Just have to say that my mind is blown. After watching this video, i realized i have been spraying totally wrong, yet somehow managed to get good finishes. The explanation in this video is what i needed. Outstanding! Makes total sense now and my finishes are coming out better and easier. Thank you!
Awesome info Matt and Jay!! One mistake I see often that some make is not keeping there arm/hand 90degrees to the surface they are spraying. In a former life this was hard for me to conquer. I always wanted to tip my hand down or up causing my fan ends to be heavy or leave a line. With practice and patience anyone can spray finish. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge!! Great stuff!!
Excellent technique at 7:46. Nozzle turned 45 degrees outward at the end of each pass to angle off and halve the material. This is mandatory for surfaces being overlapped like casing and jamb corners where the paint will make two passes over the same place. Flick the wrist up or sideways just as approaching and passing across the corner area and the second pass, also angled away, will leave a uniform coat, with no need to pull out the roller and fix a puddle that will guaranteed run down.
Practicing with water is something you can do indoors in any weather but it is good to understand the humidity of the area you live in. Water based finishes will require some additional care in super dry or super humid areas. Well done guys!
It's so nice to see young ones know so much about this "stuff" and doing a superb job too. Thanks for a great video and I wish you well and long lives!
Nice video guys, I like how you've been inviting other woodworker to your shop Jay to build and or like in this one breaking Down the spraying of finishes. Thanks for the great tips Matt!
Thanks Jay and Matt (I subscribed to Matt's too), this was just the kind of encouragement that I needed to go out and give it a shot. I had purchased a cheep gun from HF and had found a YT video on how to improve it's performance somewhat. I had cleaned it real good, but then never used it. This was just the kick I needed, thanks again to the both of you.
I have already finished my deck and it looks good. I overlapped around 50% once I got in the groove and stayed in the project. Now I know better thanks to you two. Thank you and I will use your advice with water to practice.
Ive been spraying stain and lacquer professionally for a few years now, not as long as matt. But I can confirm pretty much everything he said is very similar to the way I've been doing things as well, and has worked very well for me! Good video!
The best, most helpful explanation of compressors and spraying I've seen so far and I've been doing a ton of research as of late! It can get pretty daunting! Thanks guys!
Great video. I also spray finishes in the automotive world and had questions about similarities between application on wood and what i am used to. The article Matt put together also clarified my questions about spray tip size. Thanks guys.
Tons of great info, guys! Spraying finishes has definitely been something that seemed somewhat intimidating probably based on lack of knowledge. This was a great break down. Matt really makes it look easy!
Matt and Jay. Thanks to both of you! This video just happened to hit my subscription feed at the perfect time! It's funny how sometimes your own personal research and the topics you present are in sync. Great overview! It is much appreciated guys! Cheers from Illinois!
I’ve been watching HVLP and spray videos for the past few days working my way up to spraying a project I’ve been working on for a while now. This is probably the most intuitive and hands on tutorials I’ve seen at this time, thank you for that!
Thank you for such a good information and encouragement to all of us do a nice job. I been trying to do it but I ended to make a mess and feel frustrated because a lack of knowledge to do the right thing with the most basic steps. Thank you again. God bless you guys!
Thanks a lot. It really reinforces what I've learned about spraying finishes by trial and error. It's good to finally know I'm doing it the most efficient way possible.
Thanks for the intel. I appreciate your vids because unlike some high end furniture making shows/vids, etc you definitely make the woodworking and building things simplified without being overly technical.
Timely video. Just bought an Earlex 5500 to spray some wooden sheep hurdle props white. For a first timer it worked really well, it was the clean up and unit stripdown and rebuild afterwards that took the time. But still all way faster than with a brush!
Good vid and I've done some HVLP spraying and I found that you spend more time setting up and cleaning the equipment than your actual spray time. I will say that it does save a lot of time in the long run especially if you are spraying larger projects. Thanks for sharing.
Did my best ever lacquer spraying today after viewing your video yesterday. I have had a few goes at spraying before but never really knew how to set the gun properly. Many thanks.
Hey Jay, nice to meet you at the Atlanta Woodworking Show. Great info about a spray gun, I have 2 and never use them, I think I will try this out with the water trick. Again excellent info
Great video as always Jay. As someone who has a good bit of experience spraying lacquer, I wanted to add my 2 cents. My advice would be not to spray indoors without some sort of booth set-up that exhausts to the outside. Lacquer, in particular, has a very strong smell that you'll be living with if used indoors. Also, though it takes a lot, overspray can start to build up on nearby surfaces. (I can't speak to poly since I wouldn't bother with spraying it)
Very informative and easily explained, thank you. Going to use my basic Kobalt setup from Lowe's soon. Looked at $300 Graco setups and thought I'd start with this HVLP system for $85. I'm sure it won't be the same, but have to start somewhere.
Really glad to see that I can in fact spray lacquer with one of these type of guns vs. Having to drop a ton of money on a professional grade spray rig! I've sprayed lacquer on cabinets before when I was working for a cabinet shop years ago but I didnt know if I was crazy in thinking I could use a gravity feed gun. Trying to get the tools I need to enjoy my newest hobby without breaking the bank
Excellent video and explanation of technique. I hope also that it will encourage more people to give it a try. Two minor critiques though. First, try keeping your arm and wrist fully perpendicular in both axis, avoiding the "fan off" technique. That will even out the finish all the way to the end. Second, try to learn to trigger the gun off as you run off the end, and trigger back on as you enter the part. That both saves finish and helps to reduce overspray in the shop. In a good paint booth with adequate ventilation that's less important, but for those of us that don't have a dedicated booth, it helps a lot. In a previous life, I painted Plexiglas advertising signs, yes you[ve seen them everywhere. In that not only color but paint thickness is incredibly important to maintain even translucency. Technique was paramount.
Not just anyone can do this. It requires a lot of practice. Remember this prep is everything. Make sure what you are going to spray is clean. Just remember this less paint is better until you gain experience. Something they didn’t say was you will need to sand between coats. Using a compressor has a lot of drawbacks size, overspray, CFM and water in your air tank. If you want to spray mostly wood projects think about buying a HVLP Sprayer. Earlex makes a great inexpensive sprayer.
Very informative and very helpful. I was talking to Tyler G this past week and he sprays his finishes now and swears by it and prefers it over brushes and wiping on finish. All I have is a 6 gallon Porter Cable Compressor. So I'm assuming it wouldn't be big enough to spray finishes. I've tried using a cheap Harbor Freight sandblaster gun and it would only give me about 30-45 seconds of use until the compressor kicked on and the pressure would drop.
Question for you guys. Do you ever have to worry about oil or water migration from the tank getting transferred to your project? I hear that is a downside to using an air compressor instead of a dedicated turbine sprayer like a Fuji system.
Another great video. I'm heading to Matt's channel to subscribe. I have a HVLP system I bought used. I've sprayed with it but have fussed a lot with thinning, to the point that I stopped using it. It was nice to hear you say that you spray poly and others without thinning. I'll give it at try. Thanks
This just popped up in my feed, how timely because I am just starting to experiment with spray finishing. I dug my old hvlp out of my parents' garage and i want to spray paint some picture frames I made. Also, I have a craftsman compressor and it looks EXACTLY like yours with a different paint job.
Great video! My wife and I are going to be painting our kitchen cabinets in the near future. I have a Husky 8-gallon 4.0 SCFM 125 psi compressor. Will that be enough to use the method of your video? Thank you!
This video is great, I refer to it repeatedly. I was about to pull the trigger on a Fuji system but I am reconsidering after watching this video again. I have a compressor already, I think I just need a gun with a bigger "air cap" / needle so I can spray heavier paint.
I think a short followup on cleaning your gun after the project would be good. I've used my sprayer for paint but not poly or any other clear finishes. was always nervous about the poly clogging up the gun if not cleaned properly.
Great breakdown, very informative! Now I need to get my massive old compressor up and running again! Its a bit too industrial for a home garage, it likes to blow fuses back in the house on startup, but once its going it's fantastic.
Hey Matt and Jay, I know it's important to keep the gun clean. What if you are spraying multiple coats, something like 20 minutes apart or even 2 hours apart. Should you really break down the gun and clean it between each spraying. Realistically how long can you leave lacquer in the gun between applications before you need to clean it? Thanks.
+dan michael You should be fine to leave it in the gun between coats just don't leave it for prolonged periods of time. Make sure and check the tip before you start back spraying the next coat!
Wow great video guys! Thanks! Quick question-I am an auto detailer and do headlight restoration using clear coat. Currently I only have a Porter Cable 6Gallon 2.6CFM @90PSI..will this work for small projects like coating headlights with clear?
Guys a fantastic video! Thanks! I want to spray paint bicycle frames and HVLP seems the way to go due to lower wastage. I have a 50 litres compressor. You say that choking the fan is bad due to bigger volume being sprayed in one location, but a smaller fan would be desired for small areas like forks, chain stays, tubes, etc. Would you recommend a smaller nozzle? Maybe 1.2 or even 1.0mm?
If your using a mineral spirits diluted oil based polyurthane and spraying it instead of brushing it, I'm assuming the costs are thinner, so does this make drying times faster and If so you clean the gun between coats or can it sit with the mixture in it?
Each has pluses and minuses and it depends on what you're spraying needs are. The attached cup is siphon fed or pressurized. The cup-above is gravity. Remote pots can be pressurized or used in a hydraulic fluid delivery system.
hey Matt ! i would love to see a video on spraypainting on your channel as well, since most other woodworking youtubers dont cover that properly. great video !
was that long spray at 9:00 done with the 5hp/20gal compressor shown at the beginning? also, they didn't talk about how far away the gun should be from the surface. it looked closed really close; like less than a foot?
Got a quick question that has nothing to do with this video. On multiple videos I've seen you drive a screw in full, back it out and then screw it home again. What's the reason for doing that?
+oobaka1967 as the screw enters the second material it doesn't go in immediately and instead pushes the first material away from the second. Once the hole is started in the second I back out the screw and then advance it again. The second go around the first material will not be pushed away as the screw has a path to go into. Hope that makes sense.
Guys very timely and well done video. Was wondering is there any recommendations for temperature for spraying finishes and I guess just a timing and technique one, I see alot of cabinet guys build with prefinished plywood would a standard spray finish hold up for this? I for one would love to see an actual model number for a gun you guys think is good maybe keep it under $100. Also went and read the article, gun lube?????
I've been painting for the last 10 years, and about almost two years ago moved to a turbine system. The only cons that I've seen is that you can also use the compressor with pneumatic tools, but as for painting much prefer using the turbine.
Matt Lane way better in my opinion, clean air, no condensation, no draining, no maintenance (except filters), same constant psi all the time, and they are as loud as a vacuum cleaner. Downside you'll need new gun and hose (don't know if possible to adapt them)
I was wondering if someone was going to bring up the turbine systems. I've used an Erlex machine borrowed from a friend. It worked great and was easy to use.
+ST.348 Earlez systems are good, with that said even the HV5500 is not "that professional" in my opinion, you'll need at least a 3 stage system to really be on the game, I'm using an Apollo system and couldn't be happier (not going back to compressors ever).
Thank you guys for the professional level of content you produce. My question is to Matt, I have a small Sata Minijet HVLP 2 with a 0.8 nozzle I don't want to invest in a new nozzle and would like to use it for wood finishes. My intention is to use it on the roof of an apartment building so noise matters a great deal.. What size compressor do you think is the minimum required for usage once a month in terms of tank and CFM? Do you think a similar to Dema's compressor can be used?
Great video. Glad I found out that my compressor (similar to yours) would would not work. So, back to chicken and egg, compressor comes before spray gun.
Good intro. I'd be interested in seeing same setup with paint. In sure not too different but would like to know differences. Thanks! Good video as always.
Good info, you make it look doable for everyone. I sprayed paint (mostly black and aluminum) for years in the oilfield but I don't spray anymore because I can't stand the cleanup. Just need an assistant I can toss the gun to when I'm done :)
This is great advice in general spray painting but it also would be great to receive tips from someone experienced in polishing furniture as this was one questions that was posed to my woodworking instructor when i was a kid and he believed that spray painting furniture was different to auto body knocker/repairs spray painter
Ask away about polishing. I'll answer you. I do furniture, cabinets, pianos...sadly, no one makes a dual pad rubbing machine anymore, not Stuhr and not National-Detroit.
Big Swifty Thank you I have two questions is there a special technique in spray painting furniture? And can auto acrylic clear be used on wood? I'm wondering if the natural expansion and contraction of the wood how it would affect the acrylic clear since it wasn't designed for wood I only ask cos i have come across some left over auto acrylic clear and i want to use it on something I have made out of wood
+Roc Lo +Roc Lo I'm not sure what you mean about special techniques to spray paint furniture. Prep and lay the coating down in overlapping passes. Regarding car coatings, the answer is yes, you can use them. If you add fish eye flow out to your coating it will act as a plasticizer of sorts so that there is a tad more flexibility to the coating. You can probably use it as it is. It might be more brittle than lacquers from Sherwin-Williams and ML Campbell but that doesn't mean it's going to shatter like dropping a glass on the sidewalk, it shouldn't be as brittle as that.
+Roc Lo This youtube video I'm going to link to gives you a great answer to both your questions: 7ckWs-i0v9U Copy & paste that to your youtube dot com, put a / after the dot com.
Hello, Matt and Jay, thank you and I have a question, I have a Makita MAC5200, Tank Size: 5.2 gal. Voltage: 120v, Max. Pressure: 140 psi, HP: 3, Tank Type: Hot Dog, Free Air CFM @ Max. Pressure: 6.5 @ 90 psi. Do you think that this will do the job, small casing trim around closet.?
I absolutely love finding new channels via collabs like this.
Just have to say that my mind is blown. After watching this video, i realized i have been spraying totally wrong, yet somehow managed to get good finishes. The explanation in this video is what i needed. Outstanding! Makes total sense now and my finishes are coming out better and easier. Thank you!
Great job breaking down the info Matt! Cleaning srprayers properly would be another good one.
+April Wilkerson Thanks, yeah I'm getting lots of questions about that. I'll try and do a follow up video explaining the process.
Awesome info Matt and Jay!! One mistake I see often that some make is not keeping there arm/hand 90degrees to the surface they are spraying. In a former life this was hard for me to conquer. I always wanted to tip my hand down or up causing my fan ends to be heavy or leave a line. With practice and patience anyone can spray finish. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge!! Great stuff!!
Excellent technique at 7:46. Nozzle turned 45 degrees outward at the end of each pass to angle off and halve the material. This is mandatory for surfaces being overlapped like casing and jamb corners where the paint will make two passes over the same place. Flick the wrist up or sideways just as approaching and passing across the corner area and the second pass, also angled away, will leave a uniform coat, with no need to pull out the roller and fix a puddle that will guaranteed run down.
Practicing with water is something you can do indoors in any weather but it is good to understand the humidity of the area you live in. Water based finishes will require some additional care in super dry or super humid areas.
Well done guys!
It's so nice to see young ones know so much about this "stuff" and doing a superb job too. Thanks for a great video and I wish you well and long lives!
Nice video guys, I like how you've been inviting other woodworker to your shop Jay to build and or like in this one breaking Down the spraying of finishes. Thanks for the great tips Matt!
Thanks Jay and Matt (I subscribed to Matt's too), this was just the kind of encouragement that I needed to go out and give it a shot. I had purchased a cheep gun from HF and had found a YT video on how to improve it's performance somewhat. I had cleaned it real good, but then never used it. This was just the kick I needed, thanks again to the both of you.
+Bill Macfarlane glad to hear that.
+Bill Macfarlane Awesome Bill, Glad this helped!!
I have already finished my deck and it looks good. I overlapped around 50% once I got in the groove and stayed in the project. Now I know better thanks to you two. Thank you and I will use your advice with water to practice.
Ive been spraying stain and lacquer professionally for a few years now, not as long as matt. But I can confirm pretty much everything he said is very similar to the way I've been doing things as well, and has worked very well for me! Good video!
The best, most helpful explanation of compressors and spraying I've seen so far and I've been doing a ton of research as of late! It can get pretty daunting! Thanks guys!
Great video. I also spray finishes in the automotive world and had questions about similarities between application on wood and what i am used to. The article Matt put together also clarified my questions about spray tip size. Thanks guys.
Tons of great info, guys! Spraying finishes has definitely been something that seemed somewhat intimidating probably based on lack of knowledge. This was a great break down. Matt really makes it look easy!
Matt and Jay. Thanks to both of you! This video just happened to hit my subscription feed at the perfect time! It's funny how sometimes your own personal research and the topics you present are in sync. Great overview! It is much appreciated guys! Cheers from Illinois!
Fantastic breakdown of technique. Matt's def a pro.
I’ve been watching HVLP and spray videos for the past few days working my way up to spraying a project I’ve been working on for a while now.
This is probably the most intuitive and hands on tutorials I’ve seen at this time, thank you for that!
Thank you for such a good information and encouragement to all of us do a nice job. I been trying to do it but I ended to make a mess and feel frustrated because a lack of knowledge to do the right thing with the most basic steps. Thank you again. God bless you guys!
Thanks a lot. It really reinforces what I've learned about spraying finishes by trial and error. It's good to finally know I'm doing it the most efficient way possible.
Thanks for the intel. I appreciate your vids because unlike some high end furniture making shows/vids, etc you definitely make the woodworking and building things simplified without being overly technical.
Thanks for the tips Jay, and also say thanks to your friend Matt. Pretty cool stuff !
Timely video. Just bought an Earlex 5500 to spray some wooden sheep hurdle props white. For a first timer it worked really well, it was the clean up and unit stripdown and rebuild afterwards that took the time. But still all way faster than with a brush!
Good vid and I've done some HVLP spraying and I found that you spend more time setting up and cleaning the equipment than your actual spray time. I will say that it does save a lot of time in the long run especially if you are spraying larger projects. Thanks for sharing.
Did my best ever lacquer spraying today after viewing your video yesterday. I have had a few goes at spraying before but never really knew how to set the gun properly. Many thanks.
Love the collaboration Matt & Jay
Excellent! I just bought my first compressor and a spray gun. This was excellent timing!
Just want to say thankyou for this. It has been really helpful for someone that is just starting out with a spray gun.
One of the better videos on setting up hvlp for woodworking... Thank you!
Great explanation of the spray process. I've done a little spray painting back in the day and want to start using it again for my projects.
Perfect timing! I just bought one to help me repaint my new house.
Excellent demo and useful tips from a professional sprayer
Hey Jay, nice to meet you at the Atlanta Woodworking Show. Great info about a spray gun, I have 2 and never use them, I think I will try this out with the water trick. Again excellent info
+Ed White It was nice meeting you too, Ed! :)
Great video as always Jay.
As someone who has a good bit of experience spraying lacquer, I wanted to add my 2 cents. My advice would be not to spray indoors without some sort of booth set-up that exhausts to the outside. Lacquer, in particular, has a very strong smell that you'll be living with if used indoors. Also, though it takes a lot, overspray can start to build up on nearby surfaces. (I can't speak to poly since I wouldn't bother with spraying it)
Very informative and easily explained, thank you. Going to use my basic Kobalt setup from Lowe's soon.
Looked at $300 Graco setups and thought I'd start with this HVLP system for $85.
I'm sure it won't be the same, but have to start somewhere.
Great video!! I've been spraying with a hvlp since about 93. My first gun (I still have) is a Finish Line made in France. it still works great!!
Much appreciated and well-organized tips, tricks, and explanations!
Super awesome tutorial. Thanks Jay and Matt for sharing .
Really glad to see that I can in fact spray lacquer with one of these type of guns vs. Having to drop a ton of money on a professional grade spray rig! I've sprayed lacquer on cabinets before when I was working for a cabinet shop years ago but I didnt know if I was crazy in thinking I could use a gravity feed gun. Trying to get the tools I need to enjoy my newest hobby without breaking the bank
One of the best quick overviews I've seen guys, thanks.
Really excellent intro, guys! Really helps to take a lot of the mystery out of the process!
Very informative. Good to see you two UA-camrs YouTubing together on UA-cam.
Great Timing!! Thanks for the tutorial. I like the 4'x8' mounting and masking.
Excellent video and explanation of technique. I hope also that it will encourage more people to give it a try. Two minor critiques though. First, try keeping your arm and wrist fully perpendicular in both axis, avoiding the "fan off" technique. That will even out the finish all the way to the end. Second, try to learn to trigger the gun off as you run off the end, and trigger back on as you enter the part. That both saves finish and helps to reduce overspray in the shop. In a good paint booth with adequate ventilation that's less important, but for those of us that don't have a dedicated booth, it helps a lot. In a previous life, I painted Plexiglas advertising signs, yes you[ve seen them everywhere. In that not only color but paint thickness is incredibly important to maintain even translucency. Technique was paramount.
Well that explains his patience, anything connected with automotive needs a lot of patience. Thanks for sharing.
amazing steady painters hand amazing wood work by the tall guy!!!
Excellent explanation as well as all your videos. Thank you for share the knowledge.
Not just anyone can do this. It requires a lot of practice. Remember this prep is everything. Make sure what you are going to spray is clean. Just remember this less paint is better until you gain experience. Something they didn’t say was you will need to sand between coats. Using a compressor has a lot of drawbacks size, overspray, CFM and water in your air tank. If you want to spray mostly wood projects think about buying a HVLP Sprayer. Earlex makes a great inexpensive sprayer.
Thanks for this tutorial, I've been wanting to spray finishes for a bit, now I feel more confident to tackle it.
Excellent info. Answered several questions I had. How about airless?
Very informative and very helpful. I was talking to Tyler G this past week and he sprays his finishes now and swears by it and prefers it over brushes and wiping on finish. All I have is a 6 gallon Porter Cable Compressor. So I'm assuming it wouldn't be big enough to spray finishes. I've tried using a cheap Harbor Freight sandblaster gun and it would only give me about 30-45 seconds of use until the compressor kicked on and the pressure would drop.
+Joshua Luther Yeah, you'll definitely need a larger compressor.
Awesome video Jay! love the collaborations!
I need to get myself an HVLP gun.
Great info Matt & Jay :)
+John Heisz Thank you, John.
I bet they get Matt to spray all the automobile roofs - lol !!
Great vid , learnt a lot -thanks guys
increeedible blend of worlds and techniques, and all explained in laymans, yet informative enough to get us going! off to harbor freight!
very nice and informative vid. I use a hvlp on all the trim and woodwork in high end custom homes for a smooth glass like finish
Question for you guys. Do you ever have to worry about oil or water migration from the tank getting transferred to your project? I hear that is a downside to using an air compressor instead of a dedicated turbine sprayer like a Fuji system.
This video came at the perfect time! I just had to spray finish all the chair molding in my house and the tips in this video really helped!
Another great video. I'm heading to Matt's channel to subscribe. I have a HVLP system I bought used. I've sprayed with it but have fussed a lot with thinning, to the point that I stopped using it. It was nice to hear you say that you spray poly and others without thinning. I'll give it at try. Thanks
This just popped up in my feed, how timely because I am just starting to experiment with spray finishing. I dug my old hvlp out of my parents' garage and i want to spray paint some picture frames I made. Also, I have a craftsman compressor and it looks EXACTLY like yours with a different paint job.
Great video! My wife and I are going to be painting our kitchen cabinets in the near future. I have a Husky 8-gallon 4.0 SCFM 125 psi compressor. Will that be enough to use the method of your video? Thank you!
This video is great, I refer to it repeatedly. I was about to pull the trigger on a Fuji system but I am reconsidering after watching this video again. I have a compressor already, I think I just need a gun with a bigger "air cap" / needle so I can spray heavier paint.
good video ... question , those plastic cups are okay for Laquer ????
Thanks. What a great instruction. i wonder about this for year and used a brush. now i know how to do this. thanks Jan from Norway
I think a short followup on cleaning your gun after the project would be good. I've used my sprayer for paint but not poly or any other clear finishes. was always nervous about the poly clogging up the gun if not cleaned properly.
Good information for me. I was going to buy one but now I see that my 2 gallon compressor won’t cut it. Good video guys. Thanks LAD
Very useful, especially with the expert comments/instruction from Matt.
+Roy Gutknecht He definitely knows his stuff.
Great breakdown, very informative! Now I need to get my massive old compressor up and running again! Its a bit too industrial for a home garage, it likes to blow fuses back in the house on startup, but once its going it's fantastic.
Nice video guys thx, just gave me more confidence to use an air compressor as i have never use one before
Hey Matt and Jay, I know it's important to keep the gun clean. What if you are spraying multiple coats, something like 20 minutes apart or even 2 hours apart. Should you really break down the gun and clean it between each spraying. Realistically how long can you leave lacquer in the gun between applications before you need to clean it? Thanks.
+dan michael You should be fine to leave it in the gun between coats just don't leave it for prolonged periods of time. Make sure and check the tip before you start back spraying the next coat!
Keep the product in the gun, no prob all day. The tip is super important to keep clean.
Wow great video guys! Thanks! Quick question-I am an auto detailer and do headlight restoration using clear coat. Currently I only have a Porter Cable 6Gallon 2.6CFM @90PSI..will this work for small projects like coating headlights with clear?
You can use a small pancake type compressors if you use a LVLP vs. a HVLP, needs about half the cfm's as a larger compressor.
Guys a fantastic video! Thanks! I want to spray paint bicycle frames and HVLP seems the way to go due to lower wastage. I have a 50 litres compressor. You say that choking the fan is bad due to bigger volume being sprayed in one location, but a smaller fan would be desired for small areas like forks, chain stays, tubes, etc. Would you recommend a smaller nozzle? Maybe 1.2 or even 1.0mm?
Best airgun breakdown I have seen
Thanks so much. I just painted a project, with a brush, that I knew should have been sprayed. I was afraid to get the spray gun out. Not now.
If your using a mineral spirits diluted oil based polyurthane and spraying it instead of brushing it, I'm assuming the costs are thinner, so does this make drying times faster and If so you clean the gun between coats or can it sit with the mixture in it?
Great video. Any comment on whether a gravity or a suction pot is better?
Each has pluses and minuses and it depends on what you're spraying needs are. The attached cup is siphon fed or pressurized. The cup-above is gravity. Remote pots can be pressurized or used in a hydraulic fluid delivery system.
Nice to learn from the pro, I have a project ready to apply these techniques.
hey Matt ! i would love to see a video on spraypainting on your channel as well, since most other woodworking youtubers dont cover that properly. great video !
Good job on the video I can see you have pride in what you do good job keep it up
I don't understand why you say you need a big compressor, when you are only using 5psi?
was that long spray at 9:00 done with the 5hp/20gal compressor shown at the beginning? also, they didn't talk about how far away the gun should be from the surface. it looked closed really close; like less than a foot?
Got a quick question that has nothing to do with this video.
On multiple videos I've seen you drive a screw in full, back it out and then screw it home again.
What's the reason for doing that?
+oobaka1967 as the screw enters the second material it doesn't go in immediately and instead pushes the first material away from the second. Once the hole is started in the second I back out the screw and then advance it again. The second go around the first material will not be pushed away as the screw has a path to go into. Hope that makes sense.
+Jay Bates Makes perfect sense. Thanks for taking the time to respond.
By the way, just bought the lumber to make your easy 2x4 bench.
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Jay when are you going to work on your wood working book.
Great video Jay!! I've always wondered about how to use a system and was too intimidated to get out and try. I'll try that this week.
thanks for this video, I have a hvlp set up I have never used but after watching this I may have to dust it down and give it a go
Great vid, thanks! However, did I hear 5 psi? That seems very low to me
I am so naive that I want to find out if an hvlp gun is connected to a compressor. Unlike others, you explained it very well. Thanks.
5 horse power... that should do it! I have a 2 horse power 30 gallon tank that does 6.2 at 90 psi... what guns can I use there?
Guys very timely and well done video. Was wondering is there any recommendations for temperature for spraying finishes and I guess just a timing and technique one, I see alot of cabinet guys build with prefinished plywood would a standard spray finish hold up for this? I for one would love to see an actual model number for a gun you guys think is good maybe keep it under $100. Also went and read the article, gun lube?????
Finally! This video is great. Tells me everything I need to know where as some vidoes just dive straight in
I've been painting for the last 10 years, and about almost two years ago moved to a turbine system. The only cons that I've seen is that you can also use the compressor with pneumatic tools, but as for painting much prefer using the turbine.
+Juan Nieve I've been wanting to get my hands on a turbine system to try out, looks handy to have it all in one self contained unit!
Matt Lane way better in my opinion, clean air, no condensation, no draining, no maintenance (except filters), same constant psi all the time, and they are as loud as a vacuum cleaner. Downside you'll need new gun and hose (don't know if possible to adapt them)
I was wondering if someone was going to bring up the turbine systems. I've used an Erlex machine borrowed from a friend. It worked great and was easy to use.
+ST.348 Earlez systems are good, with that said even the HV5500 is not "that professional" in my opinion, you'll need at least a 3 stage system to really be on the game, I'm using an Apollo system and couldn't be happier (not going back to compressors ever).
now if you would do an episode on what finishes you choose to spray and for what reasons that would be great....thanks for the good video!
Thank you guys for the professional level of content you produce.
My question is to Matt,
I have a small Sata Minijet HVLP 2 with a 0.8 nozzle
I don't want to invest in a new nozzle and would like to use it for wood finishes.
My intention is to use it on the roof of an apartment building so noise matters a great deal..
What size compressor do you think is the minimum required for usage once a month in terms of tank and CFM?
Do you think a similar to Dema's compressor can be used?
Great video. Glad I found out that my compressor (similar to yours) would would not work. So, back to chicken and egg, compressor comes before spray gun.
Good intro. I'd be interested in seeing same setup with paint. In sure not too different but would like to know differences. Thanks! Good video as always.
Good info, you make it look doable for everyone. I sprayed paint (mostly black and aluminum) for years in the oilfield but I don't spray anymore because I can't stand the cleanup. Just need an assistant I can toss the gun to when I'm done :)
This is great advice in general spray painting but it also would be great to receive tips from someone experienced in polishing furniture as this was one questions that was posed to my woodworking instructor when i was a kid and he believed that spray painting furniture was different to auto body knocker/repairs spray painter
Ask away about polishing. I'll answer you. I do furniture, cabinets, pianos...sadly, no one makes a dual pad rubbing machine anymore, not Stuhr and not National-Detroit.
Big Swifty Thank you I have two questions is there a special technique in spray painting furniture? And can auto acrylic clear be used on wood? I'm wondering if the natural expansion and contraction of the wood how it would affect the acrylic clear since it wasn't designed for wood I only ask cos i have come across some left over auto acrylic clear and i want to use it on something I have made out of wood
+Roc Lo
+Roc Lo
I'm not sure what you mean about special techniques to spray paint furniture. Prep and lay the coating down in overlapping passes.
Regarding car coatings, the answer is yes, you can use them. If you add fish eye flow out to your coating it will act as a plasticizer of sorts so that there is a tad more flexibility to the coating. You can probably use it as it is. It might be more brittle than lacquers from Sherwin-Williams and ML Campbell but that doesn't mean it's going to shatter like dropping a glass on the sidewalk, it shouldn't be as brittle as that.
+Roc Lo This youtube video I'm going to link to gives you a great answer to both your questions:
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Big Swifty thankyou
Thanks Guys, I needed the reminders about follow through. Always love both of yours content(s)? I enjoy all of it,,,there. C-Ya!,,,,Peace!
Hello, Matt and Jay, thank you and I have a question, I have a Makita MAC5200, Tank Size: 5.2 gal. Voltage: 120v, Max. Pressure: 140 psi, HP: 3, Tank Type: Hot Dog, Free Air CFM @ Max. Pressure: 6.5 @ 90 psi. Do you think that this will do the job, small casing trim around closet.?
I have a california air compressor 10 gallon. Will this work for hvlp?. Planning on spray lacquer only