On Jul 20, 12:25 am, BillinDetroit wrote:

I was afraid that, being so bright, I'd run into flack over the color
... but a couple of people have spontaneously remarked that this is a
great color choice for such furniture.

A couple of summers ago I was at Lake Tahoe, and on one of their
observation areas (for the spectacular sunsets) they had a lot of wood
deck chairs and tables. They didn't mix up the colors when setting
out the pieces, so it didn't look trashy. They had medium blue,
white, red, yellow and dark green. Buddy, they looked great!

The Impervex dried beautifully. Smooth, glossy and hard as rock (well, whats a Friday morning without a little hyperbole?). Long term, I think it might prove to be a sound choice. Even though just a single gallon of the stuff makes my wallet bleed. :-)

Good material is always expensive. BUT, hopefully (fingers crossed
here!) the extra $$ is worth it. I look at any coating within these
four parameters:

1) ease of application
2) durability
3) adhesion of susequent coats of the same material
4) cost

But being in "bidniss" I like things that hit #4 pretty hard, too. If
you want, I can get the Corotile industrial base (they sell it on
quarts, not just gallons) numbers for you as it is a little cheaper
than the Impervo.

If would like, we can compare mix notes and maybe I can help you make
the Impervo really sing with some thinning and hardening mixes.

One thing is certain: I'm convinced that HVLP is the ONLY way to go on a project like this. I can easily see it taking an hour or more, per piece (4) / per coat (4) to paint this with a brush. And it is unlikely that, 16+ hours later, I would have as high quality of finish as I got in about 5 minutes per coat / per part with the el-cheapo Wagner HVLP gun.

Now you're on the right track! Quality and speed are the very essence
of successful manufacturing. And take my word for it; you will just
get better and faster at application of the finish.

I have some previous posts on how to set up the HVLP gun, and if you
are interested they are still in the archives.

Good for you!

Robert