Preparing to Paint. Titan Tool Impact 840

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Preparing to Paint

Before painting, it is important to make sure that the fluid in the system is compatible with the paint that is going to be used.

NOTE: Incompatible fluids and paint may cause the valves to become stuck closed, which would require disassembly and cleaning of the sprayer’s fluid section.

ImPOrTaNT: always keep the trigger lock on the spray gun in the locked position while preparing the system.

1. Place the siphon tube into a container of the appropriate solvent. Examples of the appropriate solvent are water for latex paint or mineral spirits for oil-based paints.

2. Place the return hose into a metal waste container.

3. Set the pressure to minimum by turning the pressure control knob to the “MIN” setting.

4. Move the PRIME/SPRAY valve down to the PRIME position.

NOTE: Hold the return hose in the waste container when moving the PrImE/

SPray valve to PrImE in case the sprayer is pressurized.

5. Turn on the sprayer by moving the ON/OFF switch to the ON position.

6. Allow the sprayer to run for 15–30 seconds to flush the old solvent out through the return hose and into the metal waste container.

7. Turn off the sprayer by moving the ON/OFF switch to the OFF position.

NOTE: make sure that the spray gun does not have a tip or tip guard installed.

8. Move the PRIME/SPRAY valve up to the SPRAY position.

9. Turn on the sprayer.

10. Unlock the gun by turning the gun trigger lock to the unlocked position.

Ground the gun by holding it against the edge of the metal container while flushing. Failure to do so may lead to a static electric discharge, which may cause a fire.

11. Trigger the gun into the metal waste container until the old solvent is gone and fresh solvent is coming out of the gun.

12. Lock the gun by turning the gun trigger lock to the locked position.

13. Set down the gun and increase the pressure by turning the pressure control knob slowly clockwise.

14. Check the entire system for leaks. If leaks occur, follow the “Pressure Relief

Procedure” in this manual before tightening any fittings or hoses.

Trigger lock in locked position.

15. Follow the “Pressure Relief Procedure” in this manual before changing from solvent to paint.

Be sure to follow the pressure relief procedure when shutting down the sprayer for any purpose, including servicing or adjusting any part of the spray system, changing or cleaning spray tips, or preparing for cleanup.

Painting

1. Place the siphon tube into a container of paint.

2. Place the return hose into a metal waste container.

3. Set the pressure to minimum by turning the pressure control knob to the “MIN” setting.

4. Move the PRIME/SPRAY valve down to the PRIME position.

5. Turn on the sprayer by moving the ON/

OFF switch to the ON position.

6. Allow the sprayer to run until paint is coming through the return hose into the metal waste container.

7. Turn off the sprayer by moving the ON/OFF switch to the OFF position.

8. Remove the return hose from the waste container and place it in its operating position above the container of paint.

9. Move the PRIME/SPRAY valve up to the

SPRAY position.

10. Turn on the sprayer.

11. Unlock the gun by turning the gun trigger lock to the unlocked position.

Ground the gun by holding it against the edge of the metal container while flushing. Failure to do so may lead to a static electric discharge, which may cause a fire.

12. Trigger the gun into the metal waste container until all air and solvent is flushed from the spray hose and paint is flowing freely from the gun.

13. Lock the gun by turning the gun trigger lock to the locked position.

14. Turn off the sprayer.

15. Attach tip guard and tip to the gun as instructed by the tip guard or tip manuals.

POSSIBLE INjEcTION HaZarD. Do not spray without the tip guard in place. Never trigger the gun unless the tip is in either the spray or the unclog position. always engage the gun trigger lock before removing, replacing or cleaning tip.

16. Turn on the sprayer.

17. Increase the pressure by turning the pressure control knob slowly clockwise and test the spray pattern on a piece of cardboard. Adjust the pressure control knob until the spray from the gun is completely atomized. Try to keep the pressure control knob at the lowest setting that maintains good atomization.

NOTE: Turning the pressure up higher than needed to atomize the paint will cause premature tip wear and additional overspray.

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