Shellac primer sitting in HVLP?
 

I'm painting my bathroom cabinets and on the priming step now. Can says wait 45 minutes before second coat which is fine, but will the leftover shellac primer gum up the tip of my HVLP in that amount of time or do I need to clean everything in between coats?

Seal the tip somehow, wrap it in Saran Wrap or something.

We do it all the time. Its only 45 min., leave it. It will skins over just peel it off the tip and keep going. If you clean that semi-liquid state, it makes a mess. The needle seals the internals so its just the little drip that will dry around the tip. Do take off the air cap, soak it to keep fluid from drying in those little holes. They are tiny and its hard to clean. We use those cheap throw away 50-60 dollar guns for primer.

I don't clean or seal it. I spray it on a bit of scrap material for five seconds or so, in case a bit of dried up crud comes out, then paint onto the main object.

That's what I did Bill and it turned out fine.

So far the cabinets are looking good. Some orange peel on the early doors before I got the hang of speed, but should sand out fine. Hopefully the paint goes well.

After I had a heart attack once I got quotes for the kitchen cabinets(cheapest was 4.5k, most was $6.5k😮) I decided how hard can this be? The answer is it's not, at all, just takes a bit of time and the right tools/materials.

Practicing on the master bath was a smart move.

Cool. That's what I have thought about but not actually done it.

Haha, I painted an old fridge midnight blue as practice before doing girlfriend's Corolla roof. The most beautiful fridge I've ever seen :D

Curious about the products you are using, or to put it another way, what you were able to buy here in CA.

And how about some photos of the cabinets you are building? :)

Hey Dennis, we really like flat paint from Sherwin Williams. Over that, we spray Chemcraft, an industrial waterbase clear. It can be had in flat, 20% all the way up to gloss. We apply 4-5 coats on top of the paint. Super durable and great for kitchens. I buy them through ED Bradley. If you ever have a need to it, I can get it for you. They are just a little ways into downtown

edit, for get about those old fashion oil base paints. These waterbase finish are tough stuff and hold up to water really, really well especially for interior use. Not great for outdoors.

I'm using BIN shellac primer and Benjamin Moore Advance satin for the paint. Did quite a lot of research and those names kept coming up.

The primer was a great choice so far. I'm about $300 in materials so far, and can reuse all the tools I bought, so only $4200 left to go😁