[Jukebox-list] cabinet painting help please

[Don]

Hi Rick,
My 2 bits worth.
A few years ago my research into spray painting led me to an Italian trained 
cabinet maker and finisher. I wanted gear to spray laquer onto my old wooden 
cased radios.  He set me up with a shopping list including a gravity fed 
deVilbis gun, precision air regulator, 20 feet of clear, 1/4 inch Bombardier 
gas line (to use as air hose to gun... it is expensive, light, flexible and 
if kinked, will pop back with no damage). Of most importance was the extra 
gun needle and nozzle that is the right diameter for spraying laquer. (stock 
spray guns usually come with nozzle/tip sizes that are for car paint 
spraying)  With the laquer nozzle installed you test the laquer for the 
correct viscosity by allowing a little to "pee" out the nozzle whilst the 
nozzle is not connected to air.  If the laquer doesn 't "pee" far enough you 
thin it til it does. After that it is a matter of doing the other 
adjustments to air, mix and fan, if you have all these knobs on your gun. It 
gets a bit of getting used to and I still have lots to learn.  But you get 
the idea.
So, bearing in mind some of what I have mention above..... maybe it would be 
useful to go find a person who uses spray gear to paint LATEX paint, show 
him your spray gun and ask for advice.  I think the principles of getting 
the right spray gear for the paint you want to use, and geting the viscosity 
under control  before adjusting air or anything else, will apply to your 
application as much as mine.
Hope this helps a bit.
Don



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Force" <flashbk13 at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 7:31 PM
Subject: [Jukebox-list] cabinet painting help please


Hi all,
I have an air  compressor and tried to paint a 222 cabinet with it, but I 
got more air than paint. I thinned out the paint, adjusted the material flow 
for maximum paint and tried lowering the pressure, nothing worked. Seems the 
nozzel (sp?) is too fine. What recommendations does anyone here have for a 
air paint gun that can use latex paint and spray a nice heavy coat? What do 
you all use when painting cabinets. I have used hand spray paint cans, which 
can coat heavy enough, but they spray round, not wide like the pain gun. 
Thank you, Rick.
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