Spraying Water Based Stain

So at some point you may need to spray a washcoat to lock in the color and see what you have.

Spraying water based stain. I will be spraying mohawk ultra penetrating stain and have both a 17 and 18 tip. This will provide a barrier between the oil and the acrylic. The first thing to remember with spraying wood stains is to wear a respirator regardless of whether youre using oil or water based stains. This version is retiring soon.

Technically this is really part 4 of our wall hanging tool chest build but because i focused so strongly on waterborne finishes and hvlp high volume low pressure spraying it received its own. Minwax water based wood stain is an easy way to add beautiful color to unfinished wood surfaces. Watch our video how to spray water based topcoats here. To prevent this use a quick drying water based stain.

Follow the directions in your users manual for power flush cleaning with water based materials or use the bucket method of cleaning if applicable. For narrow surfaces reduce the fan pattern to 2 3 to reduce overspray. Stains lighten in color as they dry. Proper drying time between the oil stain and finish coats is essential.

The ingredients in a commercial stain including the solvent carrying the pigments or dyes are clearly marked on the container. The vast majority of oil based pigment stains contain mineral spirits often identified as petroleum distillatesvarnish stains are thicker than conventional oil based stains but they also contain mineral spirits and thats what you use to thin them. Because of the method of spraying no wipe stains lighten rapidly. If the washcoated color isnt dark enough you can spray more no wipe stain on top.

Like everything else in woodworking spraying finishes just takes a little practice. On large flat areas use wet even patterns 6 to 8 wide. From searching the archives and internet in general it appears the starting point for setup is approx 23 psi of air at the gun backing the fluid setting out 25 turns and then adjusting from there until proper atomization. If you choose to use oil based stain seal the stain with a coat of shellac or lacquer sealer.

Spraying water based wood stains. Keep your gun at a 90 angle 6 8 from the surface. Now available in 40 colors and 4 designer style color palettes. Start by spraying the railings and deck supports.

Many woodworkers stay away from using a hvlp sprayer to stain wood because it seems too difficult to get a good finish. The other cause for blushing is high humidity.