I am ready to paint my wood kitchen cabinet doors. They have been removed sanded and ready to go. I will be spraying with air spray gun. I have compressor and gun with, of course, a moisture filter in line. I need suggestion on what primers and with what type of paint, thinner if needed and what type if so and any other info needed. Such as 1 coat or more and so on. I am not new to air tools but have sprayed paint with air gun very little and what I did was not very precise. Advice from experience please. Thanks.

One of the things that I do is that I am a furniture refinisher. I use a compressor and spray gun a lot. What I have used spray guns on a lot, is pianos. They need to look perfect.

Where will you be doing the spraying?

Well I have the back yard till painted then the garage or I will create a plastic bubble in the garage to lower dust but may create overspray. What do you think?

It's fine to be spraying things outside if that's what you mean and as long as the temperature and weather hold out. I'm just trying to address safety issues first. You do have a respirator. Correct?

Oh yes. I am a Mechanic and as we say safety first. I am 47 so have some savy and common sense although my wife may argue the common sense statement:D .

So, by sanded do you mean that your cabinets are sanded all the way down to the bare wood? Sanding can also mean sanding so that the paint is smooth.

Sanded so paint is smooth.

Sanded so paint is smooth.

Okay. Thanks! So, now I know that we aren't dealing with bare wood here.

Are you wanting the trim around the doors to be the same color as the doors?

Yes

Are you going to be able to spray the trim then?

No the frames are already brush painted.

Do you care then that the doors have exactly the same look as the trim? Or, is it okay that they look just a little bit different because they will have been sprayed, but the color remains exactly the same as the trim?

All is already painted. Doors only needed to be painted. Contractor did all except doors before he disappeared. Now I need to paint doors.

What I'm asking is if you mind if the paint on the doors looking just a little bit different from the trim because if you spray the paint on the doors it will look like it has been sprayed. If you use a brush on the doors, then it will have the same look as the trim.

The difference does not matter. I wanted door a different color but wife does not want. I did not want all white. It looks like a big white box. A little difference will be good.

The difference does not matter. I wanted door a different color but wife does not want. I did not want all white. It looks like a big white box. A little difference will be good.

I agree that a little variety is good! So, are you saying that the doors will be a different color than the trim? Sorry, I'm not quite clear on that.

Oh I am sorry. All will be the same color.

Thanks! How many cabinet doors do you need to paint?

8 door total, 3 drawers and 2 blank drawer fillers.

Well it is bed time. I will get back to you. Thanks. Just keep advice coming.

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Well it is bed time. I will get back to you. Thanks. Just keep advice coming.

You mention drawer fillers. Are you also wanting to paint the insides of the drawers? If you are intending to do that, you might want to reconsider.

I apologize for all of the questions. It's just that we need to get down to the nitty-gritty of this. Of course it would be a lot easier if I was just speaking with you. But, right now, this is the best that we can do.

It has been a pleasure communicating with you! And, I hope to do so again!

I'm still here and I should be in bed also. I will be on here after 10:00 P.M. my time tomorrow night. Where are you located?

Right now, because of the questions that I have asked you and also because of the answers that you have given, I am really leaning towards you brushing the surfaces that need to be painted. But now, you have mentioned drawer fillers. So, masking things off may not be an issue.

You see, in order to spray surfaces, you know that you need to mask off the areas that you don't want to be painted. Masking off properly can take a great amount of time. It may be time that might be better spent in applying the finish to the surfaces that you want to be painted. Also when you use a spray gun, before and after spraying you are always going to have to be maintaining the spray gun and also seeing if it is going to be operating the way that you want it to. That also takes up time that might have been better well spent just applying the paint with a brush.

Then there is also the issue of setting up everything properly for spraying...

It's easier to set things up for brushing.

I'm not saying just use a brush just yet...

1 - Doors are already off.
2 - I am in Virginia
3 - Talk to you 10pm your time. And your location is?