Mike Marlow wrote:
"BillinDetroit" wrote in message
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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.


A conventional gun would do the project in the same time since it's all
about getting the right amount of coverage in each coat, but it would
certainly create more overspray... waste. At the prices of some paints (as
you experienced), waste is a very real consideration. Either beats the tar
out of brushing.


I didn't mean to imply that HVLP is the only way to spray ... but that
spraying is a wonderful way to fly.

My first concern, even above the cost of the paint, is that I don't own
a compressor. The HVLP came with its own air supply. Bonus.

That hurdle overcome, the speed of application is a revelation ... I
won't be brushing anymore if I can help it.

Bill

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