Selecting the Right Air Cap Set for your Sprayer
Whether you’re running a turbine sprayer with the T-series spray guns, or a compressor driven spray gun, you’ll want to have a selection of air cap sets available for different spraying applications.
Storing your HVLP Equipment
As the year winds down, some finishers who do not have the luxury of a heated shop will store away their HVLP paint spraying equipment during the winter.
Spray Gun Cleaning: As Simple as 1, 2, 3!
In this article I’ll describe just how easy and relatively quick it is to keep your spray guns clean and ready to lay down that killer finish that moves your project from “Pretty Nice” to “Wow”. It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.
Spraying Epoxy River Boards
Epoxy resin projects seem to all the rage lately, and I must admit they are pretty satisfying to build. If you aren’t ready to commit to a large-scale river table, consider a river board or coasters. These small projects serve as a great introduction to the world of epoxy. I like to make river boards about 20” long x 10” wide and about an inch thick. Sometimes the live edge boards you have available will dictate the size of the project.
Seal Coats & Primers, Colorants and Topcoats: What’s the Difference? Part 2
Now that you’ve read Part 1 of this article, you hopefully have a good appreciation and understanding of seal coats & primers and have been introduced to colorants. In this second of the 2-part article on finishes I’ll pick up where we left off on stains. Oh, and for those of you who haven’t yet read Part 1, I’d suggest you do so before tackling this one.