Graco EcoQuip - Blasting Tips

Operation
Blasting Blasting
Blasting
Tips Tips
Tips
When󰘰rstlearningtheeffectsoftheblaster,geta
betterunderstandingoftheresultsbystartingata
shallowangle(closerto0°thanto90°)andkeep
thenozzleapproximately16in.(40cm)fromthe
application.Observetheresults,thenreducethe
distance,steepentheangle,andadjusttheblast
regulator.
Astheblastpressureisincreased,slowlyadjustthe
abrasivemeteringvalveandwatchtheDataTrak
toachieve7-10pumpcyclesperminute.See
DataTrakControls,page9.
NOTE: NOTE:
NOTE:
Theheavierandsmallertheabrasiveparticle
(i.e.80-grit),themoreaggressivetheresults.
Blasting Blasting
Blasting
on on
on
Higher Higher
Higher
Surfaces Surfaces
Surfaces
Whenblastingonasurfacehigherthanthe
equipment,makesurethatthereisalengthofblast
hoseonthegroundequalto10-20%oftheheight.
Thehoseonthegroundpreventsunspentabrasive
inthehosefromback-󰘰llingtheinternalplumbingof
thepanel.
Forexample:Whenblasting50feet(15m)straight
up,useatleast10feet(3m)ofblasthoseonthe
groundbeforetheblasthosegoesuptotheblasting
height.
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