Air Pressure on Syphon Gun

Before you start spraying it is essential to understand where and how the air travels to your syphon gun in order to achieve a successful operation of your gun.

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

Large amounts of air will be drawn from the air compressor (1-10)

into the regulator through copper pipes.

(1-10)

Once the air has traveled through the motor and into your regulator (2-10), you will be able to rate the volume of air called CFM (Cubic Feet of air per minute) and the pressure that is delivered to the spray nozzle (3-10) , called PSI (pounds per square inch).

 (2-10)

 (3-10)

Note: You will be able to open and close the Bypass Valves to prevent or redirect the air pressure within the pipes.

               

             

ADJUSTING THE PSI ON YOUR REGULATOR.

There are many types of spray guns you can use. The most recent syphon guns will have a manual air regulator (4-10), when you press of the trigger this will regulate your air pressure to 35-30 psi. You will be able to adjust by closing the nob to the right and opening to the left.

 (4-10)

                 (4-10)

The OG syphon gun (5-10) does not have a manual regulator, hence this will need to be regulated from the source (Air regulator) at 30-20 psi depending of the amount of atomization you want to achieve.

 (5-10)

 (5-10)


Note : We call these beauties a Non-bleeder gun, because it has an air valve that stops the flow of air when the trigger is released. This allows the operator to control both air and paint. Also note the syphon gun with no manual air regulator is set at 20psi.

In order to control the air that travels from your hose to the air nozzle on your syphone gun you will need to set your regulator at 40 psi with the adjustment screw (6-10) on your regulator.

(6-10)

Note: The more air pressure your allowing to your gun, the more atomization you will be producing.

HOW DOES IT TRAVEL THROUGH MY GUN? 

You will have 2 trigger pulls on your syphone gun;

First Pull will only release the air, this is perfect to remove any unwanted dust on your piece.

Second Pull will combine the Air with the Material.

The air supply is directed across the opening of the fluid tube, creating a vacuum in the tube. Thus, atmospheric pressure in the paint container pushes the paint up into the gun.

Note: This process is recommended for finer and even atomization.