The other day I had a horrible experience spraying lacquer. It was my first experience. I started with a sand and seal lacquer thinned down. I have a small garage shop and spraying inside I do not beleive to be safe. So I sprayed in my drive way with a nice breeze. The problem is when the lacquer got to the surface it appeared to be fine particles of white dust. Running my finger over it I found it to be in fact some sort of white dust. I concluded that the lacquer was actually drying before it was hitting the board. I did not use any retarder and I live in hot San Antonio. My next attempt will be in a day or so. I hope retarder corrects this issue. Any comments.
Also, I read a lot about water based finishes and even looked at Target finishes but they seem to be spendy. I guess the finish is not the place to pinch pennys but I seem to shop things out thoroughly before buying. Lacquer appears very reasonably priced compared to target finishings. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Jerry