beech1948
Established Member
The LOML wanted me to build some replacement doors for a kitchen in our new ( to us) house. The old kitchen is a dark, heavy old "oak" style doors with too much beading/moulding/panel decoration but with perfectly good cabinets and drawers behind them. Its only 18 months old.
I have made 22 doors, 12 drawer fronts in a more modern plainer Shaker style. The usual MR-MDF frames and panels.
I want to spray them but know NOTHING about spray equipment or technique.
So the questions that currently plague my waking hours are:-
1) What spray kit to buy. Fuji or Earlex or something else. Is an Earlex 5000 good enough and "man" enough or is the only choice Fuji or Apollo. I'm a pro cabinet maker but very very seldom get involved with painted finishes. Its my first time using MDF as well. I feel like a child all over again.
2) I don't want to have a compressor so a turbine would be great.
3) What spray gun(s) do I need. The choice of amateur to pro types is baffling and the price range is equally baffling being from £50 to £600. Do I need to buy a range of jets if so what range.
4) What types of paint would I best use..??
I currently know now't. So some advice and guidance from the knowledgeable people around here would be much appreciated.
Oh, time frame to do something would be in the next 2 weeks. I've got to earn some brownie points from somewhere pre Christmas.
regards
Alan
I have made 22 doors, 12 drawer fronts in a more modern plainer Shaker style. The usual MR-MDF frames and panels.
I want to spray them but know NOTHING about spray equipment or technique.
So the questions that currently plague my waking hours are:-
1) What spray kit to buy. Fuji or Earlex or something else. Is an Earlex 5000 good enough and "man" enough or is the only choice Fuji or Apollo. I'm a pro cabinet maker but very very seldom get involved with painted finishes. Its my first time using MDF as well. I feel like a child all over again.
2) I don't want to have a compressor so a turbine would be great.
3) What spray gun(s) do I need. The choice of amateur to pro types is baffling and the price range is equally baffling being from £50 to £600. Do I need to buy a range of jets if so what range.
4) What types of paint would I best use..??
I currently know now't. So some advice and guidance from the knowledgeable people around here would be much appreciated.
Oh, time frame to do something would be in the next 2 weeks. I've got to earn some brownie points from somewhere pre Christmas.
regards
Alan