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Mike Marlow[_2_]

wrote:

I want them to look nice, but I also want them to hold up. I would
like to attempt to paint them with a sprayer. I have a large air
compressor and a craftsman gun which may be siphon fed or HVLP, I am
not sure. It has the cup at the bottom.

What kind of paint would you use? I am concerned with humidity and
paint peeling. When I built the house around 97, I painted all my
outdoor door frames with enamel. Every single piece of wood I painted
with enamel ended up peeling badly.

I am not sure I can spray latex through the sort of gun I am talking
about.

I would probably paint them with latex, but likely you won't be able to
shoot it through your gun.

What about laquer? I have never worked with it. It seems maybe I read
it is prone to cracking, I don't know.

Lacquer would probably work fine and it will spray through your gun, I
probably just brush on latex and wish them well.

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-Mike-