spray gun

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The new colorants come in a powdered form that Cypris Materials says can be incorporated into manufacturing processes—added to paint in an automotive spray gun, for example, or mixed into nail polish.

From Scientific American • Nov. 13, 2020

Rick bought a $14 spray gun from Harbor Freight and watched a bunch of car-painting videos online.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2020

Cats are clever, and it won’t be long before she realizes she can climb the tree to her heart’s content whenever her human isn’t around to use that dastardly spray gun.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2019

The black forms are rendered with both a brush and a spray gun; observe the hazy and drippy edges on the curvier branches, petering out from the hand-painted segments.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2017

Under the philosophy that now seems to guide our destinies, nothing must get in the way of the man with the spray gun.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson