Looking for advice on spraying acrylic gloss with HVLP spray

[Marl1n]

I am after some advice for spray painting some internal doors with Dulux Acrylic gloss. I am using a Wagner cs8100 turbine unit with a Maxum II spray gun. I have been told to add Floetrol and maybe even some water based poly-urethane to help achieve a better finish.

 

[opps]

I have one of the older Fuji HVLP units and have never managed to spray water based eggshell successfully.

Owatrol YES, water YES, viscosity cup YES, the rest???

I found that I was getting too much dry spray, because of the heat of the air going through the gun. Adding a second hose did help a bit by making the hot air from the turbine further from the gun.

I gave in and started to use acid cat instead. so much easier. Touch dry in minutes. You can spray 4 coats on the door and rehang it hours later. Toxic and smelly though.

I have also tried in the past to spray acrylic primer, someone suggested adding a little emulsion to help the chains to atomise.

i think that a compressor with a hvlp gun might have more balls and could be the trick.

Also make sure that you have the correct needle in the gun.

You could try to email

[email protected]

and ask them about HVLP and their waterbased products and see what they come back with.

Good luck, would like to know how you get on.