One of these things is not like the other…
A lot of my comparisons happen between items found in Harbor Freight and Rockler stores. I do frequent the local Woodcraft store when I have a coupon or discount, and I do like their products, but I can’t help compare some things found in Woodcraft and Rockler to the cheap-o versions I can get at Harbor Freight.
The other day I found myself at Rockler picking up a spare HVLP cup (it’s a long story) for my trusty and cheap HVLP sprayer when I stumbled across something that would probably greatly speed up the clean-up process, and waste a lot less solvents during clean-up. The Spray Gun Cleaning Kit. It’s a bunch of brushes and insert pins. Some of the brushes are brass. Others are nylon. Either way, by golly, that’s overpriced if you ask me.
Fast forward a few days, and I’m across the street (literally) at Harbor Freight picking up some $0.99 tack cloths. As I was walking toward the checkout, I ran across this Spray Gun Cleaning Kit. Hrm. It’s not as fancy as the one at Rockler, but it’s less than half the price! It’s got brass brushes, some insert pins, some nylon brushes. This cheaper option looks very similar to the Rockler offering, and quite frankly, I’m not convinced the differences are worth the premium price.
I’ve got a lot of spraying to do over the next few days. When I’m done, I’ll let you all know what I think of this cleaning kit. So the question is, in the past, for inexpensive non-power tool purchases, have you found the items at Harbour Freight to be adequate to do the job?