Proof; all spray bottles are not equal

NattyBumppo

NattyBumppo

Strange name, ain't it?
I've used the Zep spray bottles from Home Depot for many different products and not had any leaking problems. Two bottles have had Megs APC+, one with a 4:1 diution and one with an 8:1 diution, for many months and no problem. I went out to the garage before to check on something and found my 1/2 full spray bottle with AutoInt Omni APC (10:1 dilution) was leaking from the bottom after only about a month or so of use. The difference? The bottle with Omni was a dollar store special.



So seeing as how the Zep bottles are slightly more than $2.00 at Home Depot it obviously is a waste of time and money to buy the dollar store bottles and have to replace them in a such a short time.



Natty
 
Griots are nice:xyxthumbs , and I especially like how the suction tube is extra long and goes all the way around the bottom thus enabling you to get more out than any other bottle I have used!



No more 1/2" waste at the bottom! I will say however the tip does leak some after use. I see 3-4 drips after come out of the tip after I use it for a mist.
 
dr427 said:
Griots are nice:xyxthumbs , and I especially like how the suction tube is extra long and goes all the way around the bottom thus enabling you to get more out than any other bottle I have used!



No more 1/2" waste at the bottom!
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its the small things that count.. like that..
 
I've got a coupla Home Depot Zeps that I use for 'regular' (non-misting) spraying. The Zeps work well for that. :up
 
home depot single bottles, have not tried the 3 packs that are wrapped all together....they seem not as nice as the bigger singles......
 
I too really like the Griots bottles and sprayers. I also use olive oil misters (the kind that you pump air into) for my QD. I have found that I get a very even and fine mist with this.
 
Where in the store would I find these spray bottles? The stores are so damn big that sometimes trying to find things that are not obvious is a huge PITA.



Thanks!



Ian.
 
IanO said:
Where in the store would I find these spray bottles? The stores are so damn big that sometimes trying to find things that are not obvious is a huge PITA.



Thanks!



Ian.
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Check in the garden center.
 
anybody tried spray bottles from Costco?

I just got 4 prof. bottles pack for like $6, seems good, havent really use them yet. I also checked out Homedepot's one but they had bird's poop on them so I didn't even touch..
 
NattyBumppo said:
So seeing as how the Zep bottles are slightly more than $2.00 at Home Depot it obviously is a waste of time and money to buy the dollar store bottles and have to replace them in a such a short time.
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Did you ever try the Meg's bottles? I just got another one for Final Detail with the regular spray head. It sprays very well, almost as misty as the Meg's Quik Detailer bottle, but you can adjust it. The bottle was $1.70 and the sprayer was $1.45. I think I paid a little more for the chemical resistant sprayer, but that probably isn't needed with APC+ as much as for the wheel acids or something.
 
NattyBumppo said:
found my 1/2 full spray bottle with AutoInt Omni APC (10:1 dilution) was leaking from the bottom after only about a month or so of use.
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Maybe ypu might want to give some consideration as to whether or not you want to continue to use AutoInt Omni APC. Eating through a plastic bottle in a months time sounds like some pretty strong stuff.

What is its intended purpose? Does it do anything that Meguiar's APC+ doesn't do?

I just checked my Dollar General spray bottle with APC+ at 8:1, and it looks fine. The bottle has been used for APC+ for about 4.5 months.



Charles
 
I love the ZEP bottles. They are in the "Cleaning" isle of the depot.



I have only had one break. I got mad and threw it against a brick wall. Then into the woods becasue I was mad it broke. :angry



I treat them like crap, but they last until somthing extreme happens.
 
so if you were in the woods mad, bu no one was around were you really mad? hmmmmm?



j/k







the Home Depot bottles are in between the paint section & garden sections, usually next to the mops, brooms, etc........



like i said, they have single large spray bottles, and then they have 3 packs of smaller bottles.



right now i have had no leaks, but i also just keep purified/distilled H2O in it right now.:nixweiss :xyxthumbs
 
Aurora40 said:
Did you ever try the Meg's bottles? I just got another one for Final Detail with the regular spray head. It sprays very well, almost as misty as the Meg's Quik Detailer bottle, but you can adjust it. The bottle was $1.70 and the sprayer was $1.45. I think I paid a little more for the chemical resistant sprayer, but that probably isn't needed with APC+ as much as for the wheel acids or something.
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Haven't tried the spray bottles from Megs yet but plan to. THis may be the excuse I need to go get a few :) .



CharlesW......Bascially, AutoInt Omni APC is their version of Meg's APC+ . I wouldn't immediately assign the bottles failure to Omni being a super caustic product....especially at 10:1 dilution. Fact is that was the second of the three dollar store spray bottles to fail. The other one had glass cleaner in it. The last one (I purchased three at the same time) is under the kitchen sink with a 50/50 mix of Simple Green and water. Hmmm, guess I better go check that one too :( .



Natty
 
flyby said:
home depot single bottles, have not tried the 3 packs that are wrapped all together....they seem not as nice as the bigger singles......
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I got a pack and within a couple weeks 2 out of the 3 stopped pumping. The third one lasted a really long time, actually. I never had any problems with it at all until I accidentally stepped on it at the wrong angle and put a hole in it.
 
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