Choosing a Sealant Applicator Gun

Mar 02, 2007 10 Replies
R

I have several Sealant Applicator Guns - all the real cheap types. They work but, for more viscous products, can be very tiring.



Until I got various medical problems (tennis elbow being the most directly related) I was able to use the guns. But now I really want to be a bit more careful.



Looking around, I found a number at Screwfix - including three P C Cox models. I haven't got (and won't be buying) a compressor so the Airflow is out. Would the Powerflow actually be any easier on my arm than what I already have? Or is the Easiflow almost as good and much cheaper? Or should I accept that they are all tough going with viscous compounds?



Feel free to point me anywhere on-line - Screwfix had a reasonable range that was easy to find so that is the link I included.


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O

The dogs spheroids is a Durgun ... i.e.

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one all the time, good product.

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J

I use a couple of these:

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?cId=A236074&ts=86355&id=86771which seem to work as well as any I have tried so far. However it sounds like you would be better off with something like:

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(you can also get mains powered versions which are usually cheaper)

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M

The viscosity of many things tends to reduce as the temperature is raised. So perhaps making sure that the sealant is not to cold might help. e.g. not stored in a cold garage during winter.

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R

Osprey wrote: > The dogs spheroids is a Durgun ... i.e.

Thanks, Osprey, I looked around and found no hits for it on sites I have previously bought from. Then I looked again at Screwfix. This looks like the Durgun - but doesn't use any brand name:

Is it?

(Actually noticed it by chance on QVC as a Durgan - no wonder it's difficult to find if no-one can spell it properly.)

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R

Last I used one extensively was last summer - very warm! But I take your point.

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B

I bought mine off QVC. I endorse the Durgun applicator as a fine product - there was an extensive thread about this a few months(?) back.

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O

That looks the same as mine .... they are good, just keep tubes in the warm

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A

For that money he could buy a compressor and an air powered gun. I thought about building my own electric gun using a cheap cordless drill but of course never got around to it. I was recently using some sealant that I could hardly get out of the tube using a regular gun but with my air powered one it was a piece of cake.

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M

I've been impressed with Cox guns. A minute in the microwave might make the tubes a lot less viscous. At your risk, since I've not done this, but that might end the problem.

NT

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J

In the latest axminster catalogue they have one around the 40 quid mark IIRC - although that may be sans batteries and charger.

Must get round to trying the air powered one I bought years ago ;-)

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