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    Hey All,

    I have one of these CA accelerator pump packs 2oz accelerator and an 8oz bottle to refill it with. Only problem is, the pump pack seems to have gone kerput. First the lid keeps coming off - I was trying to live with that - but now the atomiser seems to have stopped atomising, and I just get a stream instead.

    Anyone know of a good, cheap substitute sprayer? I imagine any good cleaning spray bottle, such and Windex etc should be Ok shouldn't it, although I'd prefer a smaller bottle size than say 500ml. I'll just clean it out, and refill with the accelerator.

    Thanks. Russell.
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    I used to buy the same, but found the bottles were stuffed byt the time I had used up the refill bottle and always bought them as a set.

    Now I buy it buy the 0.5ltr and not yet found a good solution. I have had some success with those cheap spray bottles from the $2 shop, some last for ages , some 1 day . Gawdelpus (John) had given me a few to try, hopefully I'll have more success with them.

    You need a mist, not a spray, so the Windex etc ones are probably no good.
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    Just a thought. Anyone tried a perfume atomizer ?. They don't hold a lot, but the spray is super misty. Get them from most big chemist shops. I tried, unsuccesfully yesterday to smuggle the wife's empty perfume atomizer into the shed, but got sprung sneaking through the back door.

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    go try your local chemist , look for the travel toiletries for a compact spray bottle , i work in a hardware store and we have them in 3 packs bloody cheap , i have put some in a bottle and seems to work fine and the size is about the same as this 2oz accelerator

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    if you want i can post a pic with the GPW and the one im using side by side tomorrow just let me know here

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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    I used to buy the same, but found the bottles were stuffed byt the time I had used up the refill bottle and always bought them as a set.

    Now I buy it buy the 0.5ltr and not yet found a good solution. I have had some success with those cheap spray bottles from the $2 shop, some last for ages , some 1 day . Gawdelpus (John) had given me a few to try, hopefully I'll have more success with them.

    You need a mist, not a spray, so the Windex etc ones are probably no good.
    Thanks Neil, good to know the spray bottles are no good. I'll checkout Crazy Clarks next time I'm passing and see what they've got. I could always pull out my airbrush tattoo guns and chuck it in their. That'd certainly do the job, but I think the chances of wrecking the airbrushes is a bit risky

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    Quote Originally Posted by mkypenturner View Post
    if you want i can post a pic with the GPW and the one im using side by side tomorrow just let me know here
    That'd be good Troy, thanks. You guys have got me thinking too, that maybe those hair accessory places (Pricerite is a QLD one I think?) might have them as hairspray bottles might be sutiable.

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    russell i just had a look on google and found something similiar to what i got heres a link of the pic 2 Oz. Alcohol-free Sanitizer Spray,Wholesale china

    ill pm you with a price tomorrow of them if you like with the ones i got at work

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    hey russell
    heres the pic of one against a GPW pump pack
    oh and they retail at my work up in mackay 3 pump packs for $2 ( hope its ok to post the price )

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    Yeah that looks like a good substitute. I'll have to keep an eye out locally.

    In the meantime, I was desperate for something today, and I found my son had 3 glasses cleaner bottles from the optometrist (he goes through glasses pretty quick, unfortunately ). So I emptied one into the others and have been using it this afternoon, and it's been working a treat. I'd like some spares though, so I'll keep an eye out for the ones you posted.

    Thanks for checking it out.
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    There are many pumps around that will work straight up, but you need to check after a few days/weeks, I often find the mechanism dissolves
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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    There are many pumps around that will work straight up, but you need to check after a few days/weeks, I often find the mechanism dissolves
    neil mine been in there since GPW had a sale on accelarator a few months ago no worries at all

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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post
    There are many pumps around that will work straight up, but you need to check after a few days/weeks, I often find the mechanism dissolves
    Right, will keep an eye on that. Seems Troy's are OK, so I'll definitely keep an eye out for them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BoomerangInfo View Post
    Right, will keep an eye on that. Seems Troy's are OK, so I'll definitely keep an eye out for them.

    Russell.
    all else fails russell
    send me a 500 gm post bag and ill put a set in it as well as some blanks if you want

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    Quote Originally Posted by mkypenturner View Post
    all else fails russell
    send me a 500 gm post bag and ill put a set in it as well as some blanks if you want
    Thanks, I'll keep you in mind if I don't have any luck.

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