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Selecting Tip for Oil-Based Stains

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When spraying oil-based stains, which are typically very thin, opt for a small orifice size on your spray tip. While a smaller orifice might atomize the product more, making it susceptible to wind, it's generally preferred for thin materials. For large areas like fences, consider a wider spray pattern, such as a 510 tip, to cover ground more efficiently, rather than a narrow 310 pattern which would take too long. Larger droplet sizes, often associated with High Efficiency Airless (HEA) tips, can also be beneficial as they reduce the likelihood of the product floating away, especially in breezy conditions. Regardless of the tip, expect to back-brush oil-based stains for optimal results.

Goal: This step discusses choosing the appropriate spray tip for oil-based stains, emphasizing that thinner products require smaller orifice sizes but wider patterns for efficiency.

Tools and materials

  • Back Brush
  • HEA Tip (optional)
  • Paint Sprayer
  • Spray Tip (small orifice
  • wider pattern e.g
  • 510)
  • Oil-Based Stain

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first off they're very thin so you're more likely not going to have your gonna we're gonna talk about orifices again the big orifice is so like a 5-second so a by 2:17 tip is you just gonna have a big hole like a big center hole so it's just gonna put out more products the thinner the product that the smaller the orth is sighs you should have so if I was spraying an oil-based product say on a fence I'm not gonna want a narrow pattern like a310 because it's gonna take me forever I'm gonna want a small orifice because it's then but a wider pattern so like a 5-10 probably yeah I probably this is again where like an AGA I think it's also a good idea because the droplet size is bigger so it's less especially with an oil product it's not gonna float away quite as much so you want a small - it depends on the application a small tip is good because you can control it but it's gonna a demise it more which means you may risk potentially on a breezy day losing some product versus like maybe an HEA you're gonna have a bigger tip but it's gonna be bigger droplets either way the whole goal is just to get product up usually you're gonna end up back brushing that oil based product in anyways and so we just it's a paint tip

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