I bought this for a bathroom renovation.....literally one wall that's 9 foot tall by about 15 long. This worked great. I used the Hobart premixed texture that came in ~ 1 gallon size. You could use sheetrock mud and save some money but I was looking for speed more than anything.
The spray gun works really well but there are a few things to note. It has a gate valve at the handle that puzzled me since, one would assume, the trigger controls the flow of everything. It doesn't. The trigger only controls the flow of the texture/mud. If the gate valve is open and it must be for the whole contraption to work, the air is constantly flowing out the center hole of the sprayer end. When you pull the trigger, that moves the internals backwards allowing the mud to flow in, get picked up by the air, and sprayed at the wall. If your air compressors is small, it'll exhaust your air supply very quickly. I would spray a bit, turn the valve off, let it build pressure, then get back at it.
You can adjust the size of the "chunks" coming out of the gun a couple of ways....change out the tip or back the internals out a bit using the knob on the back of the spray gun. I was able to fine tune the smallest tip easily and not have to change it out to a larger tip. The larger tips must be chunking pecan sized globs of texture is all I can think......way to large for me so I'm glad I didn't use them.
Well worth the money. The cans of texture at Lowe's are almost as much as I paid for this gun. Defintely worth it if you'll be using this 2 or more times much less if you use it often. I can't imagine this thing breaking. It's well made and simple. Only complaint is the hopper could probably be bigger but then you'd have a lot of weight to control so maybe that's a good thing.
| Brand | Hiltex |
|---|---|
| Tank Volume | 1.3 Gallons |
| Color | Multicolor |
| Material | Metal |
| Item Weight | 354 Grams |
| Product Dimensions | 9.06"W x 11.42"H |
| Style | Air Texture Gun |
| Power Source | Air Powered |
| Included Components | Spray Gun |
| Model Name | Spray Gun |
| Hose Length | 1.5 Meters |
| UPC | 837013312291 788115113760 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 08370133122910, 00837013312291, 39254857646306 |
| Manufacturer | Ridgerock Tools Inc. |
| Part Number | 31229 |
| Item Weight | 12.5 ounces |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Item model number | 31229 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Size | 8.0 mm Nozzle |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
