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Bill Holt Offline
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07-07-2016, 03:49 PM
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.
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Rob Young Offline
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07-07-2016, 07:39 PM
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.
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07-08-2016, 08:50 AM
Thank you Rob.
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