After hearing how well EM-8000CV sprays and seeing photos of how nice it looks from a couple of members I decided to give it try on an English walnut dining table and bench top. My short conclusion is "I'm impressed." It sprays like a dream, without thinning, through my Qualspray AM-6008 HVLP gun using a 1.3 mm N/N set, as recommended by TC. It flows out beautifully a couple of minutes after it's on the surface and dries to a very consistent film. TC claims 100% burn in compatibility. I don't know if that's true but the coats do seem to melt together. It actually looks thinner than one would expect and I ended up using 4 coats to get about the same build as I normally would get in 3 coats of the GF finishes I normally use. I remember Prashun saying that one reason he liked EM-8000CV was because it doesn't slag up on the needle and aircap and that turned out to be true for me as well. I don't think I've ever sprayed another finish that leaves the business end of the gun so clean.
The finish regimen I used was dye, a coat of Sealcoat shellac, three coats of EM-8000C uncatalyzed, and one coat of EM-8000CV with 4% catalyst added. Adding the catalyst was straight forward; just pour it into the finish slowly with constant stirring, mix for another minute, then let it sit for an hour before using. I used satin sheen.
The table and bench are for a lady who had to have two old English walnut trees taken down. I milled a couple of the logs into lumber from which I built the pieces. There was hardly any clear wood in it. I'm not an epoxy fill enthusiast but there really was no other good choice for the open knots and holes. Fortunately, she was ok with that.
I finished the breadboard ends separate from the field and then joined them afterwards. My friend built a table a few years ago about this size with breadboard ends and the finish cracked right along the seam between the ends and field. When we thought about it afterwards it made perfect sense as the field grows and shrinks about 3/8" seasonally. Finishing them separately should prevent that from happening with this table and bench.
John