Earlex 6900 - Manual (Page 5)

3 spray patterns
By slightly loosening the Air Cap Ring (at the front) you can turn the Air Cap a little
(catch locking system) and obtain 3 different spray patterns: (Fig. 3)
Horizontal and Vertical Spray
Vertical and Horizontal for normal sized jobs
Round Spray
Round for small and precise jobs
The most commonly used technique for painting a wall is the ʻcrisscrossʼ technique, i.e. you apply
the product in horizontal lines and then cross over these lines by applying the product in
vertical lines; (Fig. 4)
1) Adjust the Air Cap to obtain a Vertical spray, then pull the Trigger and move your arm across to
the right.
2) When you get to the end of the line, release the Trigger for a moment and then apply the
product in the opposite direction just beneath the line you have sprayed.
3)Proceed in this manner applying the product in Horizontal lines one underneath the other.
4)Next, adjust the Air Cap to obtain a Horizontal spray and apply the product in horizontal lines
over the lines you have just sprayed.
Release the trigger to avoid overspraying which will cause the product to run.
Cross over the horizontal lines (spayed with a Vertical pattern) with vertical lines (sprayed with a
Horizontal pattern). Only the fore arm must move not the wrist.
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SPRAYING TECHNIQUE
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CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS
Flush out the residue paint from the spray gun, as follows:
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Remove the paint container (25) from the spray gun.
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Pour any residual paint into its original container for future use.
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Use a cloth soaked in thinners to wipe out excess paint from the container, the underside of the
lid (22) & the gasket (23).
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Pour a small quantity of clean thinners into the container, re-fit the container to the spray gun
and shake the gun lightly.
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Now spray all of the thinners through the gun.
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Repeat this, each time using clean thinners, until there is no trace of paint in the thinners
being sprayed.
To thoroughly clean the remainder of the spray gun, remove all working parts as per the
exploded spare parts drawing on p.3 as follows.
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Loosen and remove Air Cap Ring (1), Air Cap (2) and Air Distributor Plate & Spring (3).
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Now unscrew the Adjusting Screw (12) and pull out the Needle (9) and Needle Spring (11).
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Use the supplied spanner, to remove the Fluid Tip (4) and Fluid Tip Seal (5).
All of the components above can be immersed in thinners and cleaned using the cleaning kit
supplied with this product. After cleaning your spray gun and before fitting the needle, dip the tip
into some vaseline which will lubricate the gland washers as the needle is inserted.
The external surfaces of the spray gun can be wiped clean with a cloth soaked in thinners.
• NEVER DISPOSE OF PAINTS OR SOLVENTS DOWN THE DRAIN. ALWAYS USE
YOUR LOCAL WASTE COLLECTION SITE.