Can't Find A Decent Spray Bottle Trigger

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Whiplash Willy

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I have a bunch of these 36 oz spray bottles, which are great because of the marked dilution ratios on them. I am having a hard time finding a decent spray nozzle/trigger for them. The ones they came with are flimsy, and don't spray well. I even got my finger caught in the gap between the trigger and body.

36 Ounce Detail Bottle
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I had the older version of the Griots Garage, which I used for these bottles and they work well, but they have worn out, so I am in need of new ones. I tried the newer version that AG sells, however they aren't that good either. They too feel flimsy, the trigger action isn't good, and it doesn't spray/atomize the fluid well.

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Can anyone recommend a good trigger I can use with these bottles that have the following?
-Durable
-Solid Trigger Feel/Action
-Good Atomization
-High Volume

If there are no decent triggers for these bottles anymore, I would be open to trying a different bottle all together.
 
tolco chemical resistant sprayer is pretty much a staple. i've tried many many sprayers and the tolco have held up. using some calmac sprayers right now to see how long they last.

my DI water system is still holding up great by the way!
 
Honestly imo the standard griots red/white trigger that comes with their 22oz products has been my all time favorite and I still save mines until this day. I believe they are exclusive to griots products, but they make them reusable unlike quite a few products out there that purposely put a lock so when you try to reuse it breaks the trigger. Something about the brand Griots and being Ergonomic, I feel thats one of the traits of Griots from triggers to poolishers! Even with their polishes the cap is very useful.

Other than that, the autogeek chemical resistant gray ones have been pretty ergonomic.
 
donbeezy said:
tolco chemical resistant sprayer is pretty much a staple. i've tried many many sprayers and the tolco have held up. using some calmac sprayers right now to see how long they last.

my DI water system is still holding up great by the way!
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Don, that is great to hear your DI system is still holding up! I will have to check out the tolco! Also, someone sent me a link about re-charging DI-Resin. I still have some research to do on it, but it might be something you want to check out as well!

How to Recharge DI Resin by David Sanders - Reefkeeping.com
 
Whiplash Willy said:
I have a bunch of these 36 oz spray bottles, which are great because of the marked dilution ratios on them. I am having a hard time finding a decent spray nozzle/trigger for them. The ones they came with are flimsy, and don't spray well. I even got my finger caught in the gap between the trigger and body.

36 Ounce Detail Bottle
autogeek_2270_153875660

I had the older version of the Griots Garage, which I used for these bottles and they work well, but they have worn out, so I am in need of new ones. I tried the newer version that AG sells, however they aren't that good either. They too feel flimsy, the trigger action isn't good, and it doesn't spray/atomize the fluid well.

griots-garage-finest-sprayer-2.gif


Can anyone recommend a good trigger I can use with these bottles that have the following?
-Durable
-Solid Trigger Feel/Action
-Good Atomization
-High Volume

If there are no decent triggers for these bottles anymore, I would be open to trying a different bottle all together.
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I am also a huge fan of these bottles with the dilution ratio. Makes life easy when your on the move and you got to mix some stuff.
 
If you still have the Griots sprayers, last time I talked to their customer service they said if you send in the ones that don't work they'll warranty them and send new ones.
 
Kind of amazing that it is so hard to get a good sprayer. I hate Chemical Guys sprayers. They usually start failing before the bottle is even empty. AG should take the time to stock and sell a great sprayer. I need about 20 to start.
 
I purchase my sprayers at the local Janitorial supply shop. They have 2 kinds, regular ones come in 3 colors (blue,red and white) and the chemical resistant ones come in gold. They last a long time. In fact I think I have only lost one last year and it was on my Wheel Brightener bottle I think. That stuff is pure acid so it makes sense ;)
 
I use tons of these.

http://www.autogeek.net/hiouchresp6.html

The spray pattern is "off" on maybe 25% of them, so I pick out the good ones to use with products that need a fine and consistent spray pattern (think spray wax). The sprayers are ergonomic and last a long time.

One fun tidbit is that McKee's N-914 at 1:32 degrades the connector stem in a similar fashion to Meguiar's D120. My bottle of N-914 at 1:32 isn't yellow like the D120 bottle, but long exposure to the concoction is definitely harming it.
 
I source all my tolco spray heads, misc bottles and accessories from US Plastics.
 
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I like the ones that come with the autogeek bottle. If you don't like them how about the quasar?
 
I'm another supporter of Tolco. I'm also a supporter of the Delta Industries (Spraymasters) sprayers. They're very high volume and they come with a five year warranty. You can find them at Home Depot too, which makes swapping them out very quick.

Another plus for the DI sprayers, the bottles are marked for dilutions so that you put the water in first instead of the product. This cuts down the ammount of foaming you get from refilling.
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
Kind of amazing that it is so hard to get a good sprayer. I hate Chemical Guys sprayers. They usually start failing before the bottle is even empty. AG should take the time to stock and sell a great sprayer. I need about 20 to start.
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Interesting. I have over 20 CG bottles now and not one has failed on me yet. These the ones with the gray head, available on Amazon for around $10-$11 per 3-pack. The are even better than the industrial-strength ones made by Zep. How are yours failing?
 
k20trick said:
Honestly imo the standard griots red/white trigger that comes with their 22oz products has been my all time favorite and I still save mines until this day. I believe they are exclusive to griots products, but they make them reusable unlike quite a few products out there that purposely put a lock so when you try to reuse it breaks the trigger. Something about the brand Griots and being Ergonomic, I feel thats one of the traits of Griots from triggers to poolishers! Even with their polishes the cap is very useful.

Other than that, the autogeek chemical resistant gray ones have been pretty ergonomic.
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Those are called Opus sprayers available at a previously mentioned supply house. Not exclusive to Griots at all.
 
Route246 said:
Interesting. I have over 20 CG bottles now and not one has failed on me yet. These the ones with the gray head, available on Amazon for around $10-$11 per 3-pack. The are even better than the industrial-strength ones made by Zep. How are yours failing?
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Two ways, they leak and I have had the spray head pop apart when squeezing. This happened on both the V07 bottles and the fragrance bottles. It really aggravates me.
 
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