Foam Gun, Preciva Professional Foaming Guns, Needn't Cleaner PU Foams Expanding Applicator Tools, Heavy Duty Dispensing Insulation Foam-Sprayer for Caulking, Insulation

I've always hated using expanding foam, due mostly to only ever using the disposable single use tins. I found the procedure to be hard work, given the lack of control and wasteful since it's pretty impossible to clean the disposable tins out in order to use them again in the future.I bought this gun to fill a few holes around drain pipes at home and so far, I'm very impressed.The applicator gun arrived quickly and well packaged in a Preciva branded box. Inside the box, there was the gun, an instruction book and four plastic nozzles with a tiny hole at the end.On first impressions, I wasn't sure about the nozzles given the size of the hole.The gun seems very well made. It is made of a combination of plastic and metal parts. It feels very sturdy and rigid, with all of the interfacing parts feeling very secure.The handle is plastic with a silicone over mould. The plastic of the handle is rigid and doesn't seem to flex. It is hollow - the bottom end is open, but that doesn't compromise the rigidity of the tool. If anything, it makes it pleasantly light and well-balanced.The socket for the foam can is also very sturdy and I found it hard to over tighten the can here. With hand pressure, the tin was well seated.On to using the gun (after shaking the foam can well), there is a knurled screw at the back of the gun which allows you to limit the action of the trigger. It goes from fully closed, where the trigger is locked closed right through to a full range on the trigger. Fully open may be useful if you are filling a chasm, but for normal jobs, I found I only needed to open the screw a small amount to get good control.I started of without the plastic nozzles and, although it worked well, I quickly gave the nozzles a try, to get right in between the drain pip and brick. Although I was concerned about the small hole, It all worked very well - the plastic nozzle stayed attached and it further improved control of application.So, all holes filled, I moved on to cleaning the gun. Again, this was something I was unsure about before.Removing the can of foam did result in some overflow at the connection point. Nothing too great and it was easy to manage. The foam cleaner I bought had a spray nozzle, which I used to clear the foam from the attachment point first. The foam just melts away with the foam cleaner, so that was quickly clean.After that, the foam cleaner can fits to the same attachment point as the foam can used and you just spray out the excess foam and a bit of the cleaner until the last remnants of foam have gone. You can see in my photo that the foam that initially came out of the gun when I was cleaning it was quickly dispersed by the cleaner and all parts of the gun (including the plastic nozzle) were thoroughly cleaned.All in all, this was a very pleasing experience. I've bought a couple of tools from the Preciva brand in the past and this tool did not disappoint. It is well manufactured and there aren't any annoying niggles (like bad moulding or loose parts). I like that there is an instruction book to guide through the first steps. It clearly is a manual translated from Chinese, but the outcome is understandable and clear enough to follow. You probably won't read it beyond first use anyway - if at all!For the money, this tool is excellent value. While the handles may be metal on the more expensive models, I found that to be the only significant difference here and I actually found it more comfortable using a plastic/silicone handle outside on a cold winters morning anyway!I would definitely recommend this and wouldn't bother with the disposable cans. On second use, you'll have made up the cost of the gun, four uses will cover the cost of the large foam cans and cleaner as well. The fact the big can will now outlast those four uses makes this a bit of a no-brainer! I also don't think I'd go to the extreme of buying an expensive version of this gun. At the end of the day it is an applicator gun and I think Preciva have priced this at the right level for what it is.

The media could not be loaded. Bought these as I had a lot of foam sealing work to do. No problems at all, great seal on the gun cans and easy to clean. (Make sure you buy the appropriate cans with the screw on adaptor for a gun and a tin of cleaner, note the solvent cleaner only works while the foam is wet, once cured it won’t work). The flow rate adjuster works great and gives you a lot of control that you won’t get using a regular tin and straw.Cans screw on easily and come off with minimal mess, you will have some foam on removal so have a can of cleaner at the ready.Highly recommend, sturdy metal construction and will save you time and money as the tins can be reused unlike the non gin equivalents.

Attaches quickly to the can and works well to expel the foam and is easily cleaned using the solvent cleaner.A bit mean only giving you two disposable applicators, which can be tricky to keep attached and even harder to find replacements.

Really good and easy to use. Getting two as well is good value for money.

Very good quality. Much better than using the canister with the nozzle.

Great product

I’ve only ever used the cans before and ended up in a right mess with foam going everywhere.Working with this is a dream! You just screw in a can (has to be gun grade) and pull the trigger!It’s so easy to control the flow and get just the right amount where you need it without over filling gaps.Feels good quality and should last for ages if looked after.Clean down is simple by connecting a gun clean can and running a bit through it.Definitely worth the money

Had a cheap gun supplied with my foam, it was awful to clean, not great to use and essentially a throw away item, purchased this as a replacement, this item was a bit more expensive, promotes itself as easy clean and better to use than other, similar guns, it really isn’t, not one little bit.In fact it was harder to clean than my previous gun, certainly no easier to use than the item it replaced and has joined it in the bin, better to treat these cheap guns as single use, throw away items, and as such get the cheapest one you can and don’t heed the nonsense on the selling page trying to claim one is better than another.If it had been more honest with its abilities and price I’d have gone to two or perhaps three, as is, it’s a one star on a good day with a following wind….