Recognize Consequences of Worn Tips

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As the tip's orifice gets bigger, the paint droplets exiting the sprayer also become larger. This leads to excessive overspray and 'fallout,' where paint rains down on the user and surrounding areas. This not only creates a mess but also significantly increases paint consumption. Financially, using a blown-out tip (e.g., beyond 200 gallons) can result in losing a gallon of paint or more on a single exterior job, costing more than simply replacing the tip itself. Additionally, cheaper paints often contain more abrasive clays, accelerating tip wear faster than higher-quality paints.

Goal: Identify the negative impacts of using worn paint sprayer tips, including increased overspray, larger paint droplets, inconsistent finishes, and higher material costs due to waste.

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Yeah. And what's nice about that research is it kind of confirms what we've seen in the field, right? You've kind of got this early on stage when you've got a new tip where you got to slow down. You got to watch your angles. All of that because not as much is coming out and then you've got this sweet spot of about 40 to 60 gallons and then after that you're done. Yeah. You're done. And then the tip is just starting to get too blown out and as the orphice starts to get bigger and bigger, the droplets are getting bigger and bigger and then you'll start to feel paint raining down on you. What you're feeling and what is actually happening is overspray and fallout. And that's one of the drawbacks to using your tips too long is the liability issue of having overspray and fallout. But as that orifice starts to get bigger and bigger and you're having more fallout, I think there's a cost associated to that. Right. There is. You're going to end up using a lot more product both in paint and in what you're going to have to protect and mask because of the overspray. Yeah. and the the paint you're use you're you're losing you could be losing about a gallon of paint on a whole exterior on a really blown out tip. And if you do the math, a gallon of paint could cost you around $50 for a gallon. And a tip is about 35. And so in all reality, you could be actually costing yourself more money by trying to just extend your life your tips. I know some guys I've heard use them for 200 gallons or more. And at 200 gallons or more, that's an extremely blown out tip. No wonder they're always scared of overspray. Yeah. You And that would cause a really serious overspray issue. So the the paint itself, the paint is going through this orifice and and paints, cheaper paints are going to make the the um tip wear out faster because cheaper paints have more clays and and they're more abrasive. So it acts like sandpaper and it's just wearing that tip, you know, as the longer you use it and the more paint that's that you are running through it.

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