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   jovogtmd | May 02, 2023 09:14pm | #1

   given you have diluted it and used the largest needle size, try backing off the amount coming out and maintain a distance of 12 inches or so. Make sure you are moving the sprayer in a even motion.

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   ChrisJewell | May 03, 2023 08:58am | #2

   Thanks.. I’m also noticing that’s it’s drying pretty fast. Is there anything easier to spray? I’m not married to waterbase paints.

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   govol | May 03, 2023 12:33pm | #3

   Target coatings has WB lacquer that can be tinted to any Benjamin’s Moore color. Great to spray.

   Did you use Floetrol during the dilution process ? It helps it flow out. You can’t thin paint too much and it’s not easy to spray with HVLP.

   Go Vols

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   ds_nect | May 03, 2023 07:34pm | #4

   Trying to spray latex house paint with an HVLP set up really meant for woodworking finishes is tough, at best. Even with a 5 stage HVLP, which is what I have and what I think you've got, and a 2.0 or 2.5 needle, there's a ton of dilution with water and Floetrol or similar needed. (BTW, if you don't have one, you should get a Ford cup to understand what viscosity you're dealing with and what you need to do to get it sprayable.) I just sprayed a bunch of outdoor shutters using heavily-diluted exterior house paint and my HVLP. The results were fine for the intended purpose, but not what I'd want for a piece of furniture. As the others suggest, you'd be better off skipping the latex paint and instead using the tintable finishes various manufacturers offer.

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   [email protected] | May 03, 2023 08:31pm | #5

   You might also speak with someone at one of the SW commercial stores. They have tintable water-based products they can only be sprayed. Ask them for one of the product sheets which will list the appropriate needle size for various sprayers including HVLP. It is called Sher-Wood waterborne white topcoat. It does not require a primer and can be re-coated in an hour. It is available in 30 gloss and 15 gloss.

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   DRBWWing | May 04, 2023 11:01am | #6

   You don't want to use a large tip. The main issue you're probably having is too large a tip, too much flow, or not enough thinning, or a combination. If you don't have enough atomization IOW the droplet size it too big and they won't coalesce before they set up = orange peel. Also flow rate, how far away you are spraying.

   Key to spraying is get the material thinned enough and use a small tip 1.3 - 1.5 tip.

   You may have to thin as much as 25% to get it through a tip that size. You need to keep thinning it until you get the result and you'll know right away.

   That's all I know. But I do know lots of people spray Emerald on cabinets.