Shelby Merrick
07-24-2013, 12:37 PM
Hello everyone, first posting here. Recently set out on my first project which will find its way into the house, a short and wide bookcase for the kids playroom. Carcass is built from 3/4" Birch ply (Purebond from Home Depot). Looked fairly void free (much better than what Lowes had to offer). Took my chances to save some money going with this product and figured I'd be ok since it'll be painted. Thickness variation bit me though on my dados and some of the shelves required lots of sanding to fit. Face frame will be poplar. Now, on to the paint stuff!
Our finish choice for this is a semi-gloss or satin white and I'm wanting to spray a waterborne non-blocking / hard curing product. For equipment, I have gravity fed HVLP compressor guns with 1.0, 1.4, and 1.8mm tips. It's an ATD-6900 kit I picked up a few years ago to shoot some single stage auto paint. The majority of what I've read and researched tells me that Target Coatings EM6500 should be my first choice, but I'm having a hard time swallowing the shipping costs (half the cost of the paint). My second choice is Sherwin Williams Pro-Classic Acrylic Latex, which I can get locally. I've read mixed reviews on how the Pro-Classic shoots, but most of the bad ones seem to come from people who don't really know what they're doing (possibly like me!). I have a #4 viscosity cup on the way to assist me with properly thinning the paint. Now, the questions :)
Should I go the Pro-Classic route? If so, would the 1.4 or 1.8mm tip be large enough? I'm located in Charleston, SC where its 90 degrees and high humidity if that helps. What about primer under the PC? The SW guy recommended I use their Premium Wall & Wood Primer. I've seen other posts where people just heavily thin their paint to use as a sealer or just shoot water to raise the grain, then knock it down with 320.
Any other waterborne and spray friendly paints I should consider that are similar in costs to the Pro-Classic (~$46 gallon)?
Attached is the carcass without face frames or back and some SketchUp views, appreciate any feedback!
-shelby
Edit: Have a Graco TrueCoat handheld airless as well. Would be willing to by a fine finish tip for it if recommended, but everything I've read has steered me towards using my HVLP guns. Plus I feel more comfortable with my HVLP guns and the airless wastes lots of paint. Also realized my major spelling fail in the topic line... Could an admin fix that? Thanks!
Our finish choice for this is a semi-gloss or satin white and I'm wanting to spray a waterborne non-blocking / hard curing product. For equipment, I have gravity fed HVLP compressor guns with 1.0, 1.4, and 1.8mm tips. It's an ATD-6900 kit I picked up a few years ago to shoot some single stage auto paint. The majority of what I've read and researched tells me that Target Coatings EM6500 should be my first choice, but I'm having a hard time swallowing the shipping costs (half the cost of the paint). My second choice is Sherwin Williams Pro-Classic Acrylic Latex, which I can get locally. I've read mixed reviews on how the Pro-Classic shoots, but most of the bad ones seem to come from people who don't really know what they're doing (possibly like me!). I have a #4 viscosity cup on the way to assist me with properly thinning the paint. Now, the questions :)
Should I go the Pro-Classic route? If so, would the 1.4 or 1.8mm tip be large enough? I'm located in Charleston, SC where its 90 degrees and high humidity if that helps. What about primer under the PC? The SW guy recommended I use their Premium Wall & Wood Primer. I've seen other posts where people just heavily thin their paint to use as a sealer or just shoot water to raise the grain, then knock it down with 320.
Any other waterborne and spray friendly paints I should consider that are similar in costs to the Pro-Classic (~$46 gallon)?
Attached is the carcass without face frames or back and some SketchUp views, appreciate any feedback!
-shelby
Edit: Have a Graco TrueCoat handheld airless as well. Would be willing to by a fine finish tip for it if recommended, but everything I've read has steered me towards using my HVLP guns. Plus I feel more comfortable with my HVLP guns and the airless wastes lots of paint. Also realized my major spelling fail in the topic line... Could an admin fix that? Thanks!