Adam's Paint Sprayer Repair

This customer had problems with his inlet ball repeatedly getting blocked with debris. At first we thought it was a product issue, then after a few cleanings I opened up the suction tube to find this...
This was paint that had lined his hard tube after years of use and poor cleaning. Eventually it came loose and was partially blocking the flexible suction tube after folding in half.
New soft suction tube, and a good cleaning and he's up and running again.

This piston rod is out of a new machine, only a few months old. The streaking on the piston rod and the piston rod guide that's almost obliterated are both tell-tale signs of friction heat. The kind that comes from running your machine with no piston l**e.

Pay attention here, proper preventative maintenance is crucial to keep your machines running in top shape. I never enjoy seeing these things from customers equipment. It means the premium they paid for their equipment is not paying off as much as it should. Unnecessary repair that could have been prevented with regular maintenance is frustrating, but that's how it goes sometimes.

Clean your filters weekly at minimum, more often if you are using builder grade coating. Make sure your piston rod is always wet with piston l**e, and clean your machines well regularly.

This pump was run away past the service time. There were multiple colors of dried paint that had leaked past the upper packings. It may not seem like a big deal, but this will cause excessive wear and damage to your piston rod.
I had to remove the whole front drive assembly to clean all the paint out and re-lubricate everything before putting it back together with a spare fluid pump.
Maintenance is a choice, preventative maintenance through proper service and repair is much less expensive than servicing abused equipment. It's simple math.