AirVerter
®
Stencil Pro HVLP Paint Spray System
DO NOT OPERATE SPRAY GUNS WITHOUT PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Air Compressor
Air compressors used with AirVerter
®
Spray Guns
must be able to HOLD a minimum of 40 PSI while
spraying.
Note
: Position a pressure gauge in
the air hose nearest the spray gun to be assured
of the PSI required to satisfactorily spray your
coating.
High Pressure Air Hose
A. Air hose lengths up to 50 feet
MUST
have an
I.D. of 3/8" including fittings.
B.
Air hose lengths greater than 50 feet
MUST
have an I.D. of 1/2" including fittings.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATION:
Starting:
A. The Stencil Pro CT-100 Spray Gun operates
with the trigger controlling both the fluid flow
and air flow. The Stencil Pro Spray Gun may
be used with either an AirVerter
®
Inductor
Assembly between the gun and the
compressed air supply, or connected directly
to the compressed air supply.
Note: if
connecting directly to the air supply, gun inlet
pressure is limited to 43 PSI.
B.
Consult the
Needle, Nozzle and Air Cap
Selection Guide
to select the proper
combination for the coating and finish
quality desired.
Too much pressure will
create unnecessary overspray!
Before Spraying
A.
Follow the
Air and Paint Management
Guidelines
listed on the following page.
B. Before paint is poured into the cup,
make
certain paint is properly mixed
. This is
particularly true when mixing multi-component
paints. Use a paint shaker, rotary mixer, or
paint paddle to achieve a homogeneous
mixture. (
Hint:
Split your paint into two parts;
the top will be lighter and the bottom will be
heavier. Completely stir the bottom half of the
paint and slowly add small amounts of the top
half into the heavier bottom.)
C.
Strain your paint to remove impurities
. Use
a cone strainer or a 100-mesh nylon bag or
equivalent strainer.
D.
Thin your paint
according to the
manufacturer’s specifications.
E.
Ensure needle packings are properly
adjusted
. Needle packings are preset at the
factory to proper tension. However, use and
cleaning may alter this setting. To adjust
needle packings to proper tension:
1. With gun disconnected from air and fluid
sources, pull trigger to move the needle out
of the nozzle.
2. Adjust packing nut until needle is held in
the open position by tension from the
needle packings.
3.
Loosen packing nut approximately ¼ turn or
until needle returns to closed position.
Spraying
A. Gravity forces paint from the paint container
into the fluid chamber of the gun and out
through the nozzle where the flow of
atomizing air breaks the paint stream into tiny
particles, creating the spray.
1. Needle position controls the amount of
paint flowing through the fluid nozzle.
2. Trigger action controls needle position.
3. The Fluid Control Knob (CT-05-1) at the
rear of the spray gun controls trigger action.
Turning the knob to the right reduces the
fluid flow, turning it to the left increases the
flow.
B. Adjust the pattern by turning the Pattern
Control Knob (CT-07) on the side of the Spray
Gun.
1.
Round Pattern - used to draw fine lines with
the gun close to the work, for touch-up
work, camouflage patterns and painting
surfaces in difficult to reach places distant
from the spray gun. This pattern is
achieved by turning the Pattern Control
Knob clockwise
Summary of Contents for AirVerter Stencil Pro CT-100
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