Abstract: In an improved paint spray gun combination having a spray discharge portion with a discharge orifice for pressurized spray discharge of liquid paint, a paint gun tip filter, atomizer and gasket combination comprising a resilient gasket ring having an axial bore and a plurality of filter screens disposed within the gasket ring in filtering relationship to the liquid paint discharging through the discharge orifice. The bore is characterized as having a substantially frustro-conical shaped inlet portion and a substantially cylindrical-shaped outlet portion.