[Jukebox-list] cabinet painting help please

[Karl]

I taught myself to paint a car about 20 years ago. By the time I learned
about how to prep the surface, set up a compressor with regulator and water
separator, how to calculate pressure loss per foot of air line, how to set
up the paint gun, mix the paint, CHOOSE the paint, and I can't remember what
all else, I wound up with a so-so paint job that I spent a ton of money and
time on. I'm glad I learned what I did and like every other thing I've
bought special tools for and spent time on, I don't consider it a loss. But
that's what makes me a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none. If I had a
friend who asked me for advice about painting something with anything other
than house paint or canned spray paint from walmart, I'd advise them to seek
out a pro. That's unless of course they want to learn to paint.

Karl
Columbus Coin-Op Shop
2061 S. Lumpkin Rd
Columbus, GA 31903
Shop (706) 507-2963
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don" <dontutt at telus.net>
To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] cabinet painting help please


> 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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> <pinball at strahan.org>
> 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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