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   Bruce_B. | Nov 18, 1999 07:34pm | #1

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   Rich-

   You might want to check into the Enduro line of pigmented polyurethanes marketed by Compliant Spray Systems (800-696-0615). These are water-based, designed for spraying, and come in a variety of sheens (for white anyway). I recently painted an exterior door using one of their stock greens and it turned out quite nicely. Used their undercoat primer and then mixed in their crosslinker in the final coat - tough as nails. I've also shot their gloss black, which is pretty glossy if you use a fine aircap (I used a #7 cap behind a .041 nozzle on my Accuspray 10 gun.) They claim that you can also put a finish coat of clear poly over their pigmented primer, but I haven't tried this. If you want to get a real shine, let the finish set up for a week or two and then polish it with Meguiar's #7 polish on your 7" polisher (use Meguiar's foam pad). The only problem I have had is with flowout at higher temperatures (70+ deg. ambient). Surprisingly, it seems to flow out better at lower temperatures (I've gone as low as 50 deg.). They also sell a flow control additive that I haven't tried. Good luck.

   Bruce

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   RichB._ | Dec 08, 1999 03:55am | #2

   *Thanks for the info Bruce. I got the 90 sheen finish, some white undercoat, and their conditioner for thinning purposes. Now I have to decide whether my conventional spray gun will work or whether I should look into HVLP. I thought I could rent an HVLP but not so. The local rental stores said there was too much maintenance on them so they stopped renting them. I might be able to spring for one of the lower priced import HVLP guns, but will probably try my conventional spray first. It's a tradeoff of the inconvenience of conventional spray vs. the small amount of stuff I have to spray - or in other words, do I use the excuse of 14 cabinets to justify the purchase.