The Sure Shot has always been one of my favorite shop tools so it was pretty stoked to have them on the show last night.
http://www.sureshotsprayer.com/
I have had several emails asking where to buy them so I figured I would start a thread.

www.Grainger.com carries them
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/search.shtml?searchQuery=sure+shot&op=search&Ntt=sure+shot&N=0&sst=All


Like I said on the show, I have 2 of them and keep lauquer thinner in one and wd40 in the other.

please share the uses you have found for them if you use them also.

Awesome.

Simple idea put to good use in the shop... not sure why I haven't seen these before.

Awesome.

Simple idea put to good use in the shop... not sure why I haven't seen these before.

for some reason they are not real common in small shops but are popular in larger production and factory applications. I think the company is missing the boat because they could save smaller shops a lot of money as well.

I like them for the convenience of not running out of brake cleaner all the time. the cost savings is also nice

So your using laquer thinner as carb cleaner?

If it isn't obvious -- the cost savings in these is not having to buy propellant. If you buy brake cleaner, WD-40, or whatever in gallon jugs, you save considerably over the same quantity of in a half-dozen aerosol cans, and you never wind up with too little propellant left to get the product out of the can.

These are handy as hell.

Randii

my snapon guy has then and i have seen them at napa and carquest in the past.

i have one at work that is safe for water based fluids i put degreaser in.
and i just picked one up for home so i could buy pb blaster in the gallon jug,it is way cheap that way.

they are a cool tool for sure

We used to have these in our shop but the company got rid of them. They were buying brake clean in large barrel's and having us use that. Often times the brake clean became floor cleaner or degreaser which is probly why we dont have them anymore along with the expense of buying sprayers all the time. The bottle isnt the stoudtest thing invented. 1 good fall on the base and they leak out the seam's and make a mess.

I still have a few of them laying around somewhere.

So your using laquer thinner as carb cleaner?

I have not had a carb to clean in years so no I don't use laquer thinner as carb cleaner.


but I do use laquer thinner in place of brake cleaner in my sure shot sprayer.

you can buy brake cleaner by the gallon as well if you would prefer. But since I use it more as a general solvent to clean up oil and grime laquer thinner works great.

1 good fall on the base and they leak out the seam's and make a mess.



In the 20 years I have been using them in my shop I have never dropped one.

In the 20 years I have been using them in my shop I have never dropped one.

Want a cookie??? In the flat rate shop I work in stuff gets dropped, we arent perfect or even think it.

Want a cookie??? In the flat rate shop I work in stuff gets dropped, we arent perfect or even think it.


I like the soft chocolate chip ones please :smokin:


I didn't say anything about being perfect, careless sounds more accurate though.
for those of use that buy our own equipment and actually take care of it they sure shot is a great tool.

I have one with diesel fuel in it I use for degreasing engines.

I would have a drum of brake cleaner, but I had a friend whose shop burned down from a leak from the drum of brake cleaner. Spray cans are cheaper than replacing a shop and the contents.

I use one in my shop as well, I buy the lacquer thinner in 5 gallon cans.

I got one of these last year. I'll never go back to 3$ a can brake clean. I bought a drum of brake clean from a local car wash supply company. dig:D

I have not had a carb to clean in years so no I don't use laquer thinner as carb cleaner.


but I do use laquer thinner in place of brake cleaner in my sure shot sprayer.

you can buy brake cleaner by the gallon as well if you would prefer. But since I use it more as a general solvent to clean up oil and grime laquer thinner works great.

Sorry, I use Berrymans carb cleaner for just about everything from brakes, to injectors, to bearings. I prefer it to the brake cleaners out there. I will though give laquer thinner a try.

We have over 20 of these at work that we fill from our 55 gal. drum of brake clean (tetrachloroethylene). They seem to hold up just fine. They will leak out of the seams if dropped and the nozzle seals sometimes leak. This creates a constant dribble down the can when charged. The cans are also easily rebuildable :smokin:

If you remove the pinpoint nozzle, you can shoot a jet stream a good 10+ feet when fully charged :D

one of these filled with half rubbing alcohol and half water works great as a lubricant installing windshields.

we had a bunch of them when i worked in the quarry; moslty for brake clean.


you can stand 15 ft away from someone using a torch and blast the general cutting area..........

you can stand 15 ft away from someone using a torch and blast the general cutting area..........

Good way to fuck someone up

I guess you havent seen the safety alert going around about fumes from burnt brake cleaner?

Been using some of them at my place now for a good 5 years or so and love them! Definitely saves money when compared to the standard brake-kleen aerosol cans. And plus you can put just about anything in them.

They work great for many things. Word of warning, I highly recommend getting the chrome one. The red finish is not very durable with many chemicals.

Also, on the large ones they have (at least used to) a second threaded spot for holding a different nozzle.

I drilled a hole through that into the can, put an o-ring over it, long threaded female coupler, and a tiny 3/4" round air pressure gauge. I like knowing how much pressure they have at a quick glance.

You can kind of see the gauge on it here:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f56/chevyman_57/toolbox/DSC00852.jpg

I also get kroil by the gallon and use in them.

vote #2 for the chrome one, I have had one of these for years , I use it with varsol and it's dropped a few times and never had a problem, are you guys spiking these things like a football or what???

of the three R's I like re-use the best so if I can re use something and save $$$ over aerosol brakekleen cans all the better

x3 for the chrome one,that is the water safe one it is a litle more $,but it does seem to be a little heavier duty than the painted ones.

i have never thought about laquer thinner for a general clean up solvent might have to give that a try.

The colored units are powder coated steel cans.

the chrome ones are chromed over brass and that is the one you want to get if you will be using water based liquids in yours.

I also get kroil by the gallon and use in them.

Only way to fly......:smokin:

Anyone ever try this for something like wood working for laquer or stain?

Would it work since stain is usually a bit heavy. It would be for quick little touch up's if I even would try it.

i had one i kept gas in.. Forget pushing a car in with a dead fuel pump.. one guy walks next to it spraying another drives the car in..

Use one in the body shop with wax and grease remover to clean cars before paint.

what kind of pressure ratings do they have? my shop air goes to 175psi...would be concerned with having an employee or a kid overcharge one of the sprayers.

what kind of pressure ratings do they have? my shop air goes to 175psi...would be concerned with having an employee or a kid overcharge one of the sprayers.

supposed to be 90, IIRC. Our shop air goes to 120, hasn't blown up yet...:homer:

The grainger link says right in the description 200psi max pressure.