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

According to Bonzani the “plume” of the spray gun being used to apply the sealant was too short, meaning it couldn’t reach the inner crevices of the engine.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2018

Yvette sat at her assembly station with a spray gun, applying a greenish adhesive to the glass tubes and using a blow torch to cure it. A fan turned weakly above her.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2015

Mr. Olitski used a spray gun to produce an ethereal backdrop of speckles interrupted by thick daubs of paint and subtle vertical lines.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2015

I asked, as Grover took out the spray gun.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan