Is there a simple method to get a plastic spray bottle working properly? Or, in the alternative, is there a certain type or brand name plastic spray bottle which is reliable?
By Tracy Leonard from Kansas City, MO
I've purchased several spray bottles from Wal-Mart, only to quickly become frustrated. They don't make them like they used to! I have one that's probably 15 years old, and it still works great, but these newer ones get jammed up.
So I started buying my spray bottles from the beauty supply store (I go to Sally's). They cost more, but work MUCH better. I haven't replaced all the cheap (junk) bottles, but I'm getting there . . .
I started getting my spray bottles at Walmart in the dept. where they have ironing boards & such. It's called "Green Machine", has a green label & says it's an ironing spray bottle.
I would take it back to Walgreens for a new one. I've never had a problem exchanging anything there.
Today I opened a brand new bottle of Prada perfume and it wouldn't spray so I tried several things and was thinking I would just throw it away since it had been a year since I purchased it. I then thought why not try one more thing and that fixed it! I took the cap off to expose the tubing for the pump and stuck a safety pin down in the tubing.
Yeh. Can't believe the answer was so simple. Mine was a Prada bottle too. Think there must be something wrong with their design but now it's up and functioning. Thanks.
Thanks for this! I had the exact same problem with the exact same perfume. :)
Can I just say thanks to the person who posted the prada perfume. I have the exact same perfume and exactly the same problem. I was really surprised when I saw that the same perfume had the same issue.
This just saved half of a bottle of Prada for me too! Same bottle!! Thank you sooooooooooo much!!!
I also have a bottle of PRADA and I tried your suggestion. It worked! You have to push the pin (I used a large safety pin) down all the way ~ I could actually hear when it 'broke through' where it was stuck. I have read this perfume bottle gets stuck quite often. Now I know how to fix it! Thanks!
This totally worked for me thanks for the tip blondirose
Thx blondirose & Anon for this tip/info ; I also had the same issue w/the same Prada perfume. Im so happy that I dont have to shell out the $ for a new bottle when mine was still more than half full!
I haven't been able to use my same prada perfume because of this problem. I did what you said and it worked. Thank you for your post.
In the hole where the piston is pushed into the spring (behind the trigger)... Spray some WD-40. Give the trigger a few squeezes until it loosens and sprays properly again.
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The top broke off of a fabric spray container. What can I do?
By Rebecca C. Luna from El Paso, TX
You can get empty spray bottles at WalMart or the dollar store.
Just pour it in to a different sprayer bottle if the actual neck broke off. If what you meant is the sprayer broke all you have to do is use a sprayer lid that is the same size from another bottle. Doesn't have to be a fabric sprayer.
My window cleaner sprayer just stopped working after working all summer. I tried hot water, vinegar, lime dissolver, and a needle. Do they just quit? The spring is fine, how do I know to just pitch it? Also, the sprayer for my glasses cleaner won't spray. It seems to be fine, nothing seems to be broken, but it still won't spray.
I had the same problem with my window cleaner spray. I went through all the suggestions I found here, but with no luck, so I took it apart to try to figure out how it is supposed to work.
