Peter (and anyone else with a suggestion),
I have done many tests to determine which dilution/mixture will work best when spraying Benjamin Moore Impervo acrylic enamel. I have three doors to spray. The first one looked good. Then, on the second door, all of a sudden I started getting texture in the dried finish. There is almost no orange peel; just these pin-head size bumps that give the finish a “matte” look.

I keep the spray head eight inches from the door when spraying as recommended by Paul Smith at Fuji. I start getting orange peel when I increase the distance. Reducing the fluid flow also causes some orange peel but there is very little of the problematic pin-head texture. Increasing or decreasing the speed of each pass has also not gotten rid of the texture.

My mixture is two cups of paint, 2 ounces of XIM flowout solution, and 3 ounces of distilled water. XIM was recommended by the Ben Moore dealer. I have also had good results with higher amounts of XIM and water but thought that might be pushing the envelope too much.

I am using a Fuji sprayer (Q4 Pro) with the number four needle/nozzle. I have also tried the number 3 needle/nozzle. I have a spray booth set up in my garage (lots of plastic). Temperatures are 68-72 degrees with humidity 22-38 percent.

I am desperate to get these doors hung before my wife goes in for major knee surgery next week. Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Regards,
Andy Aronson