Setup
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Choosing the Correct Tip for the
Job
Consider coating and surface to be sprayed. Make sure
you use best tip hole size for that coating and best fan
width for that surface.
Tip Hole Size
Tip hole size controls flow rate - the amount of paint that
comes out of the gun.
HINTS:
• Use larger tip hole sizes with thicker coatings and
smaller tip hole sizes with thinner coatings.
• Maximum tip hole sizes supported by sprayer:
– ProX7: 0.017 in. (0.43 mm)
– ProX9: 0.019 in. (0.48 mm)
• Tips wear with use and need periodic replacement.
Fan Width
Fan width is the size of the spray pattern, which deter-
mines the area covered with each stroke. Narrower fans
deliver a thicker coat, and wider fans deliver a thinner
coat.
HINTS:
• Select a fan width best suited to the surface being
sprayed.
• Wider fans allow provide better coverage on broad,
open surfaces.
• Narrower fans provide better control on small, con-
fined surfaces.
Understanding Tip Number
The last three digits of tip number (i.e.: 221413) contain
information about hole size and fan width on surface
when gun is held 12 in. (30.5 cm) from surface being
sprayed.
Reversible Tip Selection Chart
Example: For an 8 to 10 in. (203 to 254 mm) fan width
and 0.013 (0.33 mm) hole size, order Part No. 221413.
Tip Part
No.
Fan Width 12 in.
(305 mm) from
surface Hole Size
221311 6 - 8 in.
(152 - 203 mm)
0.011 in.
(0.28 mm)
221411 8 - 10 in.
(203 - 254 mm)
0.011 in.
(0.28 mm)
221313 6 - 8 in.
(152 - 203 mm)
0.013 in.
(0.33 mm)
221413 8 - 10 in.
(203 - 254 mm)
0.013 in.
(0.33 mm)
221415 8 - 10 in.
(203 - 254 mm)
0.015 in.
(0.38 mm)
221515 10 - 12 in.
(254 - 305 mm)
0.015 in.
(0.38 mm)
221417 8 - 10 in.
(203 - 254 mm)
0.017 in.
(0.43 mm)
221517 10 - 12 in.
(254 - 305 mm)
0.017 in.
(0.43 mm)
221519 10 - 12 in.
(254 - 305 mm)
0.019 in.
(0.48 mm)
221619 12 - 14 in.
(305 - 356 mm)
0.019 in.
(0.48 mm)
First digit when doubled
= approximate
fan width
413 tip has
8-10 in.
fan width
413 tip has a
0.013 in
.
hole size
Last two digits = tip hole size in thousands of an inch