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Identify Key Lubrication Points

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HVLP Spray Gun Maintenance: Keep Your Gear in Top Shape!

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runs out yeah so you want to make sure you definitely Lube it um you with the right product so now so what would I lube cuz I I know you've got a moving needle in here obviously you've got um a seat inside here um a valve that's you know you can't access what would you Lube on this gun to keep it running properly so there's really not a whole lot you do need to lube most of it is the threaded parts right the gland seal here which is your needle packing is made from Teflon and Teflon as many people might know is a self-lubricating plastic so there's very little time that you'd ever really need to put any lubrication on the gland seal itself so typically what I'm lubing is the parts where that are that are I'm using back and forth and screwing back and forth so my material control knob on the back of the gun sometimes if I'm especially if I'm using water base uh it'll tend to dry out the aluminum and make it kind of squeak when you use it so if I put a little bit of Lube on that it'll make the threads work nicely and smoothly so that they don't squeak U so that's one of the places I'll use is on the back here and then uh on the front of the gun too so where we all undo our rings to clean out at the front of our gun we have these threads on the front here and so those also need to be lubricated every now and again just so that when you assemble the ring back on there it it moves nice and freely and you don't have any it's also very important to clean that area as well so that you don't have any material drying in there to lock on that ring but adding some Loop to it afterwards will also help to

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