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Preval Spray Unit


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Mix and spray your own custom stains and finishes.
The Preval is a handy alternative for custom touch-ups or finishing jobs when shop spray equipment is unavailable. The outfit includes a disposable aerosol power unit with siphon, and a removable graduated glass storage jar.

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Preval Spray Unit
 
  Item# Description In stock Price Quantity
5043 Spray Unit with Jar
Cannot ship by air or outside the U.S.
Yes
$7.21

5044 Replacement Power Unit
Cannot ship by air or outside the U.S.
Yes
$5.81


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Unlike sealed aerosol cans, it lets you mix and spray up to 16 ounces of stains, sealers or topcoats. For best results, mix, thin and strain the finish before filling the jar, keep the spray nozzle clean, and have a few economical power units on hand for quick replacement.

Not recommended for waterbase finishes.

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Preval Spray Unit
Preval Spray Unit
 
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5 3-21-2013
Great for those of us who don't have spray equipment.

when you have spray equipment is definitely a very good solution very similar.

Carlos GirĂ³n  Ny Read my reviews (22)
5 2-06-2013
Awesome! Great for those of us who don't have spray equipment.

I bought a couple of them to spray lacquer before I got a spray gun. I think they are great. They cover very well and are easy to keep clean. Plus I found out the a lot of my local businesses carry the replacement units. I would recommend over brushing.

Rob Morales  Amery, WI
5 11-13-2012
Easy to use and does the job

I had been using these until I saved up for an air compressor and sprayer, now after several preval units later, I actually prefer these. They provide a good, clean, even spray and you don't have to worry about cleaning them, trapped moisture, etc....just simply throw them out and pop in a new one.

DBMiller  Louisiana, USA Read my reviews (3)
4 4-29-2012
Handy little guy

A nice alternative to having to set-up and clean an airbrush for small touch- ups.an atomize adjustment would be cool but for the price a very good thing to have around

Leo M Whitebird  Mpls Mnn Read my reviews (15)
1 1-18-2012
Preval Spray Unit..... a waste of time

This unit has a nozzle that emits a very small, sporadic coverage area. The mist is too fine, making the unit unsuitable for even the smallest of touch up or spot repair tasks.

kincannon3  Hammond, LA Read my reviews (2)
5 1-02-2012
Does the job

This stuff works great. Take a look at the finish on the body of this Lennon Rickenbacker 325 that came into our shop for repair!

TommyGuitars  Osaka, Japan Read my reviews (25)
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5 4-11-2011
Great product.

I am a HUGE fan after my first build. This allows you to mix your paint / lacquer exactly how you want it. Spray is much better than a rattle can.

Whodatpat  College Park MD Read my reviews (6)
5 3-09-2011
Phenomenal Results in Extreme Conditions

Like many small shop owners, I have not always had the luxury of setting up my full compressor rig depending on where I was. I have gotten unreal results with this handy unit, and even when I have the compressor hooked up I keep some of these for touchups and faceplates. It is also a cost-effective alternative to having a dedicated gun for metallics. The jars come with screw on lids and I keep several of my best custom color mixes such as antique binding toner and black gloss prepared with the colortone line of tints and opaques.

This really saves time and eliminates waste. I have done restoration work with this device for other luthiers and they could not believe it when I told them!

Kevin Ferner  Memphis, TN. Read my reviews (3)
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4 12-22-2010
Great for the shopless builder

My "shop" is the semi-enclosed balcony of my condominium complex, so I don't have a lot of options when it comes to finishing an instrument (or building it, for that matter). These Preval spray units are a great solution for me. They allow me to achieve a decent spray finish without being too conspicuous (or poisoning my neighbors' air).

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I was able to spray with one power unit; I thought it would run out much faster. Definitely test on scrap wood until you get a feel for the proper spraying distance and finger pressure required.

Cleaning is a bit of a pain, but then, isn't it always? I'm sure cleaning a proper spray gun is no fun, either.

MicCheckOne  Long Beach, California, USA Read my reviews (8)
5 12-19-2010
Works as advertised

The Preval made a job much easier than I expected by easily handing the gold lacquer recipe for a gold top Gibson. I was not looking forward to this job but once mixed, it was no more difficult than using a spray can.

John M. Swinney  Bella Vista, AR
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