I am currently building a simple pantry cabinet out of plywood and a few pieces of oak. I plan to paint it, and am hoping to get some experience with my new HVLP sprayer. Since it is going in my basement, it is a good practice piece. Does anyone have advice on what type of paint is best for this application and/or would work best with my sprayer. I have an Apollo 1000 sprayer (4 stage) which should be capable of spraying latex paint. Apollo recommends Floetrol or a similar additive, but I have never used this before. Is it possible (or difficult) to achieve a painted finish similar to that found on high-quality white kitchen cabinets? Any feedback or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
Craig
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Personally, I'd go right over to Sherwin Williams and try out a quart of their "ProClassic Waterborne Acrylic Enamel" (actually, I think there's about four more words in the title...but they'll know). Comes in all the colors of latex, easy cleanup, lays out much better, is thinner to begin with (I can use a #4 needle with my Graco instead of a #6), and really, really looks good. I'll never use latex again through an HVLP...just this stuff. But it does smell funny.....
Jason,
Thanks for the recommendation. Do you use any of the additives like Floetrol that I mentioned with this paint, or do you use it straight out of the can?
Craig
Well he beat me to it. It's good gouge, exactly what I would have said, and after using this stuff with even just brushes and rollers, I wouldn't use it without floetrol now. It's "designed" to look and apply like oil, but it dries like latex on a hot windy day. Fast. The floetrol will help greatly with this, and give you a better finish since it actually has time to level. I probably use about a half quart of floetrol per gallon to make this stuff brushable, you might have to do more than that to spray (I dunno, really). If you're tinting it and reduce it that much, it could change your tint slightly lighter, especially on a darker color. But it's great paint, super hard and glossy, looks like a real good oil when it's on, and with a 4 stage turbine, you should be dandy spraying it.
I use it straight out of the can for spraying...use a little Floetrol if brushing (doing the edges or something). At about $11 a quart, it ain't the cheapest, but you might want to buy a can and have some fun.
What color? Id go with a tinted water base poly. You can get it just about any color. http://www.compliantspraysystems.com look for enduro coatings, also http://www.Homesteadfinishing.com jeff Jewitt sells fuhr , i havent used furh but he speaks highly of it. Anyway something to think about
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I have an Apollo 1000 and it is by far one of the best tools I have ever purchased.I also have a 2 stage by another manufacturer and was really unhappy with it .I was trying to spray equipment trailers with Duron Iron clad enamel and just felt that I was having to cut the paint too much with thinner in order to get it to flow correctly. I was also using Penatrol. With my Apollo there are no problems.I,ve sprayed oil base,latex Duron,Zinser on the exterior trim on my home and it looks great.I painted Hardie board siding on my new shop 24X37, 2 story and used half the amount of paint suggested for 2 coats. I am presently doing 6 4x8 mahogany doors with Sikkens Cetrol poly . Ive got 3 coats on so far and Ive got what I was after,a true furniture finish. They will be installed on the exterior one mile off the ocean.
Practice with the gun and different tips.Use scrap plywood till you get it right.Its real simple with some practice.
Good luck!
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