The size of spray tips has two components.
Airless sprayer tips sizes.
So this tip has an approximate 10 fan when the tip is 12 from the surface to be painted.
Fits rac 5 guard aka rac v and rac iv too.
The nozzle opening which in this case is 0 017.
It s the combination of fan width and orifice size that determines how thick of a coating you ll spray.
If you multiply it by 2 the result is the approximate fan size when the tip is about 12 from the surface being sprayed.
Case in point a 317 tip and a 517 tip both have the same orifice size 17 thousandths of an inch.
013 015 latex paint.
The fourth character first number 5 in this case is used for the fan size.
As a general guide these are the recommended airless tip sizes.
If you cannot find the nozzle for your spray gun or you do not know which nozzle size is right for your job do not hesitate to contact us about this and to consult our table of the nozzles at the bottom of page.
In this category you will find airless extensions in various lengths 25 cm 50 cm 90 cm.
But the 517 tip sprays a 10 inch wide fan while the 317 sprays a 6 inch wide fan.
What size spray tip do i need.
009 013 oil based paint.
They are the 1 selling airless tip on the market.
The fan size and the orifice size.
Then the second and third numbers 17 represents the size of the bore i e.
286 and tip size 286xxx such as 286415.
You can find and buy your airless spray tips here.
Lets use the ltx515 as an example as it is one of the most common tips for spraying latex paint.
The first digit 5 represents the width of the spray pattern i e.
The size of the airless spray tip you need depends on the type of paint you are spraying.