Spray Tips Explained - Airless Sprayer Tips For Beginners

[@danielleLaw007]

Love how you explain in simple terms, to the point, in detail but effective 👌

[@sprayaholic]

@danielleLaw007 appreciate the feedback. Thanks for the support, i know how difficult it can be when people are starting out so got to keep to the point

[@eezy251able]

What a brilliant video, thank you 👍

[@sprayaholic]

Appreciate the support 🙏

[@jimmyqing]

Great advice thank you very much..

[@sprayaholic]

Appreciate the support

[@jakenieuwenhuis1399]

The Rick Shiels of painting videos

[@edawg0852]

Hahahaah

[@PrecisionStudioArchitectsM-h6c]

Yess same thing I thought when I saw the guy with his hat , I was like: I'm looking for spray tip reviews not golf, I like Rick he's a great person. And also from the same región... Hehehe.. ok.

[@philipvernon5976]

Hi mate. I've watched a couple of your videos, very interesting. I'm looking for a budget airless sprayer that would work ok with a acrylic eggshell paint. Hoping to spray walls, ceilings, skirts and architraves. I'm a DIYer looking to paint a two bed bungalow. What would you recommend please?

[@sprayaholic]

Hey thanks for the support. How much is your budget?

[@Sean-vz1ks]

hey hey! Love the videos. Just wondering which Graco tip is best for spraying on narrow pieces like spindles?

[@sprayaholic]

@@Sean-vz1ks thanks 🙌 I usually use a 110fflp but it can throw a lot of paint out as its a small narrow fan. Sometimes a 210 is easier to handle but alot more waste and over spray. A 108 is also good slightly slower but youd need to have well filtered paint or it would block alot

[@Sean-vz1ks]

@@sprayaholic Great stuff! Thanks for getting back to me. I'll try those out for sure. I'd be lost without your videos mate. Cheers!

[@sprayaholic]

@@Sean-vz1ks thanks man really appreciate it

[@jimmyqing]

Thanks

[@sprayaholic]

Thanks so much. My first super thanks 🎉🎉

[@TheReelIsle]

I'm about to spray 25m of lollipop fencing with the erbeur 600 from screwfix using ronseal. Can you recommend a spray tip for that combo - wondering if I can get away with the 517 or go for the 310 you recommend for woodwork? Thanks!

[@sprayaholic]

@TheReelIsle you can use it yes, it will obviously let more paint out. But are you going to back brush the paint into the timber? It is advised on rough sawn timber. If thats the case you could use the 517 and have pressure low and not be bothered about the nice fan pattern as youd be bak brushing it in. You yes buy a new guard and maybe a 412 or something like that. A 310 would also work. You just need to work out how wide youd want to spray, while also tryinh to avoid gusty wind

[@TheReelIsle]

@@sprayaholic Thanks again. Nope didn't plan on back brushing but we can certainly do so! I assume it's more important to do that on the rougher edges. I'll take a look at a suitable replacement guard if a 412 may be more suitable. Tritech tip and guard should be fine with the Erbeur? Otherwise happy to go Graco

[@chrisg3726]

Was just looking at picking up the erbauer paint sprayer from Screwfix, and then not sure to go Graco and Tritech. You actually mention for me to check this vid for more info. This vid says the graco tips might not do as well for walls and ceilings as maybe tritech. So not sure what way to go now 😮 Graco RACX guard. Plus a 310 (for woodwork). (Is it a 7/8inch guard and tip I need for the erbauer?) also can I put the 517 tip I get in with the erbauer to the Graco guard or do I need a separate tip from Graco? Or Tritech contractor pro guard and then both their version of a 517 and 310 ? Thanks mate!

[@sprayaholic]

@chrisg3726 it gets confusing as you move through to bigger units. Basically what im trying to say with the Erbauer is that because its got less power/output compared to some of the bigger more professional units. Using graco low pressure or fflp tips allow you to spray at abit lower pressure or not run the machine on max so it sprays paints. So more ideal when you've not got the extra power as if you cant get a nice spray fan your other option is to thin the paint down. The 517 it comes with is fine for walls and ceilings. But you could get a 310 and 517 and the blue rac x guard. Yes its a 7/8 thread and fits the gun. When you use more powerful units they can spray thicker materials abit easier, so you can spray more with less thinning. Although the max pressure is 3300psi the litres per minute are low compared to more professional units. Ha hopefully that helps answer the question. In short use the graco low pressure on the Erbauer is my advice. If youre after a professional unit i often sell refurbished units you can message me on Instagram if interested, i sell them to my followers so they know theyre getting a fully working unit when they cant afford new

[@chrisg3726]

@@sprayaholic this is ace thank you. I think I’ll get the erbauer and graco racx guard plus a 310. I guess I’ll stick to the 517 that the erbauer comes with. If you have any links to these goods I’d be happy to buy them if it gives you a little commission! Have you ever done Amazon shopping carts? I think that a lot of people like me would use them to buy supplies after watching your great vids!!

[@sprayaholic]

@chrisg3726 appreciate the support. No i haven't heard of amazon carts. I did set up a buy me coffee account. If youre getting a 310 id probably get a 517 graco lp aswel, it gives you 2 tips to alternate with if one sprays better than the other. I'll take a look for a link

[@sprayaholic]

@@chrisg3726 prices are a fair bit more on amazon. Google. Mypaintbrush.com they sell the tips and guards. Use DF8 for 8%off your cart 👌

[@chrisg3726]

@@sprayaholic I’ll get you a coffee but def have a look into that shipping list thing for future videos! Might make you a few quid!

[@k.lalthanzama6392]

What size/No is better for ceiling and wall

[@Gaz1980-u8d]

Hi mate, so if I’m using a rac x guard and ltx 517 and wanted to swap to a fflp tip I just make sure I use the seal that came with the fflp? Is it me or do Graco make this more complicated than it needs to be.

[@sprayaholic]

@user-mf1lz4bt7w haha i guess. They just bring new stuff out and it supersedes the previous gear. Ye if you want to use LP or FFLP you need to use the metal seat that has the small hole, the same one thats in their own packets. If youd been using a blue tip in the guard the hole would be the bigger one so to use an fflp or lp you would have to swap the seat out yes

[@Gaz1980-u8d]

@@sprayaholic brilliant, thanks for the help 👍🏻

[@sprayaholic]

@@Gaz1980-u8d no problem, let me know how you get on with it ✌️

[@Staky-wl4bk]

Hi will the tritech guard fit my Graco contractor pro gun I'm a new build sprayer and when using the fflp tips to sray acrylic I get loads of blockage depending on brand Cheers

[@sprayaholic]

@Staky-wl4bk no you'll want the tritech guard or wagner guard. I like to stick with the branded ones. It would definitely help if you filtered the paint onto a bigger tub. What size tip you using, what sprayer and do you know what colour filters in machine and gun

[@TheSmithyt]

I keep my tips in gun cleaner do you think it’s too harsh? Great video informative 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Staky-wl4bk]

Thanks for the reply The sprayer is a Graco 395 Fflp 310/210 are useless ( but the best if they do) for most acrylic so I use either a 313 /312 running at about 15 psi For Filters I use blue in the machine and black in the gun Cheers

[@sprayaholic]

​@TheSmithyt no it can't damage them. Just cleans them quicker

[@sprayaholic]

​@Staky-wl4bk have you tried filtering the paint into a seperate bucket. More likely there will be gloopy bits in the paint. Have you tried blue in the gun aswel? Have you tried thinning the paint 5%? Upping pressure could maybe work but then what's the point of having low pressure ha. Sometimes it's a nightmare, but my first port of call would be to filter the paint into a seperate bucket with a kitchen siv I usually use

[@aberba]

How does 308 compare with 310?

[@sprayaholic]

@@aberba its a finer mist, a slightly slower pace . You may get more blockages if you dont dont filter your paint first though

[@jessehamlett3068]

I have a question Rick. Oil base paint what the best tip

[@sprayaholic]

@jessehamlett3068 it depends on your machine. Maybe a 311 would shoot nicer than the fine finish ones. Depends how wide you need the fan. And what youre painting Alot is trial and error and personal preference. Alot depends on the paint consistency and also temperatures. The thinner or warmer your climate is, the nice you'll get it to spray out the can

[@philipvernon5976]

Hi. £300 max

[@sprayaholic]

@@philipvernon5976 I'd probably be looking at the Erbauer sprayer from screwfix then. It's more power than the cheap wagner ones. Or if you can pick up a second hand qtech qt190 on Facebook

[@philipvernon5976]

Nice one, thanks for the advice! Keep up the good work✌️

[@sprayaholic]

@@philipvernon5976 thanks for the support