- Check if your workpiece is best painted before or after jointing. If you get that wrong, the process of spray painting for the subsequent layers will become a nightmare.
- Ensure that the surfaces for spray painting is well finished (sanding), dry and and cleaned of wood dust.
- Note surfaces or edges that will be covered or out of sight, you need not spray paint those areas.
- If you have to drill holes or cut a rebate joint somewhere in your workpiece, get it done before spray painting.
- Locate a well-ventilated designated area suitable for spray painting.
- Prepare a few waste blocks of wood to support and elevate your project. A turntable will be perfect.
- The turntable or the blocks of wood will also enable you to turn your project around during spray painting without touching your project.
- Shake the can for two full minutes once you hear the mixing ball begin to rattle.
- Before you start spaying on your workpiece, it is a good practice to spray first on a piece of scrap material. to make sure the paint is coming out in the way it is meant to.
- Maintaing a distance of about 300mm from the spray nozzle to the project.
- Select a starting point on one end and spraying across your project in one sweeping motion.
- Do not hold down the spray button continuously, when you are at the end of the first pass release the spray button.
- Always be mindful and maintain a constant distance from the item being painted.
- Overlap each pass by about a third to keep paint finish even and consistent.
- Continue in this fashion until entire project has one coat of paint.
- Allow paint to dry for the recommended amount of time before adding a second coat.
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