do you need to thin the paint? i use Behr ultra premium which is pretty thick.
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probably. I used it with SW latex and found that a little water helped a lot
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I used a standard exterior paint, at first it would paint fine but if I stopped I had problems. I went as far as putting the gun attached to the hose into a 5 gal. bucket and it still plugged. I spent more time working on the gun that I did painting. It got so bad I finally bought a new gun to finish the job. I had tried thinning the paint.....no go. The money I expected to save with this gun was off set by the cost of second gun. I had many hours working on gun trying to get it to work......I would not buy one of these guns again. Could not understand why a short stoppage in painting would cause so much trouble, as long I continued painting it did not plug. ??????? Good luck! I used a standard exterior paint, at first it would paint fine but if I stopped I had problems. I went as far as putting the gun attached to the hose into a 5 gal. bucket and it still plugged. I spent more time working on the gun that I did painting. It got so bad I finally bought a new gun to finish the job. I had tried thinning the paint.....no go. The money I expected to save with this gun was off set by the cost of second gun. I had many hours working on gun trying to get it to work......I would not buy one of these guns again. Could not understand why a short stoppage in painting would... » Read More I used a standard exterior paint, at first it would paint fine but if I stopped I had problems. I went as far as putting the gun attached to the hose into a 5 gal. bucket and it still plugged. I spent more time working on the gun that I did painting. It got so bad I finally bought a new gun to finish the job. I had tried thinning the paint.....no go. The money I expected to save with this gun was off set by the cost of second gun. I had many hours working on gun trying to get it to work......I would not buy one of these guns again. Could not understand why a short stoppage in painting would cause so much trouble, as long I continued painting it did not plug. ??????? Good luck! « Show Less
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I think it looks fine. The wide foam brush that comes with the paint gives you the stainless "lined look". Of course, you still have the dimples but can only tell if you are up close and really looking. Hope this helps!
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It is not a thick paint and no it will not hide imperfections! Just so you know I am a professional painter. If you have little dings or any scratches normally you need to fill them with some form of wood putty, sand and smooth and then spot prime those areas. The nuvo paint does not require any primer but any time you do a repair you should prime otherwise the spit you fix will flash (show through). The nuvo really makes the job so much easier because their is no priming necessary. Also I would buy a 4" permafiber roller sleeve (can be found in any quality paint store) usually called a hot dog roller sleeve. The sleeve they give you I found make bubbles. Hope this is helpful! It is not a thick paint and no it will not hide imperfections! Just so you know I am a professional painter. If you have little dings or any scratches normally you need to fill them with some form of wood putty, sand and smooth and then spot prime those areas. The nuvo paint does not require any primer but any time you do a repair you should prime otherwise the spit you fix will flash (show through). The nuvo really makes the job so much easier because their is no priming necessary. Also I would buy a 4" permafiber roller sleeve (can be found in any quality paint store) usually called... » Read More It is not a thick paint and no it will not hide imperfections! Just so you know I am a professional painter. If you have little dings or any scratches normally you need to fill them with some form of wood putty, sand and smooth and then spot prime those areas. The nuvo paint does not require any primer but any time you do a repair you should prime otherwise the spit you fix will flash (show through). The nuvo really makes the job so much easier because their is no priming necessary. Also I would buy a 4" permafiber roller sleeve (can be found in any quality paint store) usually called a hot dog roller sleeve. The sleeve they give you I found make bubbles. Hope this is helpful! « Show Less
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If you are using it inside , I Do Not recommend it!!! We used Sherman Williams paint with primer with no thinning and it worked good but the over spray is terrible!! The snoozle where paint comes out will dry fast, need a wet cloth to wipe it and to cover while refilling
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Yes. The vinylux white for painting worked for me. It's thinner than other companies so an extra coat of white was called for.
2039009
Hi-I just painted this on, UNdiluted, with a big brush. It worked fine (my painting was 4' X 3.5'). If possible, I wouldn't thin the gloss if you sprayed it. Then again if you applied several coats of thinned gloss it might work out to be the same as unthinned.
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You need to remember that it's the paint and not so much the gun that is the issue. It all depends on which type of paint (mainly how thick and how much you'll need to thin it out). The gun works with latex, oil-based, stains, etc., each of which require different conditions. If your paint is very thick (enamel metal paint may be too thick and can't be thinned enough to work). Need to check your paint instructions.
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Paint or stain? Paint, yes... But it should be thinned a little bit. Stain, yes... But, again, it should be thinned if you are talking about a solid color stain. Using a semi-transparent or translucent oil-base product you could probably shoot it without thinning. Either way you go, you will probably still want. Whizz type of roller to back roll the sprayed portions so there are not any runs.
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No you can use latex paint directly from the can without thining. Rafik M. Fawzy
1958178
You may have to thin the paint more. This is why I don't recommend this unit. Takes forever to cover most projects.I did my large ceiling with it and between the fumes and the cloud of paint, I'm lucky to have survived it! Not to mention the waste!
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I think so it worked for me atleast ...I used water based paint...I have used the model car paint with industrial type thiner and it works perfect...hope that helps..
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I emailed Meguires about a paint job on my older Ford Explorer. Seems that the body shop used a cheap clear coat over the base coat and began to haze prematurely. I suspected the clear coat was sprayed on too thin. I live in the southwest and auto paint is subject to harsh summer heat. I asked the shop to spray four clear coats but I'm sure they didn't and used some cheap stuff because paint failure happens after a couple of years but anyway, The customer care guys at Meguires suggested I use this product with a grey foam pad( I used a yellow) and my car looked like new after I finished it. The oxidized paint came right off. I also put the synthetic sealer soon afterwards and even left that on overnight to bind with the paint. You really dont need to polish your car often if you wash it by hand using a microfiber wash cloth and Meguires car wash then spray on the synthetic detailer (while car is still wet) dry off with a dry microfiber cloth. The polish is only to SLICK UP THE FINISH. Sometimes the birds get to my car and I polish that off after the hand wash but once the suface is slick and sealed, evrything will wash right off. You are right though, you go polish off some of the paint when you do this so go easy, low RPM on your rotary polisher,light pressure and remember to seal it up ! this stuff really worked well for me, I used a Dewalt rotary polisher that I purchased here on Amazon for about $150.00 a year ago. The rotary polisher is a little more difficult to use than the orbital(much lower oscillations per second) and you might want to consider that first. I have seen those at Harbour Freight Sales for about $25.00. I hope that helps !
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I prefer using the single action air brush. I have a double action that works fine it just requires thinning where with the single action I can usually get good results without the thinning. I have used enamels and water based for model cars through both.
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Unlike high pressure sprayers that can suck the paint right from the can, HVLP sprayers require paint to be diluted (thinned) with water. So, while wall painting can be done, you might need more coats than you would with a roller. Also, you would have to do more masking to keep overspray from hitting things you don't want paint on.
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Haven't tried but assume it to be the case. Its a thicker material. I say it wants to adhere to itself more than the paint. Hence I expect with a bit of heat it would pull off without harm. It wouldn't hurt to clean and wax first though.
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No thinning is required. Mix well and roll on fast. The product is so sticking that if you go back over an area that is still wet, it will pull off pieces of the foam roller. If that happens all you can do is let it dry then sand those spots. Nothing it the directions alerted this possible problem to me. So my tube looks great, but I have a few rough to the touch areas
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I'm not a painter just a normal everyday person so don't moan... Maybe it's because your paint or whatever your using is to thick and not thinned to the correct viscosity??