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Features:- Built to aerospace standards
- Precision ground 303 stainless steel plunger rod
- All parts CNC machined from solid brass and 6061 T6 aluminum billet
- No Cast Parts
- Oil impregnated end cap
professional grade tool:
As a professional remodeler who does a large amount of drywall patching. I finally bought this tool out of complete exasperation with the unsatisfactory results I was getting from other systems of spraying texture on wall and ceiling patches. Otherwise I wouldn't have spent that kind of money on a low-tech tool like this. But I bought it, and now I'm glad I did. It is very solidly built, and clean-up is a breeze. It does the job, and does it better than any other system I've used. The spray cans are expensive, don't cover much area, and only seem to work well for light textures. Medium knockdown, forget it. Spraying on the ceiling, forget it (they just create a drippy mess). Using a hopper and a gun with a compressor is labor intensive and very, very messy. The overspray gets everywhere. Impractical for small patches. I was relieved to find that this gun works with topping compound, which is cheaper and easier than the powdered stuff. Just thin it, and put it in the quart jug, and away you go. They recommend straining it, but I didn't, and it worked fine. But I do mix my buckets of mud with a drill-powered blender. You have a lot of control over your texture, and that's what I like about it. How thin your mix is, how close to the wall you hold the gun, how large or small you make the adjustable orifice. So you can pretty well match just about anything you come across (it doesn't do acoustic "popcorn" celing texture, 'tho). I pride myself on invisible patches. But no matter how good the patch, if the texture doesn't match, it stands out like a sore thumb. This gun gives me the control to make patches that are works of art. Downside: it needs a shutoff, because once you get your patch textured the way you want it, it just keeps spraying until it peters out. So you always have this sloppy moment at the end of each patch. And the lock-screw that holds the shaft in place while not in use should have a rubber tip, for better friction, and so it won't scratch the shaft. Other than that it's a really nice (expensive) tool. And about the cost: maybe its not such a bad thing it costs so much. I mean, if you pride yourself on standing out from the crowd, like I do, then you can rest assured the crowd won't be showing up with this little baby in tow. And in fairness, most tools are mass produced, and need a smaller markup due to large volume of sales. But this tool is so specialized that I suspect it will never appeal to a large audience. But that's OK with me - Let the goobers texture with drywall mud on a paint roller, or fling it with a broom. I however will artistically apply my texture with my adjustable brass texture gun. I am the Leonardo DaVinci of wall patches!
worth it:
It's nice to not have to pull out my hopper gun set up, to do small patchwork. The little aerosol bottle's are too expensive, and don't always work. Took a little practice to get used to it. start with the nozzle very loose. then keep spraying and tightening the nozzle(tip) till you get the right texture. The looser the nozzle, the smaller the texture. As you tighten it, it sprays a larger bead. (like for knockdown) Don't let the bottle get less than 1/4 empty or it will squirt out in a stream. That's not the desired effect, trust me! It happened right in front of a customer, when I was still a greenhorn with it. mix the mud on the wet side. I can spray a perfect knock down with nice lace, and of coarse any orange peel. no acoustic though. I have also used it to spray water onto acoustic ceiling's and wall paper for removal. And have also used it to spray fog coats on stucco. You can keep the drywall mud in it's plastic cup that it comes with, which has a lid. That way you don't need to mix every time you do a job. The mud won't get hard in the cup. To clean it, I remove the tip, and put a water hose nozzle right up to it. To my satisfaction it will spray right through the gun, and not all over the place. Good luck, and happy patching.
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