Hey y'all,
My last thread asking about spraying advice was a bit of a ramble. This should be a bit more concise. I ended up placing an order for the am-5008/8008 kit from Homestead. I will be limited to the touch up gun for now but will have the larger gun ready when I am able to get a bigger compressor. Jeff was helpful and waded through a few of my no knowledge emails. I felt kind of bad asking some of the questions not even knowing what "clears" are that he mentioned. I just do not have a grasp on the lingo and basics that come with years of trying and using different finishes. I think I am getting a better idea though, at least to the point of making more cohesive questions. What I want to be able to do is mix my own opaque colors, have the least amount of build up possible while still providing an opaque color and a hard looking finish. I want the cuts in the wood underneath the color to be as sharp as they are off of the router table, as much as possible. It has finally gotten across to me that I should probably stop looking at waterbase finishes until I get a larger compressor. Between my last thread, Homestead and some more reading I started looking around at lacquers, another rabbit hole heh. Would a solvent based lacquer that I can add pigments to accomplish this on the am-5008 mini gun? Small projects, picture frames. Specifically looking at mohawk finishers choice clear satin lacquer and Vivitone pigments. I will be spraying outside and using a respirator so I am not too worried about spraying solvent. I'd ask Jeff at Homestead but frankly I think I need to bone up on my understanding before I go back and ask the guy that seems to have written some play books on finishing about the extreme basics.
Thank you guys. Open to any and all advice/suggestions.