Recent content by sean_jackson

sorry, both water and solvent, why?

thanks for all that input, seem my scrap guys are fussy, and yes they are mainly morrells tins.

I use a lot of 5 litre paint tins in my workshop, I crush them flat and box them up, my local public recycling centre won't take the metal as it's obviously derived from business use. my local recycling company won't accept them as they are ferrous/stainless steel apparently. Even the mobile...

It does sound like they thought you may be a home user as opposed to 'proffesional'. I've been in their place before when someone bowled in looking for some stain to colour a chest of drawers with and they seem shy of getting involved with amatuer/home users, it shouldn't mean they wouldn't...

Thanks Robin, great input for me. The products you mention i've noted and i'm familiar with Smphony. I use HVLP mainly, not enough production to warrant an AAA (but want one). Was going to try the Cetol system from Sickens, i've sprayed morrells water based products on clients' worktops though...

:| my mistake, the solvent part of the sickens external finish is white spirit, so there is not much mileage in that for a spray finish! If anyone wants to share opinions/experience of good waterborne exterior finishes for spraying I'd be interested to hear.

Hi, does anyone have experience of using any of the Sickens range of exterior finishes by spray application, particularly the solvent borne ones? I'm a finisher of 20+ years, french polising/lacquers/paints etc, usually all internal finishing jobs. I regularly field calls from homeowners...

When I have colour situations like this I use a pigment water stain like the liberon ones (or similar), at least they leave pigment behind unlike dyes. a fine mist spray (usually diluted) of your desired light pigment stain, leave to dry without wiping, then it would need a clear seal of...