Ever used one of these!

Check twice!

Hi Harry

When I say we had a hard time to brush it,,,, I mean hard. We had runs to contend with and the lacqer set so fast, very little time to play and go over the work to correct any mistakes.

The can read "do not thin" so I didn't,,,, in hidesight I maybe should have. This was not a pretty operation and hence "12 or so coats" and the polish was definitely required (I lost count) I guess doing something your not really fond of makes it look harder.

Hi Barry

As I was telling Harry the hand brush thing did not go well,,,, so Oh yes! I sanded between coats. This was not as easy as I thought. The lacquer may be dry but not cured after 24 hours and it is still soft. You have to sand very lightly and continously wipe the piece off and the 220 sandpaper I had to use filled quickly.

Then I had a once a month brain storm, #000 steel wool,,,, it worked great and I used the sandpaper to correct runs only. The long and the short I ended doing two things I am not fond of ,,,, sanding and finishing. Have I mentioned "I am not fond of lacquer" I am learning though.

Hi Ken

The Power Wagner was the one I seen demonstrated on a video, seemed to do well for small areas. I am sure that would be local or a similar product. I know I wish to retire my brush.

Thanks for the feed back and Have a great day!

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John

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Noob

Nice boxes, I like the light and dark contrasts in that wood.

infinitywood

Hi John
I use this gun frequently all I have for air is a 20 gal compressor it keeps up ok but does start running sooner than I'd like & stays running while spraying.
The advantage is it is pressure feed you can put a small thumb regulator on the input of the gun it's self also to control the amount of air you need, so nothing is wasted like in a cup gun which uses siphon . The air & fluid on this can be adjusted so low I can write my name with it. But to be more practical I use this technique to touch up errors by tinting stain over light spots on stained wood or over finished wood, just don,t touch the stained area & lac. over it . It takes a little practice, if you spray over lacqured wood & don't like the way it looks just wipe it off & try again. It does require a full coat after doing that though so ther is no over spray. Oh this gun should definately be cleaned after use & is best to leave a bit of thinner in it I also recommend unscrewing it after each use & just leave it loose to easily turn by hand or it could be quite difficult to open if left sitting awhile. Well it seems I can't post links or attachments but harbor Freight 2 quart hvlp w/ 5 or 6 foot hose is what i was talking about.
Hope this helps, Patrick