Looking for paint sprayer for inaccessible corners

Jul 18, 2026 Last reply: 1 day ago 4 Replies
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I looking for a way to get rust prevention (Vactan specifically) into inaccessible corners of our little steel boat. The particularly difficult area I want to paint is the inside of the bathing platform which is a box section at the back of the boat with only a square hatch in the middle for access. Since it's around 3 metres across the sides are over a metre from the hatch.



I have a basic Wagner airless spray and it has a 'long' spray head but it's not really long enough.



I'm wondering if some sort of manual trigger operated spray gun might do the job. Vactan is water based so washing out is relatively easy, could I get away with using a plant sprayer of some sort?



Any ideas anyone?


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something like this might help ?

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alternatively, years ago there used to be a hand spray thing given away with big tins of "Waxoyl" but I have not seen any of it in years (not this century anyway)

nearest thing I have spotted on ebay is

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Yes, that's the sort of thing I need I guess.

Yes, I was sort of half remembering something like that.

"Please note that these nozzles can only be used on the wax injection guns with a pressurised pot system", that sounds as if it will be expensive and mybe not even suitable for a water based 'paint'.

I think the Lanoguard thing maybe what I need.

Thanks for the ideas.

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could this be the thing that you were half remembering ?

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Plant sprayer and an extension?

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(or similar), ISTR these are also available in "telescoping"...

Or take a short nozzle, a hacksaw, and solder a bit of brass tubing in the middle?

There's also an extension for the Wagner system, 75 cm long, but about 75€.

Thomas Prufer

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