How to clean a Graco Ultra cordless handheld airless sprayer

[@sweetpapa]

Thanks for showing how to clean the sprayer quickly. I was taking 30 minutes getting the water crystal clear. Good to know that it doesn't have to be that clean on the final rinse just clean enough.

[@sprayaholic]

Thanks for watching. Im re creating this video. Without a tap. There are a few things that can make it clean faster. Keep an eye out in the next few weeks for that video

[@realpatriot5896]

Are you cleaning that in your house?

[@bootsmclaughlin1438]

Got one a few weeks ago and was so nervous about using it and clearing it because of the cost... took me half an hour the first time to clean makin sure it was done rite but as i got the hang of it now 10/15 minutes and its done.. lovin your videos bud... long live the graco...

[@underground-repairs]

Thanks for that, had not got round to using this gunas it had been in storage , i followed your instructions and worked a treat.

[@gaylamorris]

Wow, cleaning mine has been so frustrating. Thanks for showing.

[@vancamjr]

Interesting technique. I plan to use it with a minor twist. By cutting a hole in the bottom of a cup liner I can add fresh water without removing the cup and to swirl and decant dirty water as needed to facilitate cleaning in the upside down position. (Freely admit I’m a lazy when it comes to cleanup)

[@grahambrown5874]

Very useful. Thank you for making informative video👍

[@christina9207]

very straightforward and easy to understand...thank you...love your accent...very cool.

[@KoLuX57]

Are these paint containers suitable for throwing away after each painting? can they be used many times and will they not break during painting because they are so crumpled as if they came out from under a roller?

[@danielculleton207]

What's pump armour I didn't get that when I bought? Will it affect anything ?

[@sprayaholic]

@danielculleton207 its something you can buy. It basically keeps the inside lubricated and prevents rusting on the inside and also stops it from freezing. You can search for graco pump armour or qtech qtector. Same stuff. After youve cleaned out just run a small amount through before storing.

[@Wise-Tech33]

I let my brother use mine and now it won’t spray? I’ve taken out and cleaned the 3 spring loaded nozzles but was curious if there is anything else I can do?

[@sprayaholic]

@Wise-Tech33 does it prime? I think sometimes if the machines been running for a while and nothings coming out the internals might have gone so a new pump might be needed. If everything seems clean. You could try hot water in the cup. Hold it upside down and prime it on a high number see if it comes through

[@Wise-Tech33]

I will try that! I took cleaned out the check valves. There was paint dried up so I’m assuming I need to see if I can clean out the main spray nozzle. Is there anything I should try to soak it in?

[@gerryrhodes1637]

Do you leave the pump armour in until you use it next or do you flush it out afterwards?

[@sprayaholic]

I dont think ive ever used pump armour in it. Just clean out and leave it with water in the pump. Its lasted long past most peoples and been a life saver

[@ThekiBoran]

The instructions recommend leaving the pump armor in for storage. Either way, the pump armor will need to be cleaned out before next use.

[@MrAas41]

I've heard you talk about replacing the pump on this machine. Is it a costly fix?

[@sprayaholic]

I think around 200 to 250ish for a pump. Youd have to check from the suppliers. Pretty easy fix. That why i say if you use them alot get a main machine and this on the side if needed

[@steveballard3295]

delightfully

[@stevenmcfarlane8831]

Always like that you pick good music. Good man. Have you got an air assisted airless unit ? I don’t spray my woodwork but I want to. I have an HVLP unit but I only use it for Morrells products. They are for spraying not like typical gloss or satin that needs to be thinned down so much there not worth using with my three stage turbine. So considering AAA. You managed a good finish with new FFLP tips on airless or your handheld unit ? Cheers

[@sprayaholic]

Steven Mcfarlane hey thanks 😎. The music is actually my old band haha i get done for copywrite if i have music on in the back ground thats not.mine... tikurrilla is nice to spray. But if you get a more powerful turbine a 4 stage ia 9psi and a 3 stabe is like 6psi so a big jump in power.. Fflp tipa yes got a great finish with them with main unit and ultra hanf held. I'll be using the finish pro 9.5 to spray waterbased gloss next week on spindles. No more that 5 to %10 thinning.. or for your 3 stage if you warm the paint up b3fore spraying you wont need to thin as much 🤘🏻

[@gator2955]

It’s clogged up cause it was sprayed without screen what do I do? It tries to push out but not fully

[@sprayaholic]

Hi did you sort it? If waterbased. I would fill a cup with hot water and a little dish soap. . Take the guard off. Connect the pot. Power on 9. Flip the unit upside down. Flick in prime and pull the trigger for 5 seconds. Leave to rest against a wall with the unit upside down for 10 minutes. Come back and flick it into spray and see ig it comes out. Try it in prime again and then spray.

[@bornintottenhamn1743]

What does switching to prime exactly do?

[@sprayaholic]

It returns it out the hole. So its not firing dirty water out so less mess. If you had a tip left in it would wear down the tip eventually.

[@mendozaperezjesusdionicio3341]

in what number do you use it when cleaning it from spraying

[@mattmanison8791]

We use a 2 part paint for metal which has a reactor, would you be able to use this sprayer? How would you clean it out after as all our other stuff fail and we just end up using a brush....

[@sprayaholic]

Check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaqqqX6wlNmeo6M You would want to be using this one instead.. is there a reason youd need the cordless unit or would a normal unit be viable?

[@mattmanison8791]

@@sprayaholic thanks for reply! Yes that’s the one I was looking at, we need this type to try and carry as light/ convenient as possible. Only thing I would be concerned of is getting it cleaned. Needs to be simple enough otherwise the guys will fail to clean properly. Thanks for any advice!

[@sprayaholic]

@@mattmanison8791 no problem. So you'll be using some type of thinners for that paint. Id pour a small.amount in the cup give it a shake. Then flip upside down and spray it out. I'll be doing a cleaning video soon with oil based paints. Clean up will be the same principle. Its not hard to clean

[@mattmanison8791]

That’s great, I’ll keep my eye out for it! Cheers

[@lindawilliams7493]

Good job

[@adamandlorraine]

Can you help me out? Just got Graco GXFF. Spraying waterbased Sayerlack at99 paint product. Tip is FFLP 312, 100 mesh filter in gun handle. To get decent fan pattern I have to have dial up to full whack. What could I change to achieve a lower working pressure as I'm concerned for life of machine if it's on max the whole time.🤔

[@sprayaholic]

adamandlorraine is the paint really thick? Have you tried thinning it 10%? Try it with the black filters instead. What are you spraying?

[@adamandlorraine]

Sprayaholic it's pretty runny. Made for spraying. Can't really thin it more that 5%. Have ordered a 60 mesh gun filter today and a 314 FFLP tip to see if that helps. Spraying mainly MDF and wood cabinets/furniture.

[@sprayaholic]

adamandlorraine did you change the seat in the guard? When you buy new fflp tips in the pack is a new black ane orange seat.

[@adamandlorraine]

I might have got the seats mixed up now! I've got a normal RAC X one and a LP one. Is the LP one with a diameter bigger hole? Also the hard plastic orange thing. What's that for!?

[@sprayaholic]

adamandlorraine the rac x one has a large diameter hole. The fflp tips have the small diam are for more harsher chemicals. Hopefullly its the wrong seat.. this does cause it to spray poorly

[@goose7574]

Do you need to flush water through it before using it after you use the pump primer and it sits your a while? Also, if it has a problem spitting, what do you recommend? Mine continually spits my matter what I do.

[@sprayaholic]

hi sorry didnt see this comment until now. How are you getting on with the ultra?

[@goose7574]

@@sprayaholic No worries. I actually ended up returning it. No matter what I did, it wouldn't stop spitting at the end of the line. It was so frustrating.

[@sprayaholic]

@@goose7574 oh really, shame. did you buy anything else to try out?

[@goose7574]

@@sprayaholic No, I ended up painting my entire house and garage. The house is just under 4000 sq ft (800sq ft that's a second story), and the garage is an additional, just under 1200 sq ft, so I was using it for lower areas. It was just something extra that I purchased to use, in addition to a regular sprayer. I was thinking I could use it later inside, as well. When I went to return it, they were out, and I didn't want to have to deal with waiting for a replacement, so I just kind of said screw it. At some point I'd like to get another one though. I ended up just purchasing a bunch of tools, in exchange for the cost. So now I have an even better supply of tools for doing my woodworking projects. Haha!

[@sprayaholic]

@@goose7574 ah good call. for the extra money id buy a smaller rig. I recently got a new graco gxff i think they are gx19 outside of the UK. for a little more mone they will last alot longer and then you end up with a sprayer for woodwork and one for larger surfaces. at least you got some tools though

[@ftocar]

How do you clean it with oil based paint ?

[@sprayaholic]

Aaron McBride RACING ELITE have a couple tubs or buckets. Use one to clean bits and parts in. Run the dirty spirits through yhe.machine. do it with small amounts at a time. That way you can keep puttinh clean material in and it will clean faster. I would put some in your gun pot. Mid pressure. Don't prime. Turn.it upside down and spray the cleaner out. Then run some in prime. Then spray then prime and spray. Should be pretty clean then

[@ftocar]

Sprayaholic thanks a lot

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[@michaelmcmike8726]

thats how i clean mine after the forth time using it gets easier to clean.two questions tho. i find after using acrylic u/coat i had no blockages from 12 frames a staircase and all skirtings but when i switched to white emulsion i was having to clean filter after every refill.(both paints neat and stirred). secondly how long would i expect pump to last? that job i mentioned above ,15ltrs of paint went through it in 4hrs. its the forth house in a row ive done it in as many weeks. hows your sprayer holding up? great vid thanks man keep up the good work.

[@sprayaholic]

michael mcmike thanks. Ye all good mate mines easily had 100L through and still running. You might need to filter the emulsion through a siv as they always have like gel bits which through a spit or makes blockagesm try diluting 10% and it will go through easier. Also 616 tip i use for emulsion

[@michaelmcmike8726]

ohhhh interesting . i would of thought acrylic would gel up,how strange! so a bigger fan tip for emulsion for ease yea? and siv/thin out. you know what the weird thing is i used the blue #100 filter instead of black #60 this time and the emulsion got stuck! everytime. thorough cleaning is key with this machine.i noticed u dont have pump armour,how come? it must break down residue inside while its waiting for its next conquest. i have a bit of air leakage too from the thread between cup and base,mostly noticable when water inside upside down,any thoughts on that? btw tip size i used was 410

[@michaelmcmike8726]

just thinking. a 616 tip is massive,do you really need that size tip? have u tried smaller?

[@michaelmcmike8726]

i have a 514 tip

[@sprayaholic]

michael mcmike 514 is ok. 516 will let more paint out. Well for walls and ceilings yoy want to cover the most area with least passes dont you. I dont really change the filters over generally sray all with black. But especially emulsion. For woodwork tips look at 210 310 and 410 for wider areas. Emulsions like i said 516 616 514 youll prob get a few bloclages and it will be slower. Also i sometimea store in pump armour but i keep mine indoora when not in use and its cleaned well. If storing for long periods yes ill pump armour

[@michaelbrown3423]

don’t bother washing the cup. put the paint inside a thin clear plastic liner like a freezer bag! paint never touches the cup then:-)

[@sprayaholic]

Awesome. I'll give that a go. I had a massive box of liners as use for the hvlp too. So usually cleaned out pretty fast as its waterbaser paints. I'll give you a shout out when i post the next video up for using the liners. ✌

[@bootsmclaughlin1438]

Tried the bags not a great way to do it in my opinion bug every man to his own...

[@sinuemedina2550]

What happens if you leave the pump with pressure overnight to have it ready in the morning. I left mine over night. But today was acting up weird.

[@sprayaholic]

Was the tip clean? I do usually drop the pressure when leaving over night. But i hvnt had issues in the past. Unless the paints started to dry inside due to heat or freeze from cold?

[@ajb1684]

Use gloss threw it then do a video cleaning it please

[@sprayaholic]

I'll pick some up. Is this for the ultra max? Check out some of the newer videos

[@ajb1684]

@@sprayaholic yes ultra max mate

[@sprayaholic]

@@ajb1684 no probs. Its on my to do list an updated cleaning video, next couple of weeks and ill sort one out ✌

[@saifsaif5218]

The only reason I bought it coz I was getting annoyed lugging around my 495 for smaller projects..

[@davidcooper5790]

Pretty uncool having that paint go down the public drain or do you have a catch and coagulate system under the bench?

[@pauljones5876]

David Cooper it's water based paint

[@stlbowfishing1661]

Your #2 ends up in the same place and you complain about water based paint

[@lapucrenovationsllchomeren1676]

The paint can clog the pipes over time, be careful. Other than that good video.

[@sprayaholic]

Thanks for checking out the video. Yes youre right. I changed how i clean it out now. And its still going on the original motor Thanks so much for watching ✌

[@lapucrenovationsllchomeren1676]

@@sprayaholic cool. I am having issues with mine, I can spray paint but not the water, I know it sounds weird but basically I cant clean it out. I am about the split in half and find out what's the issue.

[@sprayaholic]

@@lapucrenovationsllchomeren1676 oh really. Will the machine still prime? Try it without the tip and guard fitted. I often use mine upside down now as you dont need to squeeze the pot as gravity makes it work. Same with cleaning. I usually just fill a cup and flip upside down and just hit spray and blow it all ouy instead of cycling dirty water in the pot.

[@lapucrenovationsllchomeren1676]

@@sprayaholic That's a good idea and good tip to share with others. I do prime mine upside down to let the inside paint out and I catch all the paint I can in anything that goes on the garbage so the paint doesn't go to the ground or drain pipes. I was doing fine for over a year until I let it sit for a couple of days with paint. I thought it go clogged when I was cleaning it, but it wasn't spray water on any ways, thought adding more paint and sprayed paint, I went back thinking it got unclogged and tried to clean just when I was watching your video with no luck on getting water coming out so it cleans the paint from inside. So thick fluid still spray but water wont.

[@sprayaholic]

@@lapucrenovationsllchomeren1676 mine has been stored for 6months now with paint inside 😬 im going to attempt to get it to spray haha. Yes it will no doubt be blocked inside. Water may be too thin as stupid as it sounds. Ive seen it happen on others. Until its clean it wont pass through. Another tip is when youre about to clean it. Take the cup off and put your gun over the paint can. Flick in prime and just run the unit a few seconds. This dumps any paint thats held in the machine before you go to flush it through. It cleans faster that way. Do you have waterbased gun cleaner? If you can get some just pour some in a cup flip unit upside down try it in prime if it cycles or straight into spray then leave it to sit and try again when its broke some paint down

[@TigerNgtMare]

you waste to much water. couple buckets work better.

[@ThekiBoran]

If he paid for it it's his to waste.