AIRLESSCO Prolight Contractor Series Operation manual - Tip Selection Guide
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TIP SELECTION GUIDE
1ST 3-DIGITS identifies it as a REV-TIP
TM
for airless
paint spraying (P.N. 560-xxx), a REV-TIP
TM
for airless
line striping (P.N. 562-xxxST), or a REV-TIP
TM
for fine
finishing (P.N. 571-xxx)
4TH DIGIT is the fan width - the number is half the
fan width, e.g., 5 means a 10” fan, when 12” from the
substrate. Exception are the“W” prefix tips which indicate a
wide spray pattern.
5TH AND 6TH DIGITS are for the orifice size, which is
measured in thousandths of an inch, e.g., 17 = 0.017 inch
- The higher the number, the larger the tip. Orifice size is
important as it is matched up to the type of coating to be
sprayed, e.g. 11 for clear coats, 17 for latex paints, and 25
for some elastomerics.
NOTE: Tips are a wear item. For example, a .017 tip
spraying latex paint can wear to a .019 orifice in as little as
50 gallons, then to a .021 after another 50 gallons. As this
happens, the fan pattern starts to become more circular,
until the edges start to finger. On smaller volume (GPM)
airless paint sprayers, a tip can become so large that the
unit can no longer maintain good spray pressure.
REV-TIP
TM
FOR STRIPING 562-XXXST
FAN WIDTH
(6” FROM SURFACE)
ORIFICE SIZE (INCHES)
Inches
Millimeters
.013
.015
.017
.019
.021
1-2
25-51
113ST
115ST
117ST
2-4
51-102
215ST
217ST 219ST 221ST
4-6
102-152
315ST
317ST 319ST 321ST
6-8
152-203
415ST
417ST 419ST 421ST
Striping paint
Oil Base Oil Base Latex
Latex
Latex
TIP IDENTIFICATION
FINE FINISH REV-TIP
TM
571-XXX
FAN WIDTH
(6” FROM SURFACE)
ORIFICE SIZE (INCHES)
Inches
Millimeters
.012
.014
4-6
102-152
212
214
6-8
152-203
312
314
8-10
203-254
412
414
Your airless spray gun can be used to spray a wide
range of coatings. These coatings fall into three general
catagories: architectural/industrial, line striping, and fine
finishing. Each of these catagories uses a different style of
tip. The line striping tips differ from standard tips as they
are machined to spray heavier on the edges of the pattern
to create crisper lines. The fine finish tips have double
orifices to better atomize light-weight coatings, such as
lacquers. All three styles of REV-TIP
TM
tips use the
same REV-GUARD
TM
base. Each REV-TIP
TM
style
is color coded to ease identification, with standard rev-tips
being blue, line striping, orange, and fine finish, green.