Wagner HVLP Conversion Gun question

[Joe Llanea]

I recently purchased the Wagner HVLP conversion gun. I have a 4HP 15 gal. compressor. I have only sprayed dye and laquar with it but would like to spray latex paint on some cabinets that I am now building. I have read that I would need to thin the latex using a 5 3 1 rato of paint, water and floetrol. I only have the #3 tip that came with the gun, do I need to also purchase the #4 tip which I understand is slightly bigger to spray the latex? Does anyone have any other advice for this novice spray painter.

[Jim Becker]

Yes, you'll want the larger projector set for the paint, but be careful with the thinning...water bornes don't like thinning very much. If you are spraying paint for woodworking projects, consider using a tintable acrylic that's designed for spraying, such as Target Coatings EM6000 or one of Fuhr International's products. They spray beautifully with your stock #3 projector set with no thinning necessary.