Preval Preval Pro-Pack Of 2

Nice product

I came across these a few years ago at Home Depot and I tried them on a few small things that I wanted to paint on my racecar and didn't want to drag out my paint guns and compressor. They're perfect for small jobs, but DO NOT expect professional results. you WILL get orange peel, so make sure that you plan ahead by adding extra material so that you can cut (wet sand) and buff later. My only negative is that they seem to be a little pricey for refills, it would be nice of they were a little cheaper.

Absolutely does not work with latex housepaint. I diluted it according to instructions (3:2 paint:water) and it would not spray at all. Just air coming out. Eventually I diluted it enough to get semi-reliable operation (works about 75% of the time) but I had to dilute paint with equal parts water. At that point, the paint was so thin that it ran and pooled. For brief periods, I was able to get it to work reasonably well, and then it did a good job. But it wouldn't spray for more that a few seconds at a time without clogging, unless I diluted the paint far too much. Works great with water. Might work well with stain or other thin liquids. Absolutely does not work with paint. A waste of money.

Bought it for the painters that work for me for touch up finishing on site when we don't want to lug around our full spray systems just to touch up. The guys told me it worked really great and could be used on smaller jobs alone. They were very happy.

I am not a professional refinisher, and until I purchased these, I'd tried only rattle can nitro (stewmac, old masters, and reranch). Those rattle cans did well, but put out larger droplettes, and were prone to throw out larger drops toward the end of the can. If you're looking at this, it's totally worth it. I'm spraying Old Masters Brushing Lacquer, cut 50/50 with lacquer thinner. (I also dabbled with full strength, and 3:1 (lacquer:thinner). I just like it thin for control, as I'm no master! The mist is so fine! It's pressure is low, and smooth. You can mist-on coasts, or lay it a little heavier by going over an area a number of times (I'd get everything wet, wait 3 minutes, and wet it all again, ad nauseum.) This does NOT do the heavy flowing coats of an airgun. It IS much more like any of the small air-brushes you've seen...slow, very fine mist, and low volume put out. But, it's steady, and consistent, and seems to have a larger area of nozzle spray, in comparison to buying the cheapest $40 airbrush. I didn't test the full strength mix on anything, but both of the mixes that were cut with the thinner had a fairly minor orange peel (again, this sprayer doesn't seem to be strong enough to "flow on" a coat, nor am I THAT good with this equipment) But, it's certainly easy to sand out, and orangepeel is even and small grained. With regard to how long a power cartridge lasts, it seems to be somewhat on par with a standard sized rattle-can, and I get about 4 of it's glass jars-full of liquid sprayed, per power canister. It's super easy to control, and even changes pitch a little when it starts getting low on aerosol. Easy peasy. Very much an upgrade over rattle cans, very much cheaper, yet not as unwieldy or up-front cost in comparison to a proper full spray rig. Ya know what, I take it back. You can get dang near a flow coat. It's just slow to get flowing (it requires a number of passes with only 15-30 seconds between passes, and in the shade). In the sun, and with slower passes, you get more orangepeel. All of it is super easy to remedy, either way.