Do a lot of you here spray your finishes? I got the "HomeRight Finish Max" HVLP spray gun for my birthday earlier this month, and so far I'm really happy with it. I used it to finish a "Reverie Harp" that I built for my brother's wife who was in hospice of cancer (funeral was yesterday ) and was quite pleased with the results. I used MinWax "brush on" lacquer as it was the only thing I could readily find at either Lowes or HD and I was on a tight schedule to get it done. It didn't need diluting and worked very well.
In the past my "go-to" finish was wipe-on poly, which I would sometimes just buy the Minwax variety of, and sometimes make my own by thinning regular poly with naphtha. I've also recently discovered the Rustoleum water-based poly and had good results brushing it on.
The worst part about spraying the lacquer is the fumes... I bought a decent 3M respirator to try not to kill myself using it.
Just curious about other's experiences with HVLP.
In the past my "go-to" finish was wipe-on poly, which I would sometimes just buy the Minwax variety of, and sometimes make my own by thinning regular poly with naphtha. I've also recently discovered the Rustoleum water-based poly and had good results brushing it on.
The worst part about spraying the lacquer is the fumes... I bought a decent 3M respirator to try not to kill myself using it.
Just curious about other's experiences with HVLP.
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