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I wouldn't try to spray exterior latex with the HF hvlp. You will need to thin it down to basically white water. I'd get a weenie roller with a brush and have at it.
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(09-04-2016, 04:24 PM)Randy C Wrote: I have 2 Adirondack chairs that I need to paint. I primed one chair with water based primer and it took me one hour. I hav to prime the other chair and then paint them both and I may need two coats of paint. Thus I am looking at 3-5 hours to complete.
Question- can I spray latex paint? I have a HF HVLP spray gun ($12 special) and a 3 gallon sprayer. I have never used the sprayer before. If I can spray latex paint do I need to thin it before spraying? Do I thin it with water or something else?
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Don't know what you mean by a 3 gallon sprayer. The purple HF gun is gravity cup fed and material will need considerable thinning.
The HF turbine ($100 and same as one with Rockler sticker) can push acrylic latex with 20% thinning which is pretty much the maximum. Will also need floetrol. I've done it before upgrading to a 4 stage system. Did one chair plus ottoman in two sessions. One for primer, one for paint. About an hour each without cleanup.
Woodcraft and home centers sell a pressurized cup system that could work but you'll need a stout compressor, regulator, line dryer, etc.
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09-05-2016, 07:22 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-05-2016, 07:23 AM by fredhargis.)
I've sprayed exterior 100% acrylic latex (Olympic), I had it to thin about 20% (max, according to the label) through my Fuji turbine. I would imagine it would work for you...just test it out first. I'm referring to the HF spray gun.
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