Where to get good spray bottles?

Fleet

Fleet

The Man With The Plan
This may be a silly issue, but I can't seem to find any "aftermarket" spray bottles that work well. Actually, it's the nozzles that fail me. When I tighten them, and pull the trigger, it still sprays. Where can I get some 32 oz bottles that close and spray nicely? I tried the "Big Blast" from topofthe line, and it failed. I tried a bottle from Detailersparadise, and the same problem.

I want a large bottle for my wheel cleaner. The P21s bottle I have won't close completely, either!
 
Have you tried their sprayers? Lots of innovative choices! Wonder if they work?
 
Fleet said:
Actually, it's the nozzles that fail me. When I tighten them, and pull the trigger, it still sprays.
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:confused: why are you pulling the trigger after it's closed..it usually breaks the mechanism:dunno :doh
 
Just a suggestion, I have some Hudson spray bottles that I got at a local garden center. Really nice spray bottles and seem to be durable. I think they were around $3. I had a couple of the bottles more than 3 years, and that sitting in my garage through a harsh WI. winter.
 
JimS said:
Have you tried their sprayers? Lots of innovative choices! Wonder if they work?
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I have. Just ordered some recently (the high flow sprayers, specifically for use with Poorboy's S&W) and they work great for me. No leaking and good control of the spray. I'm pretty happy with them, especially since the price is so reasonable.
 
ON this subject anyone know of a spray bottle for wheel cleaner that can take the acid based cleaners. I have yet to find one that you don't have to clean after you get sone with the car. What I've been doing is after I get done take apart and spray with water to get the soloution out of the sprayer part
 
spray bottle no, but I know where you can get a sprayer for wheel cleaner like this, its a 2 gallon acid sprayer for about $40.00 or so :dunno
 
That might be the way to go they have to be better than the small spray bottles. The acid eats the rubber inside the sprayer and then they don't spray, its a hassle more than anything
 
I just keep recycling my wife's Windex (or whatever) bottles. They don't last too long but I seem to have a steady supply that I can depend on.
 
Try Costco. I got a 4 pack of industrial spray bottles from the cleaning supply section. I put my S&W in it, and it mists the car evenly. Doesn't seem to hold up too well when using solvent based tire dressings, but everything else seems to work okay.
 
Fleet said:
This may be a silly issue, but I can't seem to find any "aftermarket" spray bottles that work well. Actually, it's the nozzles that fail me. When I tighten them, and pull the trigger, it still sprays. Where can I get some 32 oz bottles that close and spray nicely? I tried the "Big Blast" from topofthe line, and it failed. I tried a bottle from Detailersparadise, and the same problem.

I want a large bottle for my wheel cleaner. The P21s bottle I have won't close completely, either!
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I use a spray bottle made by Rubbermaid that I buy at Target for 2.99 The bottle lets you fine tune your spray from mist to spray to stream very smoothly. They are super durable too keeping with the rubbermaid tradition.
 
Fleet said:
This may be a silly issue, but I can't seem to find any "aftermarket" spray bottles that work well. Actually, it's the nozzles that fail me. When I tighten them, and pull the trigger, it still sprays. Where can I get some 32 oz bottles that close and spray nicely? I tried the "Big Blast" from topofthe line, and it failed. I tried a bottle from Detailersparadise, and the same problem.

I want a large bottle for my wheel cleaner. The P21s bottle I have won't close completely, either!
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Finding a trigger sprayer that will last for a couple of weeks has become a quest for me. I spend a ton of money on those things and most I've tried fail.

Thanks for the tips fellas, I'll try the ones from Rubbermaid & give U.S. Plastics a whirl.

Thx for starting this thread Fleet :)
 
Bill D said:
I just bought a bunch of big blast sprayer heads and 2 oz bottles from them. Good stuff. I wonder if the chemical resistant type spray heads may be best for the wheel cleaners.
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Dunno, but the "Viton" @ USPlastic.com looked like it would be worth the try.

I'll report back :)
 
A bit OT but may be helpful to some...

In addition to picking up a bunch of the big blast sprayers and 2oz. bottles, I also picked up some of these:

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pr...nsers&product_id=Bottles+and+Dispensing+Pumps

They're 1 gallon bottles with pump dispensers that dispense 1 oz. with each depression. Perfect if you buy car wash shamppos by the gallon like I do. The dispenser is perfect as most shampoos say to use 1oz. of shampoo/gallon of water.
 
I use the spray bottles from TSC (farm and tractor supply store), they cost about 6 bucks per bottle. They spray when you pull and release the trigger so you can cover more area in less time. They seem to be holding up just fine. They are a little pricey. I only use them for my most frequently used items such as APC, dressings, glass cleaners, etc. The bottles have a black trigger with a bright orange bottle and a black protective ring on the base of the bottle.
 
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