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Graco Industrial Spray Pumps Buying Guide

Experts in abrasive blasting and industrial coating products, BlastOne offers this buyers guide to introduce to our quality line of Graco spray pumps.

Should you have a special application and need advice, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our customer service.

Conventional Air Sprayers

Name Style Most Common Sizes Available For Rent Applications Features Disadvantages
P-GMK Graco King Extreme Paint Spray Pump

Graco King Extreme
Spray Pumps

Airless
  • 6,000 psi – spray 12.9 litres/minute
  • 7,250 psi – spray 11 litres/minute
Yes
  • Spraying Coatings with over 30 minute pot life
  • Spraying with Multiple guns
  • Spraying with multiple hoses
  • Highly portable
  • Contractors Choice
  • Pneumatic Air Driven motor
  • De-icing functionality
  • XL Motor with more power
  • Uses Xtreme and MaxLife Lowers
  • Easy, speedy maintenance
  • Easy-maneuver cart
  • Can spray topcoats, but consider using Merkur or Warrior if an automotive like finish is required
Graco Contractor King Air Powered Airless Sprayer 70:1 - Bare GRACO® CONTRACTOR KING® AIR POWERED AIRLESS SPRAYER Airless
  • 4500, 6000 & 7250 Psi (6000 psi unit shown)
  • 45:1, 65:1 & 70:1 ratios
Yes
  • Spraying Coatings with over 30 minutes pot life
  • Spraying with multiple guns
  • Spraying with multiple lengths of hoses
  • Latest generation of King sprayer
  • Better anti-freeze capabilities
  • Faster Smoother changeover
  • Can spray topcoats but consider using Merkur or Triton if an automotive like finish is required.
GRACO XTREME XL AIRLESS SPRAY PAINTING MACHINE GRACO XTREME XL AIRLESS SPRAY PAINTING MACHINE Airless
  • 4500, 6000 & 7250 Psi (7250 psi unit shown)
  • 45:1, 65:1 & 70:1 ratios
No
  • Spraying Coatings with over 30 minutes pot life
  • Spraying with multiple guns
  • Spraying with multiple lengths of hoses
  • Latest generation of King sprayer
  • Better anti-freeze capabilities
  • Faster Smoother changeover
  • Can spray topcoats but consider using Merkur or Warrior if an automotive like finish is required.
Graco Merkur Fine Finish

Graco Merkur Fine
Finish

Airless or Air Assisted
  • 4,800 psi – spray 4.5 litres /minute
  • 7,250 psi – spray 3 litres /minute
Yes
  • Fine Finish industrial top coats
  • Spraying Coatings with over 30 minute pot life
  • Spraying with multiple guns
  • Spraying with multiple hoses
  • Highly portable
  • Solvent flush pump for 2K system
  • Low pulsation output
  • Better finish with consistent pattern and film
  • Can be fitted with an air-assisted airless gun for improved finish quality
  • Suitable for light primers and finishing coats only.
  • Not suitable for hi-build primers
Graco XP70 Plural Component Sprayer Graco XP Plural Component Spray Pumps Airless
  • Up to 7250 psi and 15.1 litres per minute depending upon model
Yes
  • Plural Component coatings with 3+ minute pot life
  • Multiple Spray operators
  • Paint Booth or On jobsite applicable
  • Can be used with remote mix manifold
  • Uses Xtreme Lowers
  • Pneumatic Air Driven motor
  • De-icing functionality
  • Reduces waste and material cost because material is mixed as it is required not in a batch
  • Quicker clean-up with reduced solvent volumes. Flushing only required in the static mix tube, hose and gun.
  • Digitally controlled proportioning eliminates human error caused off-ratio waste and rework
  • The fact that it has advanced controls means it requires greater proficiency to operate than non-2k equipment
Graco XM PFP Plural Component Sprayer Graco XM Plural Component Sprayer Airless
  • Up to 6300 psi and 11.4 litres per minute depending upon model
Yes
  • Plural Component coatings with 3+ minute pot life
  • Multiple Spray operators
  • Paint Booth or on jobsite applicable
  • Used with remote mix manifold
  • Works with feed pumps from drums
  • Uses Xtreme Lowers
  • Pneumatic Air Driven motor
  • De-icing functionality
  • Has separate solvent flush pumps to speed cleanup
  • Has heated tanks and line heaters
  • Reduces waste and material cost because material is mixed as it is required not in a batch
  • Quicker clean-up with reduced solvent volumes. Flushing only required in the static mix tube, hose and gun.
  • Digitally controlled proportioning eliminates human error caused off-ratio waste and rework
  • Maximum combination of pleasure and flow
  • The fact that it has advanced controls means it requires greater proficiency to operate than non-2k equipment

Graco King Extreme Paint Spray Pump Graco Contractor King Graco Xtreme XL Airless Spray-Painting Machine graco merkur spray paint package Graco XP70 Plural Component Sprayer Graco XM PFP Plural Component Sprayer
Graco King Extreme Spray Pumps Graco® Contractor King® Air Powered Airless Sprayer Graco Xtreme XL Airless Spray-Painting Machine Graco Merkur Fine Finish Graco XP Plural  Component Spray Pumps Graco XM Plural Component Sprayer
Airless Airless Airless Airless or Air Assisted Airless Airless
Most Common
Sizes
  • 6,000 psi – spray 12.9 litres/minute
  • 7,250 psi – spray 11 litres/minute
  • 4500, 6000 & 7250 Psi (6000 psi unit shown)
  • 45:1, 65:1 & 70:1 ratios
  • 4500, 6000 & 7250 Psi (7250 psi unit shown)
  • 45:1, 65:1 & 70:1 ratios
  • 4,800 psi – spray 4.5 litres /minute
  • 7,250 psi – spray 3 litres /minute
  • Up to 7250 psi and 15.1 litres per minute depending upon model
  • Up to 6300 psi and 11.4 litres per minute depending upon model
Available For Rent Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Applications
  • Spraying Coatings with over 30 minute pot life
  • Spraying with Multiple guns
  • Spraying with multiple hoses
  • Highly portable
  • Contractors Choice
  • Spraying Coatings with over 30 minutes pot life
  • Spraying with multiple guns
  • Spraying with multiple lengths of hoses
  • Spraying Coatings with over 30 minutes pot life
  • Spraying with multiple guns
  • Spraying with multiple lengths of hoses
  • Fine Finish industrial top coats
  • Spraying Coatings with over 30 minute pot life
  • Spraying with multiple guns
  • Spraying with multiple hoses
  • Highly portable
  • Solvent flush pump for 2K system
  • Plural Component coatings with 3+ minute pot life
  • Multiple Spray operators
  • Paint Booth or On jobsite applicable
  • Can be used with remote mix manifold
  • Plural Component coatings with 3+ minute pot life
  • Multiple Spray operators
  • Paint Booth or on jobsite applicable
  • Used with remote mix manifold
Features
  • Pneumatic Air Driven motor
  • De-icing functionality
  • XL Motor with more power
  • Uses Xtreme and MaxLife Lowers
  • Easy, speedy maintenance
  • Easy-maneuver cart
  • Latest generation of King sprayer
  • Better anti-freeze capabilities
  • Faster Smoother changeover
  • Latest generation of King sprayer
  • Better anti-freeze capabilities
  • Faster Smoother changeover
  • Low pulsation output
  • Better finish with consistent pattern and film
  • Can be fitted with an air-assisted airless gun for improved finish quality
  • Uses Xtreme Lowers
  • Pneumatic Air Driven motor
  • De-icing functionality
  • Reduces waste and material cost because material is mixed as it is required not in a batch
  • Quicker clean-up with reduced solvent volumes. Flushing only required in the static mix tube, hose and gun.
  • Digitally controlled proportioning eliminates human error caused off-ratio waste and rework
  • Works with feed pumps from drums
  • Uses Xtreme Lowers
  • Pneumatic Air Driven motor
  • De-icing functionality
  • Has separate solvent flush pumps to speed cleanup
  • Has heated tanks and line heaters
  • Reduces waste and material cost because material is mixed as it is required not in a batch
  • Quicker clean-up with reduced solvent volumes. Flushing only required in the static mix tube, hose and gun.
  • Digitally controlled proportioning eliminates human error caused off-ratio waste and rework
  • Maximum combination of pleasure and flow
Disadvantages
  • Can spray topcoats, but consider using Merkur or Triton if an automotive like finish is required
  • Can spray topcoats but consider using Merkur or Triton if an automotive like finish is required.
  • Can spray topcoats but consider using Merkur or Warrior if an automotive like finish is required.
  • Suitable for light primers and finishing coats only.
  • Not suitable for hi-build primers
  • The fact that it has advanced controls means it requires greater proficiency to operate than non-2k equipment
  • The fact that it has advanced controls means it requires greater proficiency to operate than non-2k equipment

Passive Fire Protections (PFP) Sprayers

Name Style Price Most Common Sizes Available For Rent Applications Features Disadvantages
GM24X069 Graco Xtreme PFP-Cart-Mounted Single Component Sprayer GRACO XTREME PFP SINGLE-COMPONENT SPRAYER 70:1 No
  • Pipe racking
  • Structural steel
  • Storage tanks
  • Onshore and offshore oil rigs
  • Living quarters
  • NXT® Air Motor
  • Compact, cart-mounted
  • Easy to clean with quick knock-down, double-ball pump
  • 6,500 psi working pressure
  • Pail ram plate with high down force and air-assisted removal
  • Large outlet check improves pattern control
  • Handles mastic materials of two parts which are mixed then ram-fed
Not for high-production projects
GRACO XM PFP PLURAL COMPONENT SPRAYER

GRACO XM PFP PLURAL COMPONENT SPRAYER

60:1 No
  • Pipe racking
  • Structural steel
  • Storage tanks
  • Onshore and offshore oil rigs
  • Living quarters
  • Intuitive users controls
  • Level sensors automatically refill tanks when material reaches certain level
  • Proven Graco Check-Mate® Feed System
  • Heat control
  • Heated pressure pots
  • Viscon® HF Heater
  • Heated hose set
  • Hot water flush kit
Not ideal for small projects or touch-ups
Graco Xtreme PFP-Cart-Mounted Single Component Sprayer Graco XM PFP Plural Component Sprayer
GRACO XTREME PFP SINGLE-COMPONENT SPRAYER GRACO XM PFP PLURAL COMPONENT SPRAYER
Most Common
Sizes
70:1 60:1
Available For Rent No No
Applications
  • Pipe racking
  • Structural steel
  • Storage tanks
  • Onshore and offshore oil rigs
  • Living quarters
  • Pipe racking
  • Structural steel
  • Storage tanks
  • Onshore and offshore oil rigs
  • Living quarters
Features
  • NXT® Air Motor
  • Compact, cart-mounted
  • Easy to clean with quick knock-down, double-ball pump
  • 6,500 psi working pressure
  • Pail ram plate with high down force and air-assisted removal
  • Large outlet check improves pattern control
  • Handles mastic materials of two parts which are mixed then ram-fed
  • Intuitive users controls
  • Level sensors automatically refill tanks when material reaches certain level
  • Proven Graco Check-Mate® Feed System
  • Heat control
  • Heated pressure pots
  • Viscon® HF Heater
  • Heated hose set
  • Hot water flush kit
Disadvantages Not for high-production projects Not ideal for small projects or touch-ups

Electric Spray Pumps

Name Style Most Common Sizes Available For Rent Applications Features Disadvantages
Graco King E series Airless Sprayer Graco King E60 Electric Spray Pumps / Airless
  • 6000 psi, 41.4 MPa
No
  • Spraying of protective coatings where compressed air is not available or viable
  • Less pulsation to always obtain a good pattern regardless of which tip you use.
  • Atex approved – Allows use on locations where generating a spark is of concern
  • Runs on widely available 240V/15A or 110V/25A power
  • Elimination of air motor avoids icing problems
  • None
Graco UltraMax Airless Sprayer

Graco UltraMax

Airless
  • 3300 psi @ 4.5 litres/minute
Yes
  • Domestic and commercial painting
  • Spraying Coatings with over 30 minute pot life
  • Quick knockdown ‘Endurance Pump’
  • Digital display with volume sprayed tracking
  • Built-in filter
  • Available as Air-Driven, Petrol or Electric
  • Can support up to 3 guns
  • Maximum operating pressure of 3300 psi is too low to correctly atomize many industrial coatings
Graco King E series Airless Sprayer Graco UltraMax Airless Sprayer
Graco King E60 Graco UltraMax
Electric Spray Pumps / Airless Airless
Most Common
Sizes
  • 6000 psi, 41.4 MPa
  • 3300 psi @ 4.5 litres/ minute
Available For Rent No Yes
Applications
  • Spraying of protective coatings where compressed air is not available or viable
  • Domestic and
    commercial painting
  • Spraying Coatings
    with over 30 minute
    pot life
Features
  • Less pulsation to always obtain a good pattern regardless of which tip you use.
  • Atex approved – Allows use on locations where generating a spark is of concern
  • Runs on widely available 240V/15A or 110V/25A power
  • Elimination of air motor avoids icing problems
  • Quick knockdown ‘Endurance Pump’
  • Digital display with volume sprayed tracking
  • Built-in filter
  • Available as Air-Driven, Petrol or Electric
  • Can support up to 3 guns
Disadvantages
  • None
  • Maximum operating pressure of 3300 psi is too low to correctly atomize many industrial coatings

Conventional Air Sprayers

Name Style Most Common Sizes Available For Rent Applications Features Disadvantages
AIRPRO CONVENTIONAL SPRAY GUN WITH GRAVITY FEED AIRPRO CONVENTIONAL SPRAY GUN WITH GRAVITY FEED
  • 1.4 mm
  • 1.8 mm
No
  • Mounting of cup above gun rather than below assists spraying horizontal surfaces.
  • Even material distribution through the spray pattern for optimum coverage
  • Improved transfer efficiency through reduced air consumption
  • Well balanced and lightweight (410 grams) gun makes it easier to spray at a steady rate all day
  • Complexity
  • Number of parts
2 litre Propaint Economy Pressure Pot 2 LITRE ECONOMY PRESSURE POT
  • 2 litre
No
  • Pressure feeding of fluid to spray gun
  • Low cost reduces loss if damaged or lost
  • Allows smaller volumes of coatings to be applied by pressure feed.
  • Ideal for touch-up work
  • None
ProPaint Economy Pressure Pot PROPAINT ECONOMY PRESSURE POT
  • 10L
  • 20L
No
  • Economy pressure pot for infrequent use or low budgets
  • Widely used in automotive, oil-based, latex, varnish, paint, primer, wood coating, adhesive, etc.
  • 10 liter capacity
  • Standard and agitated setups
  • Waterborne compatible versions
  • Multiple sizes available
  • Best for infrequent use
Binks 2.8 gallon pressure pot

BINKS 2.8 GALLON PRESSURE POT SPRAYER

  • 2.8 gallon
No
  • AirSpray Conventional Pressure Pot, used most commonly for spraying thin coatings
  • 2.8 Gallon capacity, allows you to mix up a standard 2 gallon kit of paint with ease
  • Single or Dual Regulators available
  • Agitators – if you are spraying coatings like zinc where it will settle out, you need an agitator kit
  • Wastes more paint, thinner, and time than the Warrior
  • Requires more clean-up time
Warrior 4000 Conventional Paint Sprayer

GRACO WARRIOR CONVENTIONAL SPRAY PUMP

Air Spray
  • 100 psi max fluid pressure – 32 litres per minute
Yes
  • Air Spray / Conventional Sprayers
  • Zinc primers
  • Pressure Pot replacement
  • Fine finish spraying
  • 100 psi max fluid pressure
  • Fluid recirculation valve
  • 6 litre/minute max flow rate
  • Available as Cart mount (Most Popular), pail mount, stand mount or wall mount
  • Suitable for fitting with agitator
  • Suitable for supplying conventional, HVLP, compliant or electrostatic guns
  • Rapid color changes.
  • Low solvent volumes when changing colors and cleaning
  • Not suitable for hi-build primers
  • Difficult to service in the field

Airpro with Gravity feed cup Conventional 2 Litre Pressure Pot ProPaint Economy Pressure Pot Binks 2.8 gallon pressure pot sprayer Graco Warrior 4000 conventional spray pump
AIRPRO CONVENTIONAL SPRAY GUN WITH GRAVITY FEED 2 LITRE ECONOMY PRESSURE POT PROPAINT ECONOMY PRESSURE POT

BINKS 2.8 GALLON PRESSURE POT SPRAYER

GRACO WARRIOR CONVENTIONAL SPRAY PUMP
Conventional Air Sprayer Conventional Air Sprayer Conventional Air Sprayer Conventional Air Sprayer Air Spray
Most Common Sizes
  • 1.4 mm
  • 1.8 mm
  • 2 litre
  • 20-30 psi working pressure – 10L/20L/40L
  • 2.8 gallon
  • 100 psi max fluid pressure – 32 litres per minute
Available For Rent No No No No Yes
Applications
  • Mounting of cup above gun rather than below assists spraying horizontal surfaces.
  • Pressure feeding of fluid to spray gun
  • Economy pressure pot for infrequent use or low budgets
  • Widely used in automotive, oil-based, latex, varnish, paint, primer, wood coating, adhesive, etc.
  • AirSpray Conventional Pressure Pot, used most commonly for spraying thin coatings
  • Air Spray / Conventional Sprayers
  • Zinc primers
  • Pressure Pot replacement
  • Fine finish spraying
Features
  • Even material distribution through the spray pattern for optimum coverage
  • Improved transfer efficiency through reduced air consumption
  • Well balanced and lightweight (410 grams) gun makes it easier to spray at a steady rate all day
  • Low cost reduces loss if damaged or lost
  • Allows smaller volumes of coatings to be applied by pressure feed
  • Ideal for touch-up work
  • 10 liter capacity
  • Standard and agitated setups
  • Waterborne compatible versions
  • Multiple sizes available
  • 2.8 Gallon capacity, allows you to mix up a standard 2 gallon kit of paint with ease
  • Single or Dual Regulators available
  • Agitators – if you are spraying coatings like zinc where it will settle out, you need an agitator kit
  • Wastes more paint, thinner, and time than the Warrior
  • Requires more clean-up time
Disadvantages
  • Complexity
  • Number of parts
  • None
  • Best for infrequent use
  • Best for infrequent use
  • Not suitable for hi-build primers
  • Difficult to service in the field

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Important considerations when selecting an industrial spray pump

Choosing the right spray pump for your application is very important. There are a lot of considerations, but number one is, will it spray the coating you are trying to apply. Before you go through these questions, get yourself an up to date datasheet of the coating that you are needing to apply. Remember it is possible to rent a spray pump if you have a one off job, so find a sprayer that will fit 90-95% of your requirements.

  • What pressure does the coating require for correct atomization? this will be available from the data sheet supplied by your coating supplier.
  • What application rate do you require? This will be dependent on how many square feet/meters you want to apply in a shift
  • What pot-life does your coating have (i.e. how long between mixing and not being able to be applied)? Products with less than 30 minutes pot-life will require a 2K system.
  • Does your coating require agitation? If spraying zinc primers, check with your coatings supplier if it needs agitation.
  • Does your coating require heating? Some very thick coatings may require heating to make them viscous enough to flow through a spray pump.

Why use an Airless Sprayer vs Conventional AirSpray

The prime reason to use an airless is to apply coatings that are difficult to apply using conventional air spray equipment (either a pressure pot of a cup gun). The other deciding factor is the volume of coating to be applied. Typically the change from air spray to airless spray is because heavy industrial coatings need to be applied. These often require pressures higher than that which an air spray system is capable of correctly atomizing. Industrial coatings are usually required to be applied in volumes also in excess of that which an air spray system is capable of.

When to use a Plural Component Airless Pump

Plural component spraying adds another dimension to spray pump usage. Having ascertained that a spray pump is required for spraying success, the next decision is whether to use 1k or 2k equipment. 1k (single component) requires coatings that have a 30 minute plus pot life (time between mixing and setting). Anything less than this will require a 2k system. Another advantage of 2K systems is the reduction of human error when mixing (provided the correct ratio is entered into the control). A third advantage is the reduction in material waste. As a 2k system instantaneously mixes on demand, there is no wasted batch at the end of the shift. Waste material is only what is in the hose, mix tube and gun already mixed.

Common issues with spray pumps

One type of coating that difficult to spray with an airless spray pump is zinc primers. By nature these coatings are a powder in suspension in a solvent. This presents two problems 1. the powder tends to fall out of suspension from the solvent 2. the pressures provided by an airless spray pump means that the powder tends to “pack in” , separating out from the solvent in the pump lines and gun. To counter this zinc primers require constant mechanical agitation (available in the form of an add-on air powered additional component) and are best applied with a low pressure pump such as the Warrior.
The main-trade off when choosing the high volume of an airless pump rather than a lower volume air system spray is the loss of finish quality. The ultimate finish quality (e.g. mirror like automotive) will always be provided by a conventional air spray system. However, there a couple of options to help improve finish quality when using an airless spray pump 1. a finishing tip for the airless gun this has an additional orifice at the back of the tip to help break the atomization of the coating into smaller particles 2. an air assisted airless gun has a small feed of air to the tip holder, again breaking the atomization up.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the maximum pressure that spray pumps can spray at?

    Commonly, pumps are available that spray at up to 7500 psi.

  • What is the maximum flow rate available in a spray pump?

    Spray pumps are available at up to 15 liters minute flow rate. At 15 liters per minute a spray pump will most likely will not be able to spray at 7500 psi. At the upper limits of a spray pump’s performance, there will always be some trade off between pressure and flow, i.e. you can have 7500 psi or 15 liters per minute but not both.

  • How short a pot-life can a spray pump work with?

    The XM and XP pumps featured in this comparison will cope with materials with a 3 to 30 minute pot-life. Other systems are available that will apply coatings that have a pot life of seconds.
  • What options are there for feeding a spray pump?

    The most commonly used feed component for a spray pump is a suction pick-up tube. Some heavy industrial coatings are difficult to feed into a suction pump and cause cavitation (sucking in air with the material feed and creating air bubbles in the material in the pump, This interferes with the smooth operation of the pump). To overcome this a gravity feed hopper can be installed on a spray pump. This is mounted on the pump and forces the material into the feed. For plural component systems where the material may be delivered to site in 44 gal. drums or IBC, the containers can be fitted separate pumps to pump out of the supply container and in to the spray pump.

  • How easy are spray pumps to service?

    It varies. For most single leg (for premixed or single component coatings) pumps common maintenance tasks on the pump lower can be performed in the field by someone with reasonable mechanical aptitude. Service and repair of spray pump motors, both electric and pneumatic, is best performed in a workshop. For plural component spray pumps, their additional complexity necessitates the need for trained service personnel. This doesn’t mean that they can’t be serviced in the field. A certain amount of repairs and maintenance can still be done in the field by suitably trained service personnel.
  • How easy are spray pumps to operate?

    As with servicing them, the single leg pumps are easier to easier to operate than plural component units. Single leg spray pump operation can be taught in-house by a contractor or self taught by using the operation guides and manuals. Plural component systems will usually require specialist training from the equipment supplier.

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