Getting started with basic techniques, Triggering gun, Aiming gun – Graco MAGNUM 261800 User Manual
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Getting Started With Basic Techniques
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Getting Started With Basic Techniques
Use the Practice Spray Board to practice these basic spraying techniques before you begin spraying the
surface.
•
Hold gun 12 in. (30 cm) from surface and aim
straight at surface. Tilting gun to direct spray
angle causes an uneven finish.
•
Flex wrist to keep gun pointed straight. Fanning
gun to direct spray at angle causes uneven
finish.
Triggering Gun
Pull trigger after starting stroke. Release trigger
before end of stroke. Gun must be moving when
trigger is pulled and released.
Aiming Gun
Aim tip of gun at bottom edge of previous stroke,
overlapping each stroke by half.
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12 in
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(30 cm)
even
finish
thick
thin
uneven
finish
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even finish
thin
thick
thin
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