Bill McQueen
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Can brushing lacquer be sprayed and if not why not. I looked thru the older posts and didn't find anything maybe I missed it.
Thanks Bill
Thanks Bill
BUnless you would be spraying in high humidity, then you might need to use a slower thinner, to help avoid "blushing". (white clouding of the lacquer finish as it sets up) Usially what we did to try to control blush was to add "retarder". Have you had any problems like that with high humidity Royall?
Aloha, Tony
I've haven't had any problems with my lacquer blushing here. I've even sprayed some when it was raining and it turned out fine. Takes a long time to set up though. I've been using Deft brush on lacquer and one other but can't think of the name right now. Like I posted earlier, I run gravity fed HVLP with 2/3 lacquer to 1/3 thinner. The only problems I've ever had has been once in a while I'll get some little bubbles, but I think that is caused by laying down another coat before the last one dried completely. I just sand them out and spray.
if you are getting bubbles most of the time it is caused by a slight wind blowing over your finish and the suspension agent trying to come up as if dries and offgases but cant break the surface. if it does break you get lacquer pop and it looks like a little pothole.