Spray Tips
How do tips work?
- An airless sprayer pumps and pressurizes the paint without the use of air.
- The paint is then forced to go through the small orifice of the tip under high pressure (up to 350 bar).
- This process atomizes the paint in a controlled fan width and flow rate (same effect as placing your thumb on the end of a garden hose)
You can compare it to choosing the right bit for your electric drill. There are bits designed for wood, bits for metal and bits for concrete. Each bit for each application comes in a variety of sizes.
Using the wrong bit on the wrong surface does not work. With airless tips it is very similar.
Choosing the right tip will
- decreases overspray
- provides more control
- results in less time to spend on the job
- use less paint
- generate higher profits
Getting the most from your spray tip depends on several factors
- the tip’s fan width
- the tip’s orifice size
- your sprayer’s maximum output
- the type of paint you are spraying
- the type of surface you are spraying
- tip wear
We stock the latest genuine Graco XHD and RAC X Airless Spray Tips in a range of types, sizes, and pattern widths.
These are reversible tips with the following features
- Blockages can be cleared by turning through 180 degrees
- Designed to outlast existing designs
- Easy install without the need for a screwdriver and without removing the guard
- Locking tab ensures tip stays securely in guard
- RAC X designed for fine finish applications up to 276 bar (4000 psi)
- XHD designed for heavy-duty applications up to 500 bar (7250 psi)
- Designed to maintain a consistent long lasting fan pattern
- Available in large range of sizes from 8 – 71 thou to suit your application
Ordering information
Extend spray tip life
To extend the life of your spray tips and reduce wear on your airless sprayer, spray at the lowest possible pressure to atomize the coating. Before starting a job, spray a test pattern at a low pressure setting. Increase the pressure until tails disappear from the pattern to give the optimum spray pressure.
Tip wear
- When a spray tip wears the orifice gets rounder which makes the fan pattern smaller. When a tip with a 12 inch wide fan pattern wears to a 9 inch fan pattern is uses 30% more paint over a 25% less area.
Tip size guide
The chart below gives a guide to tip size selection which is largely determined by the material being sprayed.
Refer to the material data sheet for the material to be sprayed for the manufacturers recommended tip sizes.
Tip size - |
Material |
007 – 009 |
Dyes |
009 – 011 |
Ink |
011 – 013 |
Stains Lacquers Oils |
011 – 015 |
Enamels |
013 – 015 |
Urethanes |
015 – 019 |
Latex |
015 – 019 |
Acrylics |
017 – 021 |
Emulsions |
023 – 031 |
Block fillers |
029 - 035 |
Intumescents |
031 – 043 |
Epoxies |
031 – 067 |
Asphalt |
The full range of Graco Reversible Spray tips are available from The Surface Finishing Equipment Group - Hogg Blasting and Finishing Equipment in the Northeast UK and Abraclean in the Northwest UK.
Rac X Tips
Graco RAC X Tips - click here for Brochure