spray gun

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“Those were cut down and melted, made into ingots, then made into a wire that goes into a special spray gun that transforms aluminum into paint,” Gioni said.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2022

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

“We'd better get these dishes done. Hand me the lava spray gun, will you?”

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan