This evening I broke out the new Critter spray gun and let some paint
fly. My initial impression is very favorable (favourable where
required...).
The paint was Rustoleum semi-gloss white with a squirt of Flowtrol and a
couple of ounces of water as thinner. The gun performed well, although
it was necessary to shoot at between 50 - 60 psi to get that paint
moving. Next time I will thin more so that I can shoot at 30 - 35 ish
to reduce over spray.
The gun produced a nice finish. Clean up was very easy.
The gun gets a couple thumbs up for price / performance. I only have
two v.small gripes. First, the lid gasket should be just a bit larger
in diameter to keep it retained in the lid better. Second, the pickup
tube is a little short for the jar depth. It was necessary to break out
my painting nuts to compensate. :)
Tim
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<giggle>
R. E. Engerman wrote:
> I've been reading what you guys have been talking about. Can I spray the
> Minwax Polyurethane with this thing? It mite be the best way to paint the
> kitchen cabinets I'm making. Wehn I use a brush I get some brush hairs
> stuck sometimes so just spraying should be better.
>
> Ralph Engeman
> R. E. Quick Transit
On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 03:45:18 GMT, The Guy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>in diameter to keep it retained in the lid better. Second, the pickup
>tube is a little short for the jar depth.
Try adjusting it. Mine came with the tube adjusted too far up. I was
able to turn it and readjust the locknut.
Barry
Gee, I thought for a moment that other folks had chipmunks in the shop too.
Michael
"Eric Ryder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "The Guy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > This evening I broke out the new Critter spray gun and let some paint
> > fly. My initial impression is very favorable (favourable where
> > required...).
> >
> > The paint was Rustoleum semi-gloss white with a squirt of Flowtrol and a
> > couple of ounces of water as thinner. The gun performed well, although
> > it was necessary to shoot at between 50 - 60 psi to get that paint
> > moving. Next time I will thin more so that I can shoot at 30 - 35 ish
> > to reduce over spray.
> >snip
>
> Floetrol, or did you mean Penetrol?? I thought Rustoleum was oilbase?
>
>
B a r r y wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 15:59:16 GMT, The Guy
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>> just above the bottom of the jar. Before doing that, I need to figure
>>out what solvents will be used in the future and then determine an
>>appropriate material for the tubing.
>>
>>Tim
>
>
> I just ordered a stainless steel tube, as I plan on using mine with
> shellac quite often. This will allow me to use ammonia to keep the
> thing clean.
>
> Barry
That sounds like a plan. Is the new tube any longer than the old one?
Tim
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"The Guy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> This evening I broke out the new Critter spray gun and let some paint
> fly. My initial impression is very favorable (favourable where
> required...).
>
> The paint was Rustoleum semi-gloss white with a squirt of Flowtrol and a
> couple of ounces of water as thinner. The gun performed well, although
> it was necessary to shoot at between 50 - 60 psi to get that paint
> moving. Next time I will thin more so that I can shoot at 30 - 35 ish
> to reduce over spray.
>snip
Floetrol, or did you mean Penetrol?? I thought Rustoleum was oilbase?
xrongor wrote:
>>First, the lid gasket should be just a bit larger
>>in diameter to keep it retained in the lid better.
>
>
> i swear there is some kind of conspiracy afoot. seems every time i buy
> somethign with a gasket in the lid, its worthless, and for exactly that
> reason. it just wont stay put. whats so friggin hard about making a gasket
> that will stay in the top of something? i dunno. this just seems to happen
> quite a bit more than it should..
>
> randy
>
>
Yep...I have the fix in store already. I was making some gaskets for a
vintage car and had some rubber gasket sheeting left over. Tomorrow I
will trace the top for the OD and use the old gasket for the ID and get
out the scissors.
On the good side, this is a pretty minor gripe about the Critter spray
gun...
Tim
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I've been reading what you guys have been talking about. Can I spray the
Minwax Polyurethane with this thing? It mite be the best way to paint the
kitchen cabinets I'm making. Wehn I use a brush I get some brush hairs
stuck sometimes so just spraying should be better.
Ralph Engeman
R. E. Quick Transit
"B a r r y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 15:59:16 GMT, The Guy
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > just above the bottom of the jar. Before doing that, I need to figure
> >out what solvents will be used in the future and then determine an
> >appropriate material for the tubing.
> >
> >Tim
>
> I just ordered a stainless steel tube, as I plan on using mine with
> shellac quite often. This will allow me to use ammonia to keep the
> thing clean.
>
> Barry
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 03:37:08 GMT, The Guy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>That sounds like a plan. Is the new tube any longer than the old one?
I doubt it. Maybe you got a defective critter? A short tube is
available for smaller jars, I can't help but wonder if yours was
equipped with the wrong tube. The short tube is about 3" long The
standard tube that came with mine, leaves about 1/2" of space between
the tube and the bottom of the included mason jar.
Barry
B a r r y wrote:
>
>
> I doubt it. Maybe you got a defective critter? A short tube is
> available for smaller jars, I can't help but wonder if yours was
> equipped with the wrong tube. The short tube is about 3" long The
> standard tube that came with mine, leaves about 1/2" of space between
> the tube and the bottom of the included mason jar.
>
> Barry
My pickup tube is about 1/2" off the bottom of the jar as well. This
leaves too much paint out of reach when using small quantities. I will
extend the tube to reach the bottom of the cup. For now, I will use
some plastic tubing for latex paints. I may just solder a permanent
tube extension of metal on later.
Tim
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> First, the lid gasket should be just a bit larger
> in diameter to keep it retained in the lid better.
i swear there is some kind of conspiracy afoot. seems every time i buy
somethign with a gasket in the lid, its worthless, and for exactly that
reason. it just wont stay put. whats so friggin hard about making a gasket
that will stay in the top of something? i dunno. this just seems to happen
quite a bit more than it should..
randy
Eric Ryder wrote:
> "The Guy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>This evening I broke out the new Critter spray gun and let some paint
>>fly. My initial impression is very favorable (favourable where
>>required...).
>>
>>The paint was Rustoleum semi-gloss white with a squirt of Flowtrol and a
>>couple of ounces of water as thinner. The gun performed well, although
>>it was necessary to shoot at between 50 - 60 psi to get that paint
>>moving. Next time I will thin more so that I can shoot at 30 - 35 ish
>>to reduce over spray.
>>snip
>
>
> Floetrol, or did you mean Penetrol?? I thought Rustoleum was oilbase?
>
>
I was using Painter's Touch by Rustoleum which is water based, so it
Floetrol which is also for water based paints.
Rustoleum has branched out from the bad old days of their damn near
indestructable oil based paints. :)
Tim
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On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 15:59:16 GMT, The Guy
<[email protected]> wrote:
> just above the bottom of the jar. Before doing that, I need to figure
>out what solvents will be used in the future and then determine an
>appropriate material for the tubing.
>
>Tim
I just ordered a stainless steel tube, as I plan on using mine with
shellac quite often. This will allow me to use ammonia to keep the
thing clean.
Barry
B a r r y wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 03:45:18 GMT, The Guy
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>>in diameter to keep it retained in the lid better. Second, the pickup
>>tube is a little short for the jar depth.
>
>
> Try adjusting it. Mine came with the tube adjusted too far up. I was
> able to turn it and readjust the locknut.
>
> Barry
The siphon tube was a good half inch above the bottom of the jar. I did
adjust the tube down to put the pickup just below center of the air
stream as indicated in the instructions; however, this only lowered the
tube assembly by a couple hundredths of an inch. Tossing a bunch of
stainless steel 1/4 X 20 nuts into the bottom of the jar brought the
paint up to an acceptable level for the first use, but this was just a
quickie "Plan B" for yesterday.
I will probably hunt around for some tubing to extend the pickup tube to
just above the bottom of the jar. Before doing that, I need to figure
out what solvents will be used in the future and then determine an
appropriate material for the tubing.
Tim
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On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 14:48:42 GMT, "R. E. Engerman" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I've been reading what you guys have been talking about. Can I spray the
>Minwax Polyurethane with this thing? It mite be the best way to paint the
>kitchen cabinets I'm making. Wehn I use a brush I get some brush hairs
>stuck sometimes so just spraying should be better.
>
>Ralph Engeman
>R. E. Quick Transit
Probably, but I actually prefer wiping polyurethane on. Wiping beats
brushing any day.
Barry
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 18:19:56 GMT, The Guy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>My pickup tube is about 1/2" off the bottom of the jar as well. This
>leaves too much paint out of reach when using small quantities.
The short tube is designed for small quantities. It lets you use
smaller jars, with less product.
Barry