Graco 215-508 User manual

Your new PAINTMASTER providesaneven coat of
paint with a minimum of fuss. Most skin-free, stirred
thinning.
paints can be usedas they pour from the can, without
When flow control isproperly adjusted, several vertical
passeswill provide an even pattern of paint, at a width
surpasses brushesandrollers on most applications,
of your choicefrom 1 /2 to 18’. The speedof painting
especially on rough textures and odd shapes.
Clean up is simple, with the PAINTMASTER which pro-
vides a flushing action to most parts.Quick wipeup
finishes the job.
PAINTMASTER service is available from GRACO
residents).Call toll-free 800-328-2438 (outside Min-
CustomerService.Call(612)378-6806 (Minnesota
nesota, only).
PAINTMASTER
ELECTRIC ROTARY AIRLESS PAINTER
Model 215-508
For Home and Farm Use
Write your PAINTMASTER‘S serial number in the box above. The
serial number is on the top of the knob. Keep this information for use
in case
of theft, or if service is needed,
CONTENTS PAGE
SafetyWarnings 2
Basic Operation 3
HelpfulHints 4a5
Cleanup 687
Troubleshooting Back
Service Back
GRACO INC. CONSUMER PRODUCT DIVISION COPYRIGHT ‘1980 GRACO INC. REV. A 3-80
PRINTED IN USA.
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SAFETY WARNINGS
Any power toolcanbedangerous if notusedproperly. Theseprecautions, plusyour
commonsense shouldhelp you use your PAINTMASTER safely.
DON'Tuse volatile solventssuch as lacquerthinner,
Fire Hazard
naphtha or gasoline.Use only normallyrecommended may bepresent.
DON'T use the PAINTMASTER where flammablefumes
Solventssuch as turpentine, mineralspirits or water for
clean up. DON'T allow smoking in the spray areas.
USE ONLY in well ventilated areas.Keep away from
flame or sparks. DON'T use to apply gasoline or flammable materials.
The PAINTMASTER is double-insulated to protect the
Electric Hazard
operator from electric shock. Always unplugthe electric cord before cleaning or ser-
vicing the PAINTMASTER and,also, when leaving it
unattended.
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Plug into a120VAC,60Hz. 15'Amp outlet. This is a
standard house circuit.
Use extension cords of at least 18 gauge wire size.
Don't use over 100 ft (30 m) ofextension'cord.
any liquid.
Do notimmersethe PAINTMASTER motor or handle in
DO 'T touch moving Darts. When painting don't insert
Ph sicalHazard
K with eyes, nose and skin, breathing fumes, etc. If
anything inside the sate.
-
necessary, wear safety glasses, glovesor other protec-
tive clothing. If antidotes or treatment are recommend-
Unplugtheelectric cord before refilling, cleaningor ser-
vicing. Don't run the PAINTMASTER while partially ed, follow hstructions on thepaint container.
disassembled. NEVER run themotorwithoutthe fixed gate in place.
Avoid gettingpaint or otherliquids in your eyes. Follow The auger could break,causing injury. Never run the
PAINTMASTER without liquid in thecup.
the directions on thepaint container regardingcontact
BEFORE PAINTING
Pleaseread all the instructions. Thebasic instructions
onpage 3 tell how tooperate the.PAINTMASTER, while For,painting chairs, shutters, toys and the like, spread papers or plastic a few feet out from all sides of the
the Helpfull Hints on pages 4 and 5 give'youthefine painting area. Hangalargesheet of paper or plastic
follow thecleanup instructions on pages 6 and 7.
points to knowfor various painting jobs.Besure to iect being painted.
behindtheobject to catch the paint that missesthe ob-
ject. Once you learn how to use the PAINTMASTER,
Practicepainting on paper beforestarting your first pro-
you cando a betterjob in lesstime than with a brushor
of paperandspend afew minutes practicing on it while
roller. But, it does take some practice. Hangupa piece
you adjust the PAINTMASTER and learn how it
handles.
Before painting aroom,cover or removeeverything
that is not to be painted, including airducts. The
PAINTMASTER atomizes somepaintsintoa mistwhich
gradually settles. Water base latex paint mist usually
dries before it gets on anything.Oilbase paint dries
moreslowly. Either way, clean up is much easier if you
cover everything first.
Always paint in a well ventilated area, even with latex
paint.
Don't thinthe paint. Try painting with it first. The
PAINTMASTER applies almost all paints without thin-
ning.
Beforestirring thepaint, remove any skinthatmayhave
formed. Stir thepaint slowly and thoroughly todissolve
store, wait 30 minutes for airbubbles to escape. Air
hard pigments.If the paint was mixed in a shakerat the
bubbles will cause low paint output.
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Unplug the electriccord.Open both latches.
Remove the cup.
edgeof splash guard drain hole.For fill levelwhen
Pour paint into cup (one quart) or to level of top
painting ceilings, see Painting Ceilings, page 4.
correctly.
Latchthecup, beingsure bothlatchesare secured
Open the orange sliding gatewide for walls.
Close sliding gate to obtain asuitable width for
narrow edges of doorways and trim.
8 to 10 inches (200-250
Hold, the PAINTMASTER
mm) from thesurface.
andDOWNstrokes:
Make straight,levelUP
triggerwhilemoving.
Squeeze and release the
Avoid sudden, jerky move-
ments. Twoor three faster
slow one.
strokes arebetter than one
moving.The paint will
Keep the PAINTMASTER
you apply it in one spot
quickly build up and sag if
without moving.
.
MORETHAN 15'
DON'T TIPFORWARDDON'TTIPBACK
WITHOUT SPLASH WITHOUT SPLASH
MORE THAN 30°
GUARD IN PLACE.
PAINT MAY SPILL GUARD
IN PLACE.
OUTIFCUP IS FULL1 IF CUP IS FULL1
PAINT MAY SPATTER
OR as closeas possibleto ceiling when painting ceil-
Hold the PAINTMASTER level when painting walls
ings.
Plug intoa electric outlet, using a suitable extension
cord.
Adjust flowto proper output for several-pass
coverage.Close flow control (turn knobfully
clockwise).Trigger ON andgradually turn knob
counterclockwise to obtain properoutput. Whenthe
proper outputis reached theflow quickly gets
heavier. See page 4 for more details.
motor speeds up. Always closethe gate and unplug
Replenish paint supply when pattern stops and
the cord before refilling. Set the motor upside down
on its cap during refilling. Clean paint spatter from
the sliding gateand upper and lower lips of housing
beforereassembling. BE SURE both latchesare
secure.
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HELPFUL HINTS
Adjusting The Flow Control
findthesettingthat gives you desiredseveral-pass
proper adjustment isvery important. Take the time to
coverage.
Theproper output setting will be slightly different for
each paint that you use. Once you find theproper set-
ting, you can leave it there until the job isdone, but a
changeto a different coloror type of paint may require
readjusting.
To find theproperoutput setting: Close the flow control
gradually open the flow control (turn counterclockwise)
(turn theknobclockwise). While painting onpaper,
and watch howthe pattern coverage changes.
Don't turn theknob toofast. When the patternsudden-
setting.
lygets much heavier you havefound theproper output
When painting with latex paint, use the setting found
for proper output only. Turning the knobpast this set-
ting pointmay giveyou a ragged or irregularpattern; to
correct this justclose the flow controland readjust.
When painting smaller objects or using oil basepaint,
reduceflow to allow slower movement andbetter con-
trol. Beginthe same way, withthe flow controlclosed.
Adjust to the desire flow.
To painttrim and narrowedges, close the gateas need-
ed to narrow thepattern. Keep moving at the same
speed.
Paintlng Ceilings
To Daint a ceiling.install the plasticceiling adapter. It
reaches to the bick of the paint cup so you can paint
longer before refilling. Remove the splash guard from
the cup. Pour paint into cup to a level 1 in. 125.4 mm)
below the projectioninside cup. See illustrationbelow.
Point the adapter towards PAINTMASTER handle and
push onto riser tubeuntilthe endof thetubejust
touchesthe bottom of theadapter. Don't push it on too
tightly.
1 inch
125.4 mml
Painting Walls
A goodway to paint a walland avoid extra motion isto
paint it in sections about 4 feet high and 4 feet wide.
paint the tophalf of wall first, then the bottom half.
Holding PAINTMASTER 8 to
10 inchesfrom the wall,
When painting theceiling, make sidetoside passes, not
forward and back. Atthewall, turn the PAINTMASTER
about 90° right or left, thenstraightenfor next pass.
This avoidsthe tendencyto tipthe PAINTMASTER too
far back.Holdthe PAINTMASTER as near the ceiling as
possible.
the PAINTMASTER too far forward. Paintthat normally
Be careful near the bottom of the wall to avoid tipping
drains back into cup can run outthe sliding gate open-
the wall avoid tipping backwards as disk can pickup
ing when tipped too far forward. Also near the top of
paint and cause spattering.
3. Start your stroke, then squeeze the trigger. Having
Make upand down strokes as shown in box 5 on page
the PAlNTMASTER in motionwhen squeezingthe trig-
ger avoids puttingexcess paintinone spotand possible
runs or sagging. Also, releasethe trigger just before the
end of the stroke.
Whenpainting outdoors, the less wind and sun, the
Painting Outdoors
better. Wind makes it hard to control the pattern and
sun can dry the paint too quickly, even causing a dry
can carry wet paint where you don't want it. The hot
pattern in some cases.
When painting a fence, put paper or plasticbehind it to
catch excess paint thatmisses the fence.
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Painting Furniture and Other Objects
When paintingan object such as a wooden stool, hang
tially close the slidinggate to narrow the pattern.
some paper or plasticbehindtocatchexcess paint. Par-
even coverage on all surfaces.
Plan to paint the object from several directions to get
Reducingthe flow ratewill let you movemoreslowly for
better control.
When paintingsmall objects, let the pattern gopastthe
edge. Trying to stoprightat the edge will cause a
buildup of paint which may sag.
Beforerepainting a glossy surface,dull it with a fine grit
sandpaper. If the old paintis left glossy, the new paint
may run and sag.
You may have trouble applying latex paintover oil base
paint,lacquer,waxedorgreasysurfaces.Thesemay
cause voids orridges in the paint,calledfisheyes. To
correctthis, clean the surface thoroughlyand use an oil
base paint.
Painting With Oil Base Paint and Stains
to get a finer pattern when painting furniture or trim.
Oil base paint needs no thinning. Reduce the flow rate
The lower flow rate will also give you better control.
Masking is important, especially when using slow dry-
ing paint. Latex mist will be dry when it settles, but oil
paintmistwill still bewet. Cleanup ismuch easier if you
cover everything first.
For clean up, use enough solvent to clean thoroughly.
or mineralspirits, but avoidvolatile solvents such as
Use normaly recommendedsolventssuch as turpentine
gasoline, naphtha, lacquer thinner or shellac thinner.
NOTE: Clean up latex paint with soapy water only.
DON'T use flammable fluids for clean up.
General
Maintain the PAINTMASTER with care.Keep it clean
for best and safest performance.
Disconnectwhen not in use. Don't leave it plugged in
and unattended. Close the sliding gate when not pain-
ting. Leave the flow control full open.
Paintingfloors with the PAlNTMilSTER is not recom-
mended.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE1
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CLEAN UP IMMEDIATELYAFTERPAINTING
Flushing
Flushand clean you PAlNTMASTER as follows: 4. Reinstallcup,leaving out the splashguard.
1. Unplug the cord before removing cup.
2. Remove cup, takeoutsplash guardand emptycup.
5. Closesliding gate and open flow control fully.
3. Fill CUD half full withwateror recommended solvent. 6. Plug cord
in and run briefly. Then unplug cord, re-
move cupand empty it.
7. Clean paint from PAINTMASTER exterior,splash
1 guard and cup.
WARNING
DON'T USE VOLATILESOLVENTSSUCH AS
LACQUER~THINNER,"NAPHTHA OR
GASOLINE.USEONLY NORMALLY RECOM-
MENDEDSOLVENTSSUCH AS TURPENTINE,
MINERAL SPIRITS OR WATER FOR CLEAN UP.
DON'TIMMERSETHEMOTOR OR HANDLE IN
ANY LlQUlDl
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8. To removeandclean thegates,auger, valvehousing
and disk, proceedas instructed in subsequent DIS-
ASSEMBLY instruction.
DISASSEMBLY
CAUTION
DON'Tdisassemble the handle and motor as-
WARNING
Never run the motorwithout the fixed gate in
sembly.Disassembly will disturbfactory-made ad-place.Theauger could break,causinginjury.
justments affecting performanceandreassembly.Never run PAINTMASTER without liquid in cup.
POSITION HANDS LIKE THIS
2. Point the handleaway from you and grasp in you1
1. Turn the motor upside down.
3. Open the orange sliding gate 1 inch.
4. Put your right thumb on the orange gate and wral
left hand.
right fingers around the white fixed gate.
TO REMOVE GATES:
1: Grasp firmly to allow release of catchesengaged
2. Twist the white gate counterclockwise todisengage
3. Slide the white gate off the auger.
with pins in motor housing.
(about 114 inchshould be enough).
TO REMOVEAUGER,VALVE HOUSING and
andunscrew the auger bygripping nexttothe disk. Use
Holdthedisk between yourthumb and fingeras shown,
valve housingand disk. Scrubstubborn paintfrom parts
pliers, near the disk, if auger is very tight. Removethe
with an old toothbrush, wipe cleanandinspect for
damage or wear.
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REASSEMBLY
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3eassemble disk,valvehousingand augerinthe reverse
xder from disassembly, steps 3 and 4.
Put a drop of householdlubricating oil on a paper tissue
and wipe a smallamount onto the metal threads ofthe
auger.
1" OVERLAP -1
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RIGHTTHUMB
HERE
PLACE
4 F$WZR EDGES
BEFORE INSTALLINGGATES
1. Installthe orange sliding gateon the white fixed gat(
2. Put your right thumb on the overlapping part.
3. Keep the upper edges of the gates even.
so it overlaps by 1 inch.
NOTE
Beforeinstalling the gates,look at the catches on the
white gate and the pins inthe motor housing. They go
together as shown below.
The catches have 2 notches. The pins go in 1st notch.
Don't trytoforce them into the2nd notch.The 2ndnot-
ches allow catches to "give" for easy engaging.
Install the white gate a couple of times without the
orange gate, to get used to it.
Be sure the motor housingandpinsare free of any dried
paint which might interferewith installing thegate.
ro INSTALL GATES
1. Hold gates as shown in box 5 at left, in your right
hand and slide part way down ontothe auger.
2. Align orange gate step with motor housingstep and
gate tube splines with valve housingserrations.
3. Put your left thumbon left end of orange gate and
hold onto motor withyour left fingers.
1. Push in on orangegate with left thumb and down
with righthand to engage tubesplines invalve hous-
ingserrations. See that bottomedge of orange gate
is inside the lip of motor housing, not outside.
5. Release left thumband push all the way down.
3. Hold firmly andtwist the white gate clockwise so the
catches on the gate snap onto the pins inthe motor
housing (seeNOTE above).
NOTE: When notusingand aftercleaningthoroughly,
thefull open position,andwiththe slidinggate
store PAlNTMASTER with the flow control in
closed.
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SERVICE
TROUBLESHOOTING
Listed below are some problems you may have, and their solutions.
PROBLEM
or misty
Pattern too thin
Pattern too
heavy
Runs or sags in
paint
Splatter
SOLUTION
Adjust flow control to proper set-
ting, see page 4. Excessive shaking
may cause air bubbles; let paint
settle.
Adjust flow control to proper set-
ting, see page 4.
don't over thin paint. Start moving
Movefaster, see box 5, page 3,
before triggering.
Wipe off gate opening, hold
valve to proper setting. Cup over-
painter level, adjust flow control
filled, see box 1, page3.
REPLACEMENTPARTS
To order replacement parts, use the special order form
307-377 included. Copies are available,without charge,
from GRACO, if extras are needed.
NOTE Donotmodifythe PAINTMASTER in anyway,
or use non-Graco replacement parts.
TECHNICAL DATA
Electrical : 120VAC, 60 Hz, 2.5 Amp rating
Weight : 3 Ib 4 02. (1.5 kg) (less paint)
PROBLEM
Motor speeds
UP
Paint stops
when using ceil-
ing adapter
Motor over-
down
heats, slows
Motor runs er-
ratically or
stops
SOLUTION
Refill cup, see box 1, page 3.
Check adapter position it should
point to rear of cup. Don't push
adapter too far ontotube.
Check for plugged vent slots.
Clean
Brushes may need replacing. See
note below.
HANDLEandMOTOR REPAIR
HANDLE and MOTORREPAIR
Any service to this assembly must be done by an
authorized Graco Service Center. Returnthe motor and
handle assemblyto Graco.
ACCESSORY
(Must be purchased separately).
25 ft, 3-wire, 18gauge, 10 Amp, UL Listed
GROUNDEDEXTENSIONCORD 104-774
The PAINTMASTER Warranty
A One-Year Limited Warranty
Graco Inc. promises to repair orreplace, at no cost for parts orlabor, any PAINTMASTERpainter
date of purchase and extends to We original purchaser only.
which isdefective in materials or workmanship. Thispromise applies for oneyear after the original
If you believe that your PAINTMASTER is defective:
1. Mail the PAINTMASTER and vour oroof ofDurchase to the address
2. Graco will inspectyour PAINTMASTER, advise you whether the pro-
duct
is defectiveand. if so, will repairor replaceyour PAINTMASTER
at
no charge to you.
This warranty does not cover damage or wear caussd by misuse, abrasion, corrosion, negligence, acci-
dent, or tampering.
GRACOS RESPONSIBILITY
IS LlMiTED TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENTOF ANY PAINT-
MASTER WHICH
IS DEFECTIVEINMATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP. INNO EVENT AND UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL GRACO HAVELIABILITY FOR CONSEOUENTIAL
OR INCIDENTAL
TING.CLEANiNG UP APAINTSPILL AND LOSTTIME.) IT IS EXPRESSLYUNDERSTOOD THAT
DAMAGES. (CONSEQUENTIALAND INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDE SUCH THINGSAS REPAIN-
THE TERMSOF THISWARRANTY CONSTITUTE THE PURCHASER'S SOLE REMEDY.ALL IMPLIED
GRACO'S LIABILITY CAN NEVER EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OFTHIS PRODUCT, AND THAT
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR USEARE LiMiTED TO THE DURATION
OF THE EXPRESSWARRANTY.
not apply to
you. Some statesdo not permit limitations of
consequential or incidental damages, so the
Some statesdo not allowa limitation
on how long impliedwarranties last,
so the above limitation may
above disclaimer and limitationmav not aoolv to
YOU. This warrantv aives
vou soecific lenal riohts. and
you may also have other rights whkh vaifiomstate to state.
,I . . I"
SERVICECENTERS
GRACO INC.
6820-D SHINGLE CREEK PARKWAY
CONSUMERPRODUCTSDIVISION
BROOKLYN CENTER,
MN 55430
GRACO INC. (CALIFORNIA CUSTOMERSONLY/
CONSUMERPRODUCTSDIVISION
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LOS ANGELESCOMMERCE, CA 9o040
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