps
ensure a more trouble-free start-up the next
time the sprayer is used.
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For short term shutdown periods
(overnight to two days), refer to
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For cleanup after using water-based
materials only (by use of a garden hose),
Cleanup with Power Flush Valve
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For cleanup from pails, refer to
, below.
•
For cleanup after using oil-based or
solvent-based flammable materials, follow
see
32.
Clean from a Pail
1. Perform
3. Remove Spray Tip Guard assembly from
gun and place in waste pail.
4. Lift Suction Tube and Drain Tube from
paint pail. Let paint drain into the pail.
5. Separate Drain Tube (smaller) from
Suction Tube (larger).
6. Place empty waste and flushing fluid pails
side by side.
7. Place Suction Tube in flushing fluid. For
water-based paints, use water. For
non-water-based paints, use mineral
spirits, paint thinner, or compatible
flushing fluid. Place Drain Tube in waste
pail.
8.
Turn Pressure Control Knob to the
START
position.
To avoid serious injury from fire and
explosion when using oil-based or
flammable materials:
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Do not spray solvents through the spray
tip. Always remove tip guard and spray
tip before flushing. Clean tip guard and
spray tip in a bucket of compatible
solvent.
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Clean in a well-ventilated area. Keep a
good supply of fresh air moving through
the area.
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When flushing with solvents, always
ground the sprayer and waste container.
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