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Begin Spraying and Observe Safety

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How To Set Up An Airless Sprayer | Paint Sprayer Tips

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With the airless sprayer fully primed with paint, begin spraying the desired surface. Maintain a consistent distance and sweeping motion for an even coat. When not actively spraying, always engage the safety on the spray gun to prevent accidental discharge. Remember the critical safety warning about the prime tube: never attempt to disconnect or release the prime tube while the system is under high pressure without first turning the sprayer to 'prime' mode and allowing the pressure to dissipate into a bucket. Failure to do so can result in the tube flying off with considerable force, causing injury. The presenter demonstrates spraying on a stucco wall and how to mask elements like light fixtures. After completing the task, properly clean the sprayer system.

Goal: Start painting the surface using proper spraying technique, maintaining awareness of gun safety and proper pressure release for the prime tube.

Tools and materials

  • Airless Paint Sprayer
  • Ladder
  • Masking Tape/Paper
  • Spray Gun

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gun the tip of the gun I want that in water I don't want my gun submerged in water I just want the tip in water one of the reasons why I use an extension it's in there if I'm not going to be using it for any period of time you want to take and just turn it to the off position and then you also want to release the pressure on the pump this is your Prime tube you don't ever want to release the pressure on this Prime tube CU there's a lot of pressure behind this thing if you're running it like 25 P 2500 PSI there's 2500 PSI pounds per square inch you know in this machine that's going to release out this tube but if you hit this thing to Prime with all that pressure in there this tube's going to come flying out could hit you in the face it could shoot paint everywhere take this Prime tube hold on to it point it down into your water or your paint stick it to Prime and it releases all your pressure all the pressure is released I'm going to stick it back to spray cuz I'll be spraying here pretty soon so I've now I've loading my um airless sprayer up with paint I've just put my intake tube into my paint you could take your Prime tube and put it down into the paint also I typically always put my Prime tube in a separate bucket of water that's the way I like to do loaded it up with fresh clean water it was already primed with water so all I had to do is stick my intake tube into my paint I didn't have to reime it now I'm just going to run all the water out of it as soon as you see paint coming out of it now paint just started to come out of it I'm going to go into my paint now I'm going to start cycling the paint through the hose and just make sure there's no air bubbles in it so now there's no air bubbles in it I'm ready to spray make sure when you put your tip and guard on guns on safe don't put your hand anywhere in front of

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