Spraying a finish- stain

It is messy. Watch the over spray.

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Yep, fast but messy. Same idea as brushing, though: put it on, let it set, wipe off the excess.

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I wouldn’t bother. It is too messy. And you have to wipe it off anyway. If you want to spray, spray dye.

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Thanks for the advice guys. I am going to try it just to see how it is to do. Can i spary at about 50-70lbs of pressure with my auto paint gun?

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Spray at 1/2 that or less – check the manuf data sheet. Go at 60 lbs and you will be doing the buildings a block down the street too. :)

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Gains wil depend on the product.

Be aware that there are stains that see an improvement when sprayed, such as the lack of lap marks with dyes or even coverage with fast drying pigment products, and those that don’t.

I’ve never seen a reason to spray a typical home center brand of stain, like Minwax.

For instance, I apply Behlen / Mohawk pigment stains over a sealer, which is usually over a dye, by wiping on, then dry brushing with the grain until set. These stains dry in minutes. There is no wipe-off with this method. The spray gear applies the product very evenly, with much less dry brushing. If I follow this procedure with Minwax, it never dries.

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AMEN to Barry’s comment – I think, with all due respect, you underestimate what you are getting into. Again, carefully check the manuf. data sheet for all aspects. Do NOT spray miniwax if not experienced.

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if its oil i wouldn’t bother. oil has enough open time to be fine and is just a total mess when spraying. if it is water based though you will want to spray because the wb stains have much less open time so you need to get it on there fast.

James, sounds like you’ve decided to try it. I’d start with the pressure and material turned way down and gradually increase. The thing I like about spraying is that you don’t have to work so hard to get into all the nooks and crannies. But has anyone mentioned how messy it is?

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