Preval sprayers tips wanted

[Regis]

I got one of the Preval sprayers and tried to spray a holster with the new black TLF eco dye. Started fine and then only air. I'm not sure if it was too thick or too cold (outside where I was spraying). I didn't thin at all and it is mid 50's here. If that isn't too cold, does anyone have a thinning ratio for the Eco-Flo dye? And, I would think water would be the thinner (??).

Thanks,

Regis

[CitizenKate]

In general, Eco Flo dyes are thin enough to spray without diluting. I've sprayed quite a bit of it from my airbrush with no problems.

My first guess is, the feed tube may have become clogged, which was not too unusual when I was using a pre-val sprayer.

Kate

[Billsotx]

Regis,

I bought one of those things and I didn't have any luck with it. It was summer here, about 100 the day I messed with it. I was doing Pro Dye and all I got was globs. I tried thinning and then I cleaned it and tried spraying plain water and then mineral spirits and then dropped it in the trash. I've heard of folks having good luck with them but I didn't. I probably got a lemon but I just went for a cheapo air brush and haven't had any problems with that. I'd experiment with thinning and it you don't have to drive half-way across the county to exchange it, I try to swap it for another because you may have a bad one. Good luck and let us know if you figure it out.