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Earlex HVLP 5500 - Bill Holt - 07-07-2016
I have owned it for 10+ years and never had a problem until yesterday. The pattern was like this ** ** The gun was absolutely clean when I started. What do you think caused the void in the pattern? I was using water base Kilz. I put on over lapping passes vertical and horizontal, to my surprise coverage was nice.
Today I did two coats of the finish paint and there was no problem. Is it reasonable to think I was putting on too little primer?
I look forward to the WN wisdom.
Re: Earlex HVLP 5500 - Rob Young - 07-07-2016
A figure 8 pattern, material at the ends and little to nothing in the middle, is an air cap issue. Clean out the orifice s and channels in the cap. And if there is a diverter behind the cap that to should be cleaned.
Solvent, brushes, toothpicks, little wires used for cleaning wire welders, etc.
Re: Earlex HVLP 5500 - Bill Holt - 07-08-2016
Thank you Rob.