Disco1BFG · Aug 4, 2020

gstuart said:
is is best to just use a brush plse

I tend to spray it at very low pressure with a really cheap (£7!) spraygun off banggood (!!) .... but brushing works too - it just uses more Fertan - Keep coating the area until all the tin worms are deaded

Make sure you follow the destructions - Fertan needs water to work - Oh, the irony

gstuart · Aug 4, 2020

Disco1BFG said:
I tend to spray it at very low pressure with a really cheap (£7!) spraygun off banggood (!!) .... but brushing works too - it just uses more Fertan - Keep coating the area until all the tin worms are deaded

Make sure you follow the destructions - Fertan needs water to work - Oh, the irony

many thks, funny enough I’ve been looking on ebay for an empty spray bottle, but wasn’t sure which type, ie if it needs to be chemical or solvent resistant etc , still haven’t found one

There was me going to spray it on neat , lol , so is it better then to dilute it with water inside a spray bottle plse

thks so much and as always extremely grateful for the help, also see it comes with a 40x page book

Disco1BFG · Aug 4, 2020

Fertan is water based, so a hand sprayer from the garden centre should cope, it was just that BG had the offer on ..... so I went that way .... need to clean the gun after each use though, because Fertan goes too thick to spray if you leave it ... So I reckon the air option is probably easier.... - have a nosy on bang good dot com

- but hang on to your wallet - cos there's all sorts of temptation on there

gstuart · Aug 4, 2020

Disco1BFG said:
Fertan is water based, so a hand sprayer from the garden centre should cope, it was just that BG had the offer on ..... so I went that way .... need to clean the gun after each use though, because Fertan goes too thick to spray if you leave it ... So I reckon the air option is probably easier.... - have a nosy on bang good dot com - but hang on to your wallet - cos there's all sorts of temptation on there

many thks and will check that out , ah yes famous last words with temptation, lol

in the mean time , what do u think plse , when I bought my 50 x litre air compressor it came with some bits, ie oil sprayer and also a spray gun

So seeing I’ve got them already , if either one would be suitable,

Also did just buy 5 x litre of gun cleaning thinners

thks again

The compressor specs are

Engine Size: 2.5 HP
Power Consumption: 1.5 kW
Voltage: 230 V @ 50 Hz
Rated Speed: 2850 rpm
Current: 7.5 A
Air Displacement: 9.6 CFM
Sound Level: 97dB
Discharge Pressure: 115 PSI / 8 bar
Restart Pressure: 70 PSI / 4.8 bar
Tank Capacity: 50 litres

Disco1BFG · Aug 4, 2020

That spray gun will be fine for Fertan - if a little over sized - before I got the little BG gun, I used a similar gun to yours, but without the paint holder - just fill the gun body, and off I went.... You'll be amazed how little you use when spraying it .... Aim for a really fine mist at really low pressure - I.E. a few psi....

Also, not sure if Fertan would stain the plastic paint doohicky ?

gstuart · Aug 4, 2020

Disco1BFG said:
That spray gun will be fine for Fertan - if a little over sized - before I got the little BG gun, I used a similar gun to yours, but without the paint holder - just fill the gun body, and off I went.... You'll be amazed how little you use when spraying it .... Aim for a really fine mist at really low pressure - I.E. a few psi....

Also, not sure if Fertan would stain the plastic paint doohicky ?

perfect , many thks

also see u can get the mini HVLP spray guns for around £12-14 which might also be ideal , seeing I’ve got a few projects lined up where I’ll need a small spray gun

pressure wise , assume u can pour it in neat and around 30 Psi

thks so much for this and very grateful to u

Disco1BFG · Aug 4, 2020

gstuart said:
pressure wise , assume u can pour it in neat and around 30 Psi

Neat is good

30 psi is

- seriously

, try more like 3 - really - Fertan seems to become a vapour at VERY low pressures - IME, you'll use lots, and waste most of it ... ( ask me how I know !!

) .... start as low as possible .... though .... all things considered, it doesn't taste too bad

.....

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