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Purging the paint hose
When you are finished with your project, follow these steps to return any remaining material left in the hose back into its
c
ontainer. These steps should be followed no matter what type of material you used.
1. Remove suction tube from material container and place in
b
ucket of appropriate cleaning solution (warm, soapy
water for latex paints, mineral spirits for oil-based paints).
2. Remove spatter shield.
3. Press locking tab (a) and drop roller cover assembly into
a bucket of the appropriate cleaning solution.
4. Remove lid and hold roller arm over material container.
FULLY PRESS AND RELEASE the handle button to
pump material through the hose and into the material
container. Fully press handle button again when cleaning
solution starts to come out of the roller arm.
IMPORTANT
The pump assembly and hoses that come with your unit have been designed to be disposable.
• If you used latex materials and want to throw away the hoses, follow the Cleaning the roller handle and roller arm
instructions (page 8). If you throw away the hoses, new hoses can be purchased at the retailer where you
purchased this roller.
• If you want to clean the hoses for future use, however, follow the Cleanup - latex materials
or the Cleanup - oil based
materials steps on the following pages.
IF YOU USED OIL-BASED MATERIALS, DO NOT
THROW AWAY THE HOSES UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THE
STEPS IN THE CLEANUP FOR OIL-BASED MATERIALS SECTION (PAGE 7). YOU WILL NEED THE HOSES IN ORDER TO
CLEAN YOUR ROLLER HANDLE AND ROLLER ARM.
Hose disposal (latex materials only)