Work preparation

The spray surface must be clean, dry and grease-free.

  • Roughen smooth surfaces and then remove the sanding dust.

When spraying, all non-covered surfaces can be contaminated by the spray mist. Therefore, thoroughly prepare the area around the surface to be sprayed:

  • Carefully cover floors, furnishings, doors, windows as well as door and window frames, etc. Painting substrate, for example, is recommended for covering the floors.
  • Fix the cover material in place. Cover material that is not fixed in place securely can be detached or blown away by the powerful air jet.
  • Carefully mask off plug sockets and switches. Uncovered plug sockets and switches may cause a short-circuit and increase the risk of electric shock.

  • When diluting, make sure that the spray material and the diluting agent are compatible. When using a faulty diluting agent, lumps can develop that can lead to clogging of the spray gun.
  • When diluting the spray material, make sure that the flash point of the mixture is above 55 °C again after diluting. Diluting substances such as solvent-based lacquers lowers the flash point.
  • Note the specifications of the paint manufacturer relating to sprayability, e.g. in the technical information sheet or data sheet. Make sure that you do not spray any paints that are not suitable according to the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Stir the spray material thoroughly.
    Using spray material at room temperature will yield a better spray pattern.
  • Dilute the spray material if necessary.
    If the spray test does not produce a good spray pattern, dilute in 5 % increments until an optimal spray pattern is achieved.

Spray material

Recommended dilution

Wood preservatives, oils, glazes, impregnations, water

0 %

Solvent-dilutable or water-dilutable (recommended) lacquers, primers, anti-rust primers, radiator lacquers, thick-coat glazes

0–5 %

Emulsion paints and latex paints (wall paints)

At least 5 %

Dilution table

Spray material
[ml]

Diluting agent [ml] for dilution

5 %

10 %

15 %

300

15

30

45

400

20

40

60

500

25

50

75

600

30

60

90

700

35

70

105

800

40

80

120

Note: Remove the air hose (20) before pouring in spray material (quarter turn of the bayonet lock (21) anticlockwise; pull the bayonet lock (21) out of the port (9)).

  • When using large buckets, pour the spray material into a smaller transfer bucket (14) if necessary (e.g. 10 l wall paint into an empty 2.5 or 5.0 l bucket).
  • Hold the spray gun in place with one hand and use the other hand to turn the container (7) towards the open symbol.

  • Pull the spray gun off the container (7).
  • If you are using already opened spray material, place the thoroughly cleaned filling sieve (13) on the container (7) to hold back any lumps of paint when pouring in.
  • Pour the spray material into the container (7) up to no more than the 1000 mark.
  • Put the spray gun on the container (7). Turn the container (7) towards the close symbol until you hear the lock ring (6) engage.

  • Carry out a test-spray run on a test surface.

If the spray pattern is optimal, you can begin spraying.
or
If the spraying results are unsatisfactory or no paint is emitted: see Troubleshooting