mantel project

[Rennie Heuer]

Glad you're getting all this practice done on the mantel. I'll PM you soon about my schedule.

 

[larry merlau]

havnt sprayed it yet.. but am getting closer

 

[Dave Hawksford]

Any pictures before spraying Larry.

 

[Ted Calver]

 

[larry merlau]

yeah i can do that,, sanding parts now and prefitting.. trying to wrap my head around how to get all the nooks and crannys.. wish i had a detail gun with a 2.0 nozzel. i know detail doesnt jib with 2.0 nozzel

 

[larry merlau]

the parts are ready for the first round or finish, did a sample run and am ok with how they turned out but need larger nozzle size to work better i think.. was told by dave to try the 1.5 and it worked but not much material real light covering with max air and max material settings.. so will try another sample with larger nozzle tomorrow before getting into real parts.

 

[Jim DeLaney]

Are you thinning the 6500? If not, try a test a 5% thinning, and again at 10%. The 1.5 nozzle oughtta work with one of those. Don't go beyond 10% thinning, though.

 

[larry merlau]

no thinning jim, just straight from can. i dont know if i could do the math to thin it by 5% or 10% just used a 1/2 ladel this afternoon

 

[larry merlau]

if i had those high dollar mixing buckets i could figure it out maybe

 

[Bill Arnold]

if i had those high dollar mixing buckets i could figure it out maybe

You mean Randi won't loan you a mixing cup?

 

[larry merlau]

nope,, but that does make sense if i found one of those.. glass breaks but cleans easier. this stuff was satin and its like eggshells,, so the top coat will help get some sheen back

 

[Ed Thomas]

no thinning jim, just straight from can. i dont know if i could do the math to thin it by 5% or 10% just used a 1/2 ladel this afternoon

It's just like mixing 2T fuel for the chain saw (or moto). 5% is 20:1

 

[Dave Hawksford]

What tip did you end up with ? How did it turn out ? Sorry Jimmy was no help.

 

[Jim DeLaney]

Put about an ounce of water into a pint. That's about 6%. For 10%, about an ounce and a half.

 

[larry merlau]

dave i tried the 1.5 tip. and had the air maxed out and the fluid wide open and got a dusting. after 2 coats of light dusting it was white on the sample i thik the thinning will help and will try that today before the 2.0 tip. thanks for the math help

 

[larry merlau]

well i got white hands and part of the floor, daves fault he called and asked me how it was going i had just filled the gun and thinned it to jims suggestion. dave thought it was to thin and to add just a little more product well tried to take the top off and the whole cup came off i had cleaned the gun from stem to stern and everything wasnt tight i quess so i introduced to some michigan french as i was trying to stop the blood flow we got it cleaned up thinned closer and got white on most of the pieces somewhere

 

[Dave Hawksford]

well i got white hands and part of the floor, daves fault he called and asked me how it was going i had just filled the gun and thinned it to jims suggestion. dave thought it was to thin and to add just a little more product well tried to take the top off and the whole cup came off i had cleaned the gun from stem to stern and everything wasnt tight i quess so i introduced to some michigan french as i was trying to stop the blood flow we got it cleaned up thinned closer and got white on most of the pieces somewhere
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Looks nice Larry. Did you get the 7 count down ? 5 isjust a bit wet for water-base. Your French is pretty good lol

 

[larry merlau]

i just dropped the water amount down to 3/4 oz to 16 ounces of material. didnt get the stick to do what you said.. might use a cup instead of the stick to see where i am at. got good atomization and coverage seems good. one thing i can say is i dont like having to cleanup after the day completely, solvent based its good till the next day with no problems but this white paint is like latext paint rubbery layer that sticks to everything and doesnt come clean easily.

 

[Dave Hawksford]

i just dropped the water amount down to 3/4 oz to 16 ounces of material. didnt get the stick to do what you said.. might use a cup instead of the stick to see where i am at. got good atomization and coverage seems good. one thing i can say is i dont like having to cleanup after the day completely, solvent based its good till the next day with no problems but this white paint is like latext paint rubbery layer that sticks to everything and doesnt come clean easily.

I can't stand arylics either except for the inks I use to paint with.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Looks pretty nice though Larry. You can definitely see the reflection in the piece lit from the window