Hello,
New sprayer here. I bought a $65 Campbell Hausfeld gravity fed 2 gun kit from Wal-Mart recently and so far have completed 2 projects with great results. I want to stay in the water based product line as I do not like the idea of buying chemicals to clean up when water is abundant. My first spray job was completed with Minwax Polycrylic. It turned out absolutely amazing, sprayed effortlessly, and cleaned up easily. The second project I completed today. It was sprayed with Minwax Oil Modified Water Based Poly. This seemed to spray a bit thicker. Same gun settings and same spraying techniques but I got a few runs on my first coat. Due to the large size of my projects and the incredible reduction in finishing time I do not see myself brushing a finish again unless I absolutely need to. A couple questions though…
1) I have very little knowledge of spray guns. Can I leave the gun loaded with whatever I am spraying inbetween coats or do I need to empty and clean out the gun? I have read some people leaving their spray guns loaded for an entire day and picking up where they left off. So far I have cleaned out the can and ran water through the gun in between every coat. Im not sure if it needs to be cleaned out during the same project but it only takes 15 minutes for a complete coat and cleaning.
2) Im looking for water based finish product suggestions. I like the fact that the Polycrylic dried super fast. The Waterbased poly went on a little thick for me. Is there a certain water based lacquer that someone would recommend? If I read correctly the lacquer would dry extremely fast, right? Again, sticking with something that cleans up with water.
3) Currently I clean out my shop after every completed project with a fan in the window and a shopvac blower. I do not make any sawdust until I am done finishing. I do keep the fan going as an exhaust fan during spraying. When spraying I use a disposable dust mask for ventilation as the fumes never get too bad. Is this enough or should I use a better mask? I dont want to sould like an idiot but like I said, Im new to spraying and as I see myself using it a lot more I do want to be safe.
Also, this lumberjocks community is amazing. A never ending amount of shared knowledge and info with wonderful people. So glad I stumbled upon this site
- Jay
New sprayer here. I bought a $65 Campbell Hausfeld gravity fed 2 gun kit from Wal-Mart recently and so far have completed 2 projects with great results. I want to stay in the water based product line as I do not like the idea of buying chemicals to clean up when water is abundant. My first spray job was completed with Minwax Polycrylic. It turned out absolutely amazing, sprayed effortlessly, and cleaned up easily. The second project I completed today. It was sprayed with Minwax Oil Modified Water Based Poly. This seemed to spray a bit thicker. Same gun settings and same spraying techniques but I got a few runs on my first coat. Due to the large size of my projects and the incredible reduction in finishing time I do not see myself brushing a finish again unless I absolutely need to. A couple questions though…
1) I have very little knowledge of spray guns. Can I leave the gun loaded with whatever I am spraying inbetween coats or do I need to empty and clean out the gun? I have read some people leaving their spray guns loaded for an entire day and picking up where they left off. So far I have cleaned out the can and ran water through the gun in between every coat. Im not sure if it needs to be cleaned out during the same project but it only takes 15 minutes for a complete coat and cleaning.
2) Im looking for water based finish product suggestions. I like the fact that the Polycrylic dried super fast. The Waterbased poly went on a little thick for me. Is there a certain water based lacquer that someone would recommend? If I read correctly the lacquer would dry extremely fast, right? Again, sticking with something that cleans up with water.
3) Currently I clean out my shop after every completed project with a fan in the window and a shopvac blower. I do not make any sawdust until I am done finishing. I do keep the fan going as an exhaust fan during spraying. When spraying I use a disposable dust mask for ventilation as the fumes never get too bad. Is this enough or should I use a better mask? I dont want to sould like an idiot but like I said, Im new to spraying and as I see myself using it a lot more I do want to be safe.
Also, this lumberjocks community is amazing. A never ending amount of shared knowledge and info with wonderful people. So glad I stumbled upon this site
- Jay