Critter Spray Products 22032 118SG Siphon Gun
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Critter Spray Products 22032 118SG Siphon Gun
Customer Review: Great little surprise! Cheap, effective and easy to use and clean
Summary: 5 Stars
I read all the raving reviews, and figured how wrong could it be? I already have a pancake compressor so the only expense would be the $40.00 from Amazon. The Critter is great. After playing a little bit with diluting some latex based primer with water, I sprayed away on various wood trim I was replacing outside on the house (mostly looking for an excuse to try it). Smooth, even painting after just a few minutes of fiddling with the pressure and the nozzle thing on the spray gun. Very well focused delivery and virtually no over spray. Cleaned up in no time, and then followed with the actual paint over the primed pieces. Also latex, also eye-balled dilution with some water. Only problem was the nozzle clogged up a little bit. Had to keep an eye on it for build up. (It was fairly warm that day, but I worked in the shade). Great piece of inexpensive highly functional equipment! Air usage must be very low because the 6 gallon pancake compressor didn't cycle on/off very much at all.Customer Review: Fun little Critter!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got my critter yesterday and used it for the first time today. First of all, I hate painting, always have, probably always will. However, I've got to say that painting with this little guy isn't all that bad. I was blown away by how simple the design of the thing is. Looking at it, you KNOW that some clever person figured this out in the garage. One important thing to know: Make sure you have extra jars. Paint doesn't strain as fast as coffee, so there's quite a gap if you paint, strain, paint. It took about 20 minutes for a jar's worth of paint to strain (probably half a quart). What's also cool is that the jars used on the critter are standard mason jars. You should be able to pick them up at any place that sells canning supplies. When you're done painting something, but think you'll use that paint again, just cover the jar and save it for later. Very slick. Overall, a very cool product.Customer Review: Nice for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
I was looking for something that would easily apply latex paints and came across this sprayer. I remember having a badger sprayer as a kid that worked really well on models, and this looked like a sprayer that worked the same way - only bigger. The nicest thing is that you can use regular mason jars - and have several paints ready for spraying. Clean up is also very simple. I really like how this operates - it beats the heck out of my Wagner airless! The only reason for four stars is that they need to include more gaskets or offer a package of more here at amazon. You can only clean the first one you get so many times.
You still need to thin the paint just a bit before spraying, but I'd do that with the Wagner anyways.
I recommend this to anyone that is a DIY that doesn't want to spend a ton on a paint sprayer. This one works very well for the money!
Customer Review: If it weren't for spitting globs of paint...
Summary: 1 Stars
Sorry to be the wet blanket reviewer, but my Critter always spits at least one glob of paint (or stain or whatever) on the finished surface (usually more). Cleaning it doesn't help solve the problem. Thinning the paint doesn't solve it. You get excited during the painting because it looks like it's working, and then BLOP, it shoots a couple of big droplets of paint into the center of the work, so large that they won't flow out. I find it unuseable for anything that requires an even finish. It's moderately OK for stain, which spreads out and soaks in, but forget painting, unless you want it to look globby. I also own a real paint gun by Binks and there is just no comparison whatsoever in quality of finish. I wanted easy cleanup so badly that I purchased a product that doesn't work.Customer Review: Great for spraying glaze on pottery
Summary: 5 Stars
Several people in our local studio use the Critter for spraying glazes on pottery. We store our glazes in jars so that changing from one glaze to another is a snap. Just attach a jar of water in between colors and spray to clear. Then attach the next jar of glaze and begin spraying again.
I bought a roll of gasket material, traced and cut out replacement gaskets, since I had read the paper gasket included did not last. However, other potters said they don't use the gasket at all, and haven't had any problems.
If you use the Critter to spray glazes, be sure to purchase a respirator that specifies it blocks "particles". Not all respirators or masks will do. Inhaling glaze particles can be dangerous. Be sure to use the proper equipment.