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Employ a CleanShot Shut-off Valve for Spit-Free Angled Spraying

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This Angle Adapter Makes Exterior Spraying WAY Faster

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The presenter introduces another device, the CleanShot shut-off valve, which also functions as an angle adapter but offers a rotating head and aims to eliminate paint 'spits.' He explains that while it prevents spits (a common issue with longer extensions), its larger size and heavier construction significantly increase the weight, causing more wrist fatigue than a simple angle adapter. He advises that for exterior painting, spits are generally not a major concern, unlike on smooth surfaces like doors, as they are less noticeable on textured siding.

Goal: Combine angled spraying with spit reduction, understanding trade-offs

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  • CleanShot Shut-off Valve

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adapter. Another device I'll show you is um that does kind of the same thing. It's an angle adapter, but it's um it stops spits. It's a clean shot. So, you attach this to the end of your gun and now your gun you can take and it'll move different angles. So, it rotates. Same concept, but it also eliminates spits. Because with a gun extension, the longer the extension, the more spits you get. Put this thing on the end. Now, on a gun extension, you no longer get spits. But you can see the size of a Clean Shot, a Clean Shot is significantly bigger, uh, more parts to it, significantly heavier. And I've used a clean shot just a few times. And I found right off the bat, man, the weight um on the end of the gun was just it was a significant amount of weight. After about an hour, my wrist was just exhausted spraying with it. And I would just rather just you'll learn how to deal with spits. Uh starting off the surface, releasing on the surface. So starting soften off your surface will eliminate spits. On exterior spits don't matter. You're never going to see a spit, you know, on the siding. You could see a spit on a door like this, on a smooth door, but not on your siding. You'll never see spits. Spits aren't an an issue. But a couple, you know, other tools that you might want to consider, you know, using when spraying cuz once

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