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By Dolmetscher007 · Posted
I am a weekend warrior amateur woodworker. 99.999% of the finishes I use are all wipe on such as Wipe on Poly, Waterlox, or some Rubio-style hard wax finish. However, I now need to build my own kitchen cabinets for a DIY kitchen renovation I've got going on. I want to achieve the highest quality pro finish possible, so I know that I want to spray the cabinets, instead of trying to brush it on. I will be using General Finishes "Milk Paint," which is not actually a "milk paint" but just a super flat/matte sheen water-based paint. It's not very viscus at all. I am extremely tight on budget for this project, so I don't know if the HVLP system that I already own will work... or if I have no choice but to purchase a new HVLP sprayer. (God I hope not) I have a 6-gallon Bostitch compressor (BTFP02012) that I use for shooting brad nails. This little pancake model can only muster a CFM or 3.7 @ 40 psi and 2.6 CFM at 90 PSI. So it's not ideal for an HVLP gun. I also own this NEIKO 31215A el cheapo HVLP spray gun with a 1.7mm nozzle. The documentation for the spray gun says that its operating pressure is 40 PSI; Working pressure is 10 PSI; Average air consumption is 4.5 CFM. I know precisely nothing about HVLP or spraying finishes out of anything other than a spray can. It appears to me that my compressor does not put out enough CFM at 40 psi (only 3.7) where the gun requires 4.5 CFM. I don't know if this means that it just won't work... or if it won't work well... or what will happen if I try to use it as an HVLP system to spray one set of kitchen cabinets. I have tried to use a very cheap Wagner paint sprayer... but it just spatters and sputters too much... makes a mess that you need to brush over... which cancels the point of using a sprayer IHO. I know that Fuji sprayers are great... but they range in price from $500 - $1,800. I would ONLY be able to "afford" the cheapest $500 model So my question is... seeing as I am not a pro, and I'll never need a sprayer again... is there some way to make my crappy HVLP gun + crappy compressor work better than a crappy Wagner sprayer? And... is the cheapest Fuji Semi-Pro 2 sprayer "pro" enough for painting cabinets without spatter? Any help or tips would be amazing! -
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By treeslayer · Posted
A little trial and error but not too bad, those strips are 1/16” X 5/8”, and are bent dry, no steaming, this is the doors on a cabinet I made a while back, strips are 1/8” X 3/4” , those doors are probably 14 X 20 inches, oak and walnut -
Here is that utility sink for servicing the sprayers, and its drain through the wall. I don't know what I would do with the sprayers without that sink. My sharpening sink has the same type of drain. No trap needed. I wouldn't live anywhere that wasn't zoned Agricultural. The sink is low enough below the faucet to easily service 3 gallon sprayers. The water is supplied by a hose hooked to a freezeproof yard hydrant at the corner of that shed. It can be drained down in freezing weather when no sprayer will be used anyway. There is no hot water. The stand for that pressure washer is a height that I can back the truck up to and roll it into the bed. It's used running in the bed of the truck, then easy for me to put it back by myself. It weighs a few hundred pounds.
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