Airless Spray Tips [EXPLAINED] How To Choose & Install a Spray Tip

[@ne_psixyu]

Hey there, Pete! I just wanted to drop you a line to express my gratitude for your fantastic tips on nozzle selection and pressure settings. Seriously, they've been an absolute game-changer for me. Your willingness to share your expertise is truly appreciated. Thanks a bunch for being such a valuable resource!

[@PaintHQ]

Hi Alexander, really appreciate you watching and taking the time to share your feedback - Your kind words of support mean a lot, thank you 🙏 Regards Pete 💙💯

[@emaddalou7742]

Mr. Pete, thank you very much for this video. I did not know anything about this. Thank you very much. Question: What is the best tips for applying wall paint?

[@Billysbrushes]

Hello Pete.its nice that someone like yourself takes the time to show your knowledge about spraying, and the equipment used, much appreciated.

[@PaintHQ]

Hi William, you’re so kind, thank you very much 🙏💙💯

[@ZRKREVIEWS]

I had a blocked tip once, graco told me to place inside a cup with pump armour over night, then sprayed with high pressure with water on the quickshot, tip got unblocked. Saved me ££

[@PaintHQ]

Great tip my friend, thank you for sharing 🙏 Glad you got it sorted.. regards Pete 💙💯

[@eezy251able]

This channel is better than Graco itself 👍👊

[@PaintHQ]

💙💯

[@PaulJacksonOttawa]

Outstanding Pete. Thank you for sharing Pete. Awesome video, great work, and I look forward to your Paint Viscosity video where I know you will really get into it. I've learned a ton from you Pete. Thanks again for all the great videos.

[@PaintHQ]

Thank you Paul, very much appreciate your feedback and kind words of support 🙏 Regards Pete

[@MEVD2011]

Brilliant and informative the information about the orifice size in the seat will be a great guide for new sprayers I fell foul of this myself when I first started spraying as all new bits of equipment came with a blue 5.17 tip and large orifice seat in the guard so when I used a FFLP tip I had spits all the time and couldn’t understand why thanks again brother for another great video. 👍🏻

[@PaintHQ]

Hey Simon, thanks for sharing your experience.. Yeah when I purchased my CleanShot it came with the blue PAA 517, if I’m right it now ships with a neon LP 517.. the different tip guards / seats and seals could easily get mixed up 😩 regards Pete 🙏

[@MEVD2011]

@@PaintHQ the neon tip makes much more sense that’s a good move by Graco 👍🏻

[@rafaljedrzejewski5015]

Been sparying for few years on new build but never looked in to it before, I was only changing tips without the Little o ring thing , now u showed me what is what and what to do with It , great stuff thanks;-)

[@amanfriday3141]

Hi Pete, Hope you're keeping well. A great guide on dealing with the seat and seal which is important but often overlooked. Thanks for posting. With best wishes, Rob

[@PaintHQ]

Hi Rob, great to hear from you buddy.. Yeah I’m keeping well, hope all is good with yourself my friend.. appreciate your feedback as always 🙏 regards Pete 💙💯

[@MEVD2011]

Agreed buddy when I started out this sort of basic information wasn’t available 👍🏻

[@haydenl6761]

Excellent video Pete, thanks for sharing all your knowledge and looking forward to future series esp the paint viscosity!

[@PaintHQ]

Thank you my friend 🙏💙💯

[@tonyfarr480]

Much Appreciated Pete... Just about to start a pretty large diy job. This was Extremely helpful

[@PaintHQ]

You’re very welcome my friend - exciting times ahead, would love to hear how you get on.. This follow up video might help a little further, delving into paint viscosity and airless tip orifice size.. Airless Spray Tips. A Complete Tutorial to Choosing the RIGHT TIP SIZE kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn_WlqVoq8eGn6c Keep in touch 🙏 regards Pete 💙💯

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

I just watched a video you released after this one. It was how I found your channel. I asked then what the differences were for the tips. This video answered it perfectly. Thank you for sharing this. I found it easy to follow and understand. Definitely will be subscribing.

[@PaintHQ]

You’re so kind, thank you for your feedback and support.. happy to help and advise if I possibly can.. regards Pete 💙💯

[@sanbucaone]

Well done Pete, very informative useful video to help getting beginners off to a good start in spraying. look forward to more. Regards Steve

[@PaintHQ]

You’re a diamond Steve, thanks for the support 🙏 regards Pete

[@jonnyhicks9591]

Very useful thanks Pete. Look forward to the next one….

[@PaintHQ]

Thank you Jonny 🙏 hope you’re keeping well my friend.. regards Pete

[@davidvera9302]

Excellent video Pete

[@PaintHQ]

Thank you David, appreciate your kind feedback 🙏💙💯

[@maxa3221]

Excellent informative vid, thanks homie

[@PaintHQ]

Thank you brother 🙏💙💯

[@romanivanovich1301]

Hello, thanks for the video) Good luck with your work!)

[@PaintHQ]

You’re very welcome 🙏 Happy to help and advise if I can.. regards Pete

[@BILL-GAVINUDU]

I'm thrilled with your advice

[@PaintHQ]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your kind feedback 🙏 I’m in the middle of filming a follow up, that dives into the topic of ‘choosing a spray tip’ more deeply 😄💙💯 Keep in touch.. regards Pete

[@BILL-GAVINUDU]

@@PaintHQ greetings from PNG, I'm in Port Moresby the capital of Papua New Guinea. I'm an operator, i do works like "Road Furniture and Line Markings @ Highways but I reside at the city, was very much appreciated about your thoroughly explanation on tips , I'll take it as an yes. Here in the nation's capital (PNG), plenty of contractors are still in search looking for GRACO machines. I'd would be delighted if you sends some machines over

[@BILL-GAVINUDU]

Or how about we can be PARTNERS here in PNG......doing contractor works through civil on roads? How about that bro

[@stuartcareless9550]

Great video Pete

[@PaintHQ]

Thank you my friend 🙏💙💯

[@bon-kidklepy-yak3442]

Very helpful thanks

[@PaintHQ]

Thank you very much, appreciate the feedback 🙏💙💯

[@ericsiegfried4639]

Thanks!

[@PaintHQ]

Thank you my friend, really appreciate your kindness and support 🙏💙💯

[@williamgarcia2025]

Howdy pete, thank you. Saludos brother.

[@PaintHQ]

mi hermano 💙💯

[@Mowers11]

Your video makes me wonder if I haven’t mixed up the tip seals at one time and gotten spits. I’m gonna be sure to check this next time I’m using a green LP tip.

[@PaintHQ]

It could be possible, I know of one person for sure who realised they were using the bigger orifice seat via a tip guard that that came with a PAA.. Just a pure mixup with tip guards in there kit 😫 Regards Pete 💙💯

[@devlintube9610]

Hi Pete, I love your videos. I’m learning so much thank you. I’ve just bought a Greco ultra quick shot and plan to spray paint a 3 story staircase, spindles /banister. I’m new to this and I’m trying to figure out the best tip to use.. my research has lead me to an FFLP 208 for control and to minimise overspray. Would you agree? Also, is there a primer that you would recommend that I could spray prior to topcoat? Many thanks. 🙏

[@PaintHQ]

Hello my friend, thanks for your kind words of support 🙏 Great news on your investment, you’re spot on with your thinking - an FFLP 208 is a good choice for most materials (viscosity).. Scuff-X for example will spray very nice 👌 What top coat are you thinking of using my friend?.. I try to match (not always) the top coat to primer, so Scuff-X would be BM Stix 👍👍 In my videos, you may see me using a lot of AkzoNobel high build primer (099 I believe is the latest code), great on mdf and new timbers 👍 keep in touch.. regards Pete

[@devlintube9610]

@@PaintHQ Thanks very much for your reply Pete. Good to hear that I’ve got the tip size right. My plan of attack is wire wool and 180 grade sand to get a key. I actually thought I could use scuff x as a top coat (still learning) How would you tackle 3 flights of these Pete with a white / off white finish? Would love to hear your thoughts pal. Thank you and enjoy the day.

[@eddiecotter7201]

Good man Pete,great advice as ever,have had issues in the past with tips and this sure helps, looking forward to these new Graco xt machines coming on to the market,would be great if one of the companies selling them in the UK could send one to you for a review!!hope your well👍

[@PaintHQ]

Thanks Eddie, I appreciate your feedback buddy.. Yeah I’m excited to share information on the Ultra XT as soon as I possibly can 💙 I’m very well thank you my friend, wishing you all the best too.. regards Pete

[@bootsmclaughlin1438]

Brilliant video again from the master 👏 how often should this be replaced. And how often or long do you get out of a tip. All the best

[@PaintHQ]

You’re so kind, thank you for watching and providing your feedback 🙏 I don’t all that often change the seat / seal - only if I’m getting an ‘unusual’ spit, and or leak from the tip guard.. look to change the seat / seal when replacing a tip.. although one tip guard will serve many airless tips, that’s ok.. as for when to replace the tip - look out for signs of wear, a narrower / more oval fan, a heavier coat (more fluid passes as the orifice gets bigger) - you could start to notice you’re using more paint than you’d expected 👍 Regards Pete 💙💯

[@bootsmclaughlin1438]

@PaintHQ thank you for you help and advice along my way 🙏

[@allanbeasley4565]

Hi Pete, great video as always👍 I’ve got a job coming up that involves taking the wraps of kitchen doors back to MDF, then spraying them with Akzo Nobel paint. Can I use a 206 tip? And anything else I should worry about with the doors. Thanks for all the help. Cheers Allan.

[@PaintHQ]

Hi Allan.. Ah great news 🙏 Yes my friend, I can confirm the AkzoNobel primer / edge sealer and enamel topcoat will spray through a .006 such as an FFLP 206 👍 ..In fact it’s AkzoNobel I’m spraying in the FFLP 106 demonstration - 900 psi.. I’m using the blue 100 mesh filter successfully too.. if plagued with tip blockages, .006 tips are recommended to be paired with the red 200 mesh filters (check your gun / pump compatibility - I recall you having a GXFF but don’t recall which gun.. Like I say, blue 100 mesh should be fine, just strain your paint, especially if the can is starting to get a bit ‘old’ All the best my friend.. you’re doing great! 🙏💙💯

[@Ali-Ali-G]

Hi Pete, very usefull and clear. This is a very good initiative to speak in voice-over (i don't know the word in english 😅 ); understanding is made easier. Friendly.

[@PaintHQ]

Thank you my friend for the feedback and your support.. Your English is great 👍😄 regards Pete

[@TheSmithyt]

Would you change the seat every time you change the tip ??

[@PaintHQ]

That’s a good question.. Yes, I’d change it when a tip is worn and you’re replacing that tip.. and/or if you start to get spits and ‘leaks’ from the tip / guard.. it’s kind of tricky because you use multiple tips with the one guard, I probably don’t change the seat / seal as often as I should 😄 all the best buddy.. regards Pete 💙💯

[@fwhiteification]

thank you!!

[@PaintHQ]

Anytime my friend 🙏💙💯

[@viktorstoyanov35]

Hi there, Pete! Wanted to ask you, do you ground your Ultra Max handheld when spraying alkyd urethane? And thanks for all the videos so far, been a great help

[@PaintHQ]

Hey buddy.. thanks for your support and your question.. Alkyd paints that are hybrid / water based - so still a water cleanup, then no my friend, no grounding of the UltraMax / Ultra QuickShot or any of the cordless units 👍 You only need to ground these units, if the materiel is solvent / oil based, that wood require a thinner / white spirit / denatured alcohol / gun wash to flush and clean the unit 👍 hope this helps, keep in touch 🙏 regards Pete 💙💯

[@sanbucaone]

Hi Pete, I watched your video. and wanted to ask … the Neon LP tips do they take the larger tip seal? That are for the PAA production tips. Reason for asking when I bought clean shot it came packaged with a Neon LP tip and seal and the larger tip seat was installed. In your vid the I think you show a neon 517 but looks like the standard seat for the fflp. I rang sprayman Uk and tips are packaged with the correct seal. That’s fine but my clean shot came with a neon 517 Lp with larger seat installed. They said that would be correct. And as a rule, he said don’t quote me but anything smaller than 12thou would take the smaller /standard seat. I wondered what your take on it was? Steve.

[@PaintHQ]

Hi Steve.. my apologies for the delayed response, I appreciate you watching the video 🙏 I’ve just checked a packaged Neon LP 517 and LP 515 and they both have the smaller orifice seat and seal in the packaging.. I’m thinking your CleanShot has the tip guard with the larger orifice seat and seal installed because the CleanShot used to come with a PAA 517 - at least mine did, when purchased some years ago. Now both would be valid and spray emulsion / latex material without any noticeable ‘issues’.. A ‘problem’ / spit could occur if switching out the tip to an FFLP and the tip guard has the larger orifice seat / seal - especially if you was spraying low viscosity material.. me personally I stick to a tip guard with a smaller orifice seat and seal installed, spraying with FFLP tips and Neon LP tips - mostly using a 515, 517, 619 👍 Hope this helps my friend.. keep in touch 🙏 Regards Pete 💙💯

[@iSpRayZz]

Excellent video pete i have just got a graco quick shot and want to spray scuff xx on domestics with a 208 tip. My question is what is the best ratio when thinning scuff xx and is this the ideal tip to use for less overspray. Thanks john

[@PaintHQ]

Hi John, thanks for watching and your kind feedback.. firstly I don’t typically look to thin when airless spraying fine finishes, only when spraying walls / ceiling’s I’ll ease the flow of thicker emulsions and latex paints.. Because Scuff-X can also be brushed and rolled, a .010 might be more suitable - try the 410 that comes with the UQS as a ‘test’, look to spray at the lowest possible setting to atomise paint fully.. then try the 208 and see how the pressure setting compares.. basically don’t over pressurise the UQS. But yes, the FFLP 208 (and 308) are great tips, 2 of my favourites 👍 I know Benjamin Moore do a paint conditioner, BM Extender that would help and improve the sprayability of Scuff-X.. otherwise Scuff-X sprays very well - I will see if I can run some tests and provide more info on this 👍 hope this helps a little, happy to help if I can.. let me know how you get on 🙏 regards Pete 💙💯

[@iSpRayZz]

@@PaintHQ thanks for your wuick response pete will let you know how i get on

[@PaintHQ]

@iSpRayZz 🙏💙💯

[@MEVD2011]

I’ve been thinking about using Scruff x I would be most interested in knowing how you get on with your testing 👍🏻

[@nottobetold1832]

Looking for a video on paint viscosity and or types of thinners for high volume low pressure paint sprayer.

[@PaintHQ]

No problem my friend - I’ll make a note and look to see what I can do 👌👍🙏💙💯 Regards Pete

[@andybrown9334]

Hi Pete, thanks for your videos and information. I am a beginner DIY sprayer and after my first ever spray job I had a few issues which I would be grateful for your advice and knowledge to help me improve for my next project. FYI I have a Graco GX21 with a FF hopper kit. I also got the Sprayman filter manifold recommended in one of your other videos. When spraying the doors i was using Bedec aqua advance with a 308 tip. I got the spray pattern satisfactory with no tails but whilst spraying after a minute or so tails started to appear and I had to increase the pressure to remove them. If I remember correctly I started at about 1900 PSI and had to go to about 2200 PSI halfway through spraying both doors. I also had lots of paint runs which I expect was my technique and set up. Would you be able to share where I went wrong? Many thanks Andy.

[@PaintHQ]

Hi Andy, I appreciate you watching the videos - and it’s great to hear from a ‘beginner’ / DIY sprayer as you say 🙏 I have to say you’ve invested in a very nice Graco setup from SpraymanUK 👏👏👏 I’ve not sprayed Bedec Aqua Advance but I have Bedec MSP (it’s a decent product).. my first instinct is to think you would be better with a .010 such as a 310, as it’s a product that can be brushed / rolled, plus your working pressure sounds a little higher than I’d expect at 1900 psi - ‘golden’ rule of airless spraying, if the pressure is getting high thsn you’d expect and the fan pattern is not really improving.. go up an orifice size.. so a .008 to a .010.. however if I recall Bedec MSP went through a .008 and i was using the HH so pressure wasn’t all that high (somewhere around speed 5-7).. also you mention tails appearing and you had to up the pressure further.. makes me think your filters could be clogged.. have you removed the small onboard filter that comes with the GX21?.. if not, remove that and stick to your SpraymanUK manifold filter.. also check your manifold filter and gun filters are clean.. then strain your paint into the hopper - get some fruit and veg bags, they cost very little from Aldi, Asda (and Lidl I think).. or get a pack if Trimaco net filters, but they take a bit of stretching onto the hopper - they will go on.. then try again with your 308 - I would have thought you would be around 1200 - 1500 max, so if your at 1900 psi again - up your tip size to a 310 (I think you got a 310 with you FF hopper kit).. then I’d expect you to be somewhere around 1200 - 1500.. regarding getting runs - check your distance (12” away) and up your speed, then watch areas you pass over more than twice.. any thoughts you have a heavy coat, leave it and don’t spray the area gain until it’s flashed off.. Hope this helps 👍 keep in touch my friend, would love to hear how you get on and progress on your spraying journey.. regards Pete 💙💯

[@andybrown9334]

@@PaintHQ Hi Pete, thanks for the feedback and sharing your knowledge, much appreciated. Looking forward to future videos!! ATB Andy

[@andybrown9334]

Hi Pete, Would I need to change the tip seat between an LP and a FFLP and also if I changed orifice size of the same type of tip? Many thanks Andy.

[@PaintHQ]

Hi Andy, great question.. No, the tip seat / seal are the same size for LP and FFLP, including all orifice sizes 👍 Regards Pete

[@andybrown9334]

Nice one Pete, thanks again for your support

[@harrymohamad]

I had a blocked tip once, graco told me to place inside a cup with pump armour over night, then sprayed with high pressure with water on the quickshot, tip got unblocked. Saved me RM RM

[@PaintHQ]

Yeah that’s great advise, thanks for sharing your experience 👏👏👏💙💯

[@Mowers11]

You probably haven’t used gallery, trim, and cabinet paint from Sherwin-Williams yet. But it is a high viscosity paint. Do you think I could use a 206 tip through a Grayco airless sprayer for that paint?

[@PaintHQ]

Hi Brian, I have heard of it, but only via social media with Sherwin-Williams being so popular (and big) in the US.. Unfortunately here in the UK, Sherwin-Williams is pretty much not available.. I would very much suspect, it wouldn’t go through a .006 orifice, being higher viscosity as you describe.. you may have success with .008, so a 208, 308 and the new FFLP 408 can be useful 👍 Great to hear from you my friend 🙏 regards Pete 💙💯

[@orozco53204]

Hi,can i put tritech tips with gra co quickshot sprayer since it has that extra seal on gun?

[@PaintHQ]

Hello my friend.. Sure, the Ultra QuickShot gun has a standard 7/8” thread, so would take a TriTech Tip Guard.. Just be aware, TriTech airless spray tips (Ultra and Contractor) are not low pressure by design - so the UQS would be working hard or worse still, the max working pressure of 138 bar / 2000 psi could be insufficient to atomise effectively.. I’d personally stick to Graco FFLP tips 👍 Hope this helps my friend, happy to help and advise if I can.. regards Pete

[@kevinpower4973]

Hi Pete, i have a collection of tips and seating seals but theyre all mixed up in the one box. How can i tell which seal is the correct one for the tip i want to use? Thanks

[@PaintHQ]

Hi Kevin.. I’d be confident that the majority if not all seats will be the smaller orifice for LP and FFLP tips.. it’s only if you’ve purchased the blue PAA tips that it would come with a bigger orifice seat - or in the past you’ve purchased a CleanShot or JetRoller and it came with a blue PAA tip - then again the seat will be a bigger orifice.. each purchase of an LP and FFLP will come with a correct (smaller orifice) seat and seal.. so I’d be confident your collection of seats / seals would be correct for LP and FFLP tips 👍 hope I’ve explained properly 😩 regards Pete 💙💯

[@shakavincent7378]

Very.intrested

[@PaintHQ]

🙏💙💯

[@k.lalthanzama6392]

What size/No is better for ceiling and wall

[@PaintHQ]

Good question, typically a LP 517 or a LP 515 for walls. An LP 515 is good for beginners, if the emulsion / latex paint isn’t too thick, you’ll get a bit more control.. an LP 517 is better for thicker emulsions.. then for ceilings, medium to large in size - an LP 619 is great for wider passes and applying a nice coating 👌 hope this helps, regards Pete 💙💯

[@gobbledygook4000]

Hello I haven't got a spray setup yet. But I am an engineer, so I will offer my expertise. When you are installing a seat/seal attach to a tip and install in the guard with the correct tip in place hard in one go this will automatically align the seat. Let me know if I am correct. 😂 Like watching, i use a turbine.

[@PaintHQ]

Hello, that’s a good idea, I can tell you’re thinking like an engineer 😄👍 Thanks for your input, keep in touch my friend .. regards Pete

[@gobbledygook4000]

@@PaintHQ Thanks for the update, I'm not a prolific replier, but I will keep watching. 😎

[@pseintp1621]

Scenario:Ive got 100 cars/vans that need to be painted in low viscosity military paint,what airless machine will do these 10-15 minute per vehicle paint jobs?

[@PaintHQ]

That’s an interesting scenario 🤔 Maybe an AAA setup, spraying low viscosity material with a very high level of finish, so combining quality and speed (and material savings).. AAA often an industrial fine finishing setup… Air Assisted Airless Explained. PerformAA DEMO & Graco Ultra XT SETUP kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5STZoiXrLBlhck Regards Pete

[@pseintp1621]

@@PaintHQ Ok pete sir,I'll do some research. The reason I've asked is I'm considering painting my ldv van using ebay military paint,though should like to paint a few cars also,the scenario thing was to find a machine capable of painting loads of vehicles.Thanks for advice, col.

[@PaintHQ]

@pseintp1621 Great, sounds an interesting and exciting idea 👏👏👏 Just straight airless, a nice unit with its inbuilt hopper is the GXFF (GX19 in North America), perfectly capable of spraying an airless fine finish using solvent or WB materials 👍 Keep in touch.. regards Pete

[@pseintp1621]

@@PaintHQ Ok, cheers sir.👍

[@PaintHQ]

@pseintp1621 you’re very welcome 💙💯

[@thegreat1548]

Pete. Guess what?

[@PaintHQ]

How are you my friend? 😄

[@thegreat1548]

@@PaintHQ 😂 im doing mighty fine. Just bought me a FFLP 310 TIP to spray doors tomorrow & you educated me on how to install it, but it's a little stiff after i screwed it on. there's friction and stiffness when removing and adjusting the tip now