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Attach Extension and Lubricate Threads

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How To Use a Paint Sprayer.

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It's recommended to always use an extension on your spray gun, even if it's just a 6-inch one. For gutters, a 3-foot extension is ideal. Before attaching the extension, spray some WD-40 onto the female threads of the extension and the spray gun. This prevents paint from sticking to the threads, making cleanup easier and connections cleaner. Hand-tighten the extension onto the gun, then use a wrench to snug it up, ensuring a tight seal to prevent leaks. Avoid overtightening, as this can damage the threads, but ensure it's tight enough to prevent leaks under pressure.

Goal: Connect the extension to the spray gun, ensuring a secure, leak-free connection.

Tools and materials

  • ExtensionExtending the reach of the spray gun (e.g., 6-inch, 3-foot)
  • Spray GunApplying paint
  • WD-40 WD-40Lubricating threads to prevent paint buildup
  • WrenchTightening the extension securely

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and we'll take some wd-40 and we'll always spray some wd-40 on the female side of the threads that way we're not getting paint that's sticking to the inside and it stays cleaner longer now we're going to attach the extension on it just screws right on and then we're always going to use a wrench to tighten that up so that we don't have leaks coming through seems like there used to be a day where you could just hand tighten them but no more we always use a wrench because inevitably it leaks if you don't it doesn't have to be crazy tight but you got to get that nice snug fit onto it so now what he's going to do is he's going to spray all of the water protector that's in this hose into that discard bucket and you don't want to shoot it directly at that wall because it's going to splash back you want to spray down and let that water or product curve down along the wall of the bucket as soon as he sees paint starting to come out of here he's going to move that he'll let go he'll move it right to that can and then you'll squeeze the trigger again but you don't want that pressure to build up it's going to splash stuff back at you okay so move it pretty quick and then it's important that we run the paint through the line for a little while to make sure we've got all the air out so similar to when we were using this and we would run it about 10 seconds we'll run that about 10 to 20 seconds and then you can let go

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