Spraying
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Spray Techniques
Use a piece of scrap cardboard to practice
these basic spraying techniques before you
begin spraying the surface.
• Hold Spray Gun 12 in. (30 cm) from
surface and aim straight at surface.
Tilting Spray Gun to direct spray angle
causes an uneven finish.
• Flex wrist to keep Spray Gun pointed
straight. Fanning Spray Gun to direct
spray at angle causes uneven finish.
Triggering Spray Gun
Pull trigger after starting stroke. Release
trigger before end of stroke. Spray Gun must
be moving when trigger is pulled and
released.
Aiming Spray Gun
Aim center of spray of Spray Gun at bottom
edge of previous stroke, overlapping each
stroke by half.