Identify Hose Whip Types and Lengths

all right now i've got multiple whips in front of me i'm gonna be talking about um the the whips themselves and uh what they're made of and uh and sizing to start off with so i've got three foot whips i've got five foot whips i've got 25 foot whips and i've got 50 foot uh whips here and we'll just these are whip hoses right here and these are gun whips so they're they're made um there's two different styles two different uh makes of these hoses the uh the mustard colored hoses right here this is a wire braided hose right here the lime green hose right here this is a cloth braided hose a wire braided hose on typically is a hose that can be grounded so if you're using flammable liquids then you can you definitely want to be using a wire braided hose you want to really uh if you're using any type of flammable liquids read manufacturer's instructions and have a good understanding of how to ground your pump how to ground your gun so you don't cause any um explosion you know when it comes to spraying with an airless sprayer so we've got wire rated hoses we've got cloth braided hoses now wire braided hose is going to be a little bit more durable than a cloth braided hose but a wire braided hose can kink a lot easier than a cloth braided hose and when a wire braided hose gets at a kink in it that's typically a weak spot that's going to wear and eventually leak over time and so it's some of it is kind of just personal preference you know the style of hose the make of the hose you want whether it's wire braided or cloth braided so now let me talk about