TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
Intermittent
spray
Improper spray
pattern.
Unable to get
round spray.
Will not spray.
Fluid leakage
from packing
nut.
Dripping from
fluid tip.
Thin, sandy
coarse finish.
Thick, dimpled
finish resembling
orange peel.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
a) Packing around needle
valve is dried out.
b) Fluid nozzle loosely
installed or dirt between
nozzle and body.
c) Needle sealing
damaged.
a) Gun improperly adjusted.
b) Dirty air cap.
c) Fluid tip obstructed.
d) Sluggish needle.
Fan adjustment screw not
seating properly.
a) No air pressure at gun.
b) Fluid pressure too low
with internal mix cap
and pressure tank.
c) Fluid control screw not
open enough.
d) Fluid too heavy for
suction feed.
a) Packing nut loose.
b) Packing worn or dry.
a) Dry packing.
b) Sluggish needle.
c) Tight packing nut.
d) Worn fluid nozzle
or needle.
a) Gun held too far from
surface.
b) Atomization pressure
set too high.
Gun held too close to
surface.
a) Back up knurled nut, put a few
drops of machine oil on
packing, retighten nut.
b) Take off fluid nozzle, clean
rear of nozzle and seat in gun
body. Replace nozzle and
tighten to body.
c) Replace seal.
a) Re-adjust gun. Follow
instructions carefully.
b) Clean air cap.
c) Clean.
d) Lubricate.
Clean or replace.
a) Check air supply and air lines.
b) Increase fluid pressure at tank.
c) Open fluid control screw.
d) Thin material or change to
pressure feed.
a) Tighten, but not so tight as to
grip needle.
b) Replace packing or lubricate.
a) Lubricate.
b) Lubricate.
c) Adjust.
d) For pressure feed, replace
with new fluid nozzle and
needle.
a) Move gun closer to surface.
b) Adjust atomization pressure.
Move gun further from surface.
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SOLUTION