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I am building a sipo (African Mahogany) door with jambs and trim. Looking back at some threads here I am considering using Gripper for primer and SW Emerald for a topcoat. Thoughts? Is it practical to spray either one with a compressed air HVLP gravity gun?
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Pretty sure it would it work. But you will want to sand the primer a bit, and Emerald levels out well. I can’t do much with spray, so I
would be putting the door flat and brush painting .
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SW has a newer version of Emerald called Emerald Rain Refresh that's supposed to keep clean just from rain hitting it. I bought a gallon last week for the shop front. No long term experience yet, but I've never had anything but good luck with their best paint, so I went with it.
That Emerald is about the same consistency as mayonnaise, so I wouldn't put much faith in anything but airless to spray it.
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Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel, rated for both interior and exterior, sprays great through my pressure feed HVLP gun if thinned 10% with water. That said, it takes quite a while to cure really hard and I'd be hesitant to put it against door seals unless it can cure for several weeks first. SW has a product called Snap, I think, specifically designed for doors and it's supposed to dry very fast. I haven't used it but I'd look into it. Also, PPG Breakthrough would be another I'd look at, for the same reason.
I used SW's exterior WB primer and Reliance paint on my ash shed doors about 4 years ago. So far, it has held up great. I applied it with a brush so I have no idea about how well it sprays.
Some folks say that doors should only be painted by brush. Not sure I'm one of them, but that's how I saw exterior doors being painted for rehab work on some pretty high-end places in Boston a few years ago.
John
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