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This old dog is trying to learn new tricks, and getting frustrated.
This summer I bought a Titan Flex Spray HVLP for a specific job. I an now painting the interior of an 1870's home and as you can imagine there are massive amounts of trim.
I decided to give a go at spraying the trim, (I have always brushed it). I am spraying on SW Proclassic gloss.
After two coats and the paint is dry but the paint isn't as smooth as I feel it should be, it looks great, but feels like 500 grit sandpaper, it just has a bit of a roughness to it.
Any thoughts as to what I am doing wrong? I have a small amount of paint coming out so it doesn't sag etc, and enough air to push the paint out. I am thinning the gallon of paint with 3 or 4 ounces of latex extender.
I think I am going back over it with the paint wet to get all the surfaces and the air may be drying it to quickly.
I will appreciate any advice from those who do this all the time and make it look easy.
This summer I bought a Titan Flex Spray HVLP for a specific job. I an now painting the interior of an 1870's home and as you can imagine there are massive amounts of trim.
I decided to give a go at spraying the trim, (I have always brushed it). I am spraying on SW Proclassic gloss.
After two coats and the paint is dry but the paint isn't as smooth as I feel it should be, it looks great, but feels like 500 grit sandpaper, it just has a bit of a roughness to it.
Any thoughts as to what I am doing wrong? I have a small amount of paint coming out so it doesn't sag etc, and enough air to push the paint out. I am thinning the gallon of paint with 3 or 4 ounces of latex extender.
I think I am going back over it with the paint wet to get all the surfaces and the air may be drying it to quickly.
I will appreciate any advice from those who do this all the time and make it look easy.