Reddit reviews Preval Complete Spray Gun
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This product cannot ship to a PO box. Delivery requires street address.Versatile spray applicator for all kinds of liquidsComes with a refillable container jarYou can change jars for different uses! - Economical and easy to use and always produces professional resultsWoodcraft is America’s leading supplier of saws, planes, power tools, hand tools, wood stain and paint, routers, sanding, wood, kits, dust collection and more. Our award winning family of brands includes WoodRiver, Highpoint, Woodcraft and Woodcraft Magazine as well as the greatest selection of woodworking books, videos, and plans.
> Also if anyone has tips on how to make an alcohol based dye more consistent overall I'd love to hear them.
I've primarily used Fiebing's oil-based die, but with that I've found using a Preval sprayer has given fantastic even colour without splotches or visible gradients.
So just in case you are looking to try this I actually bought this at my local Sherwin-Williams thinking it would be a great alternative to spraying and it's just OK. Like others have said it had the same limitations as most spray paint with the advantage of being able to use custom colors. If you have any specific questions let me know
Guitar manufacturers typically use full-on professional spray equipment (such as HVLP) to do bursts, not airbrushes. For the home builder, an airbrush (like a Badger, Paasche or something) will work fine though. You can do hand-wiped bursts with dyes and stains, but not opaque paints; those must be done by spraying.
Which one is "better" just depends on what you want to do. Any method can be used by home builders and modders, but if you've never done it before it would be wise to practice on scrap wood first. Note that if you don't have a professional spray booth or even an airbrush and compressor, you can use PreVal sprayers, which are basically spray cans that you screw a jar onto the bottom of; the jar contains your paint of choice. PreVals can get kind of expensive (about $9 each, and you'll need a few for one guitar), so they're better for one-off projects; if you plan on doing a lot of painting, you'd be much better off investing in an air compressor and sprayer of some sort.