Paint mixed with thinners ratio for spraying.

Hedgecutter

Just sprayed MDF for the first time. I sealed it first and sanded it ready for spraying.
Think I might have mixed too much thinners with the paint, when I sprayed it seemed to be a small bit runny.

What ratio of thinners to paint should I use?

cardwizzard

Hedgecutter wrote: »

Just sprayed MDF for the first time. I sealed it first and sanded it ready for spraying.
Think I might have mixed too much thinners with the paint, when I sprayed it seemed to be a small bit runny. Aa

What ratio of thinners to paint should I use?

Depends on what your machine can handle and which product your using. Can take a little while to dial it in.

What machine and paint are you using?

Hedgecutter

cardwizzard wrote: »

Depends on what your machine can handle and which product your using. Can take a little while to dial it in.

What machine and paint are you using?

Using a cheap silver line one I got on eBay. As for the paint all purpose satin white.

cardwizzard

I take it it's oilbase? If so, we usually try about 15% of thinners. Then add more paint or thinners depending on situation.

Trial and error until your happy with the finish.

havetoquit

Hope I am in the right area for this; Have found the exact color of exterior paint for our front door; Eggshell Lichen Green, but unfortunately I cannot see it anywhere except on the really expensive Farrow and Ball.

Does anyone know if any of the less expensive brands do this color or a very close match.

If so, I would be so grateful for any info you can offer, so huge thanks in advance of your response.

cardwizzard

havetoquit wrote: »

Hope I am in the right area for this; Have found the exact color of exterior paint for our front door; Eggshell Lichen Green, but unfortunately I cannot see it anywhere except on the really expensive Farrow and Ball.

Does anyone know if any of the less expensive brands do this color or a very close match.

If so, I would be so grateful for any info you can offer, so huge thanks in advance of your response.

Yeah go into any paint shop tell them the colour and they will be able to get a decent match. Not exact but close.

Thats a derail and a hallf

havetoquit

Thanks so much and perhaps when time permits, you may be able to advise on what would be a good quality of paint. Ok, they say you get what you pay for, but surely it is possible to get reasonable quality without paying an arm and a leg and I also wonder if it is also just a 'name' thing.

Basically, just need a good primer and paint for one small front door, but want it to look good, bear the brunt of the elements and last at least two years.

I do not know of any important differences between Dulux, Crown, Fired Earth and Fleetwood and painters and decorators tastes vary so much, so am a bit lost.

I know the final decision will obviously be my own, but the opinions and suggestions of others can be a huge help towards making that decision.

cardwizzard

Hi I presume if your doing a front door you are having a go on the mdf beforehand.

And your correct about how so much paint is a name. For instance i'd rarely use F&B even if its specified. For a project like your front door if it was oil based i'd go with little greene paint, or if your going water i'd go with colourtrend.

But as you say, the next painter along here may have different opinons. But these paints have worked consistently well for me over the last 3 years since the rules where changed in 2010 regarding voc's.

Good luck with the project.

havetoquit wrote: »

Thanks so much and perhaps when time permits, you may be able to advise on what would be a good quality of paint. Ok, they say you get what you pay for, but surely it is possible to get reasonable quality without paying an arm and a leg and I also wonder if it is also just a 'name' thing.

Basically, just need a good primer and paint for one small front door, but want it to look good, bear the brunt of the elements and last at least two years.

I do not know of any important differences between Dulux, Crown, Fired Earth and Fleetwood and painters and decorators tastes vary so much, so am a bit lost.

I know the final decision will obviously be my own, but the opinions and suggestions of others can be a huge help towards making that decision.