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Basic
Airless Sprayer Facts - Understanding airless spray tips? |
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Understanding the number on an airless spray
tip. Many people get confused with the different size spray
tips available. To understand what size tip can be used, you must first
understand what the digits on the tip indicate.
All tips have three digits
in the size, for example 517.
The first digit is the fan
size or the width of the spray, this digit is always doubled and
measured in inches. For example, a 517 tip will spray at 10
inches, a 417 tip will spray at 8 inches and a
317 tip
will spray at 6 inches.
The second two digits
indicate the size of the orifice and is measured in thousandths of an
inch. For example a 517 tip will spray 10 inches wide, through an
orifice size of 17 thousandths of an inch. A
515 tip will spray
10 inches wide, through an orifice size of 15 thousandths of an inch and
a 513 tip will spray 10 inches wide, through an orifice
size of 13 thousandths of an inch.
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of sizes below is a handy guide to work out what size tip you need for
the paint you are using:
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This is a general guide
only, please check with your paint manufacturer to determine what size
tip should be used.
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Now that you understand the
digits on the tip, you can choose almost any combination of spray width
and orifice size to really make the most of your airless sprayer. You
can choose narrow tips for spraying tricky area's like railings on
stairs in enamel or really wide tips for spraying ceiling's with
acrylic. There really is no limit to what can be sprayed with an airless
sprayer. |
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Tip Sizes available in
ATOMEX X-75HD (Heavy Duty
7500psi) range |
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Tip Sizes available in
ATOMEX X-50FF (Fine Finish) range |
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Atomex Fine Finish airless spray tips use a
pre-orifice system to provide initial atomization of the coating, the
second orifice provides the final atomization of the coating to give the
best finish available. Atomex fine
finish tips are available in larger sizes such as 516 and 518 and have
been used by many tradesman for the finishes on ceilings and walls with
spectacular results. |
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Tip Sizes available in
ATOMEX X-50WS (Wide Spray) range |
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Atomex Wide Spray airless spray tips are
useful in high production applications where you simply need to apply a
large amount of paint to a large area. Atomex wide spray tips will
produce a full 24" wide spray pattern, unlike other brands that boost a
24" wide spray pattern but struggle to spray 16" wide. |
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Basic
Airless Sprayer Facts Related Pages |
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What is an airless sprayer? |
Advantages of airless sprayers |
Different types of airless sprayers |
Main components of an airless sprayer |
Understanding Airless Spray Tips |
Airless Sprayer Accessories |
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ATOMEX HSP-10 Airless Sprayer Package - $429.00 |
ATOMEX GM-20E Airless Sprayer Package - $1149.00 |
Graco Truecoat Cordless Airless Sprayer - $549.00 |
ATOMEX GM-60E Airless Sprayer Package - $4400.00 |
ATOMEX
XM-30 Pneumatic Airless Sprayer Package - $2999.00 |
Graco Ultramax II 695 Airless Sprayer - $4860.00 |
For
sales and information on Airless Sprayers |
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