Hello Dakota
I’m with Shep…and you. It shouldn’t “squirt”.
But…are you saying…”hour glassing”? Or…squirting sideways…as if there’s a clog or piece or foreign object just trying to come through the line?…making the line “squirt” sideways?
Next…I never strain my paint. I never have trouble either. I do have a filter on my Titan…none on my Graco.
I also have my paint shaken…that should be a given.
Next…simple things…
1) Turn the engine all the way up.
2) Turn the pump all the way up.
Now try it.
Next…if it’s good…and not hour glassing…done.
But…you can back off the pressure a quarter turn. Try it again. If it’s still good…back off a quarter turn again…until it starts to hour glass. Then turn it back up.
Next…I always use a .019. The .017 doesn’t give me enough paint. I walk normal speed…not 1 MPH!
Next…spray water through the machine. Does it have the same problem? NO? Cool.
So…we need to find the point where the paint isn’t like water…but will “break up”…or better said…”fan”.
So…add a splash of water to this stuff we call paint. Don’t “thin” the paint…just add a cup to 4 gallons. Circulate. Try it again.
Do those things. Let me know.
Last…I have to use certain paint that is higher in “solid pieces”…for Regional Airports. This causes clogs while using smaller tips = .017…sometimes. Enough to make you mad.
Here…I use .021. I don’t want to mess around. Some will say…I’m using too much paint. Really?
Bottom line…help me with the word…”squirt”.
And again…try some of these things.
I hope I helped.
Dan
