DIY spraying low VOC paint for furniture

[virgil]

Looking to paint some furniture for the baby's room so using waterbased minimal VOC paint (B&Q primer and Satin and Fired Earth eggshell)

They are both really thick paints so need to be thinned to spray. Have done this before with solvent based (to an acceptable level) but has antone done this with these water based paints?

Tried a test last night and might have just thinned it too far, but ran VERY badly once applied...one substrate is MDF, one is pine.

Cheers chaps,

Virgil.

[singlecoil]

virgil said:

Looking to paint some furniture for the baby's room so using waterbased minimal VOC paint (B&Q primer and Satin and Fired Earth eggshell)

They are both really thick paints so need to be thinned to spray. Have done this before with solvent based (to an acceptable level) but has antone done this with these water based paints?

Tried a test last night and might have just thinned it too far, but ran VERY badly once applied...one substrate is MDF, one is pine.

Cheers chaps,

Virgil.

My stuff is painted, I experimented with spraying and got the same results you did. You either need to go to an airless sprayer, the sort that has a dip tube that goes in the can, and spray neat, or do what I do and stick to the brush. I can't imagine the furniture in a nursery taking very long.

Do yourself a favour (unless you've already bought the paint) and use silk instead of eggshell, looks pretty much the same but doesn't mark so easily.

[Simpo Two]

I may be missing something but is a simple paintbrush not an option?

[virgil]

Simpo Two said:

I may be missing something but is a simple paintbrush not an option?

Yes. But then so is buying furniture rather than making :-) want a super smooth finish so spraying is generally better finish...

[virgil]

singlecoil said:

My stuff is painted, I experimented with spraying and got the same results you did. You either need to go to an airless sprayer, the sort that has a dip tube that goes in the can, and spray neat, or do what I do and stick to the brush. I can't imagine the furniture in a nursery taking very long.

Do yourself a favour (unless you've already bought the paint) and use silk instead of eggshell, looks pretty much the same but doesn't mark so easily.

Aleady bought the paint so will have another play when I get some more time. Will also look into the airless sprayer too.

Cheers.

Virgil

[Simpo Two]

virgil said:

Yes. But then so is buying furniture rather than making :-) want a super smooth finish so spraying is generally better finish...

I take your point although I doubt baby will care overly much

[virgil]

Well on;y a little late, but bought a decent spray gun and the right paint from the local spray paint supplier...nice even coverage and great finish, so moral of the story is if you want to spray paint furniture, but sprayable paint...and the right spray gun!!

[kellynicholls]

virgil said:

Well on;y a little late, but bought a decent spray gun and the right paint from the local spray paint supplier...nice even coverage and great finish, so moral of the story is if you want to spray paint furniture, but sprayable paint...and the right spray gun!!

Hi Virgil. My father in law is planning to do the same with a cot. He sprays cars for a living but has left me the task of researching the type of paint to use which will be safe for the nursery. Can you tell me exactly the type of paint you used please?

[Blakeatron]

I have recently gone through this with finishes for childrens toys - a pre-cat cellulose based laquer/primer is fine and easy to spray.