Airless Tips & Tricks

With Airless spraying the choice of nozzle size and gun filter are important. The material being used will determine which ones to use. The right choice is crucial for a perfect spray result. The nozzle angle determines the width of the spray jet. The bore diameter of a nozzle controls the paint flow rate. The choice of filter depends on the type of material. Essentially, the more viscous the material, the coarser the filter should be.

Gun filters prevent tip blockages
The airless gun push-in filters from Wagner are made of non-rusting steel and come in various mesh sizes, depending on the application. Plasma welded joints ensure they are highly stable against mechanical stresses of all kinds. Quality Wagner filters offer durability and consistency that painters value.

 

Our filters in detail

• Red Filter 180 mesh and 0.084 mm mesh size (extra fine): The perfect choice for extremely low viscosity materials such as stains, varnishes and glazes. Recommended tip size is 7-11 Thou
• Yellow Filter 180 mesh and 0.14 mm mesh size (fine): Suitable for materials such as undercoats, lacquers and primers and semi gloss acrylics. Recommended tip size is 13-15 Thou
• White Filter 50 mesh and 0.31 mm mesh size (medium): Suitable for use with materials such as emulsions, latex, gloss acrylic paints, ceiling whites and block fillers.  Recommended tip size is 17 thou (Ceilings), 17-19 thou (gloss acrylics), 21 thou (block fillers)
• Green Filters 30 mesh and 0.56mm mesh size (coarse): Suitable for use with materials such as filler paints, hi build, not grit texture and membranes. Recommended tip size is 23 thou (non grit texture), 26 thou (membranes)

Tip & Filter Selection Guide