Have you ever tried making a front porch deck from pallets? How about a pallet coffee table? If so, you are likely aware that pallets are constructed from exotic hardwoods we seldom see on this continent. Now that the word is out, DIYers aren’t just painting their pallet projects; they are finshing them with fine stains, lacquers, or water sealants to enhance their beauty. In a moment, we’ll talk about methods for delivering these important finishes.
Outdoor projects for DIYers include vertical planters and picnic tables with ice trays. But these DIY projects take forethought. Do you stain, waterproof, or let them age naturally?
Indoor projects provide an endless source of inspiration for repurposing everything from doors to bookshelves. Decoupage is quickly becoming an extremely popular medium for upcycling thrift store furniture. Tables should always be finished with varnish to make them spill-proof and our Handy Helper solutions help you complete any DIY project to perfection. (See below).
Except in the case of stressed paint, an even finish is imperative. Lacquer is exceptionally difficult to brush on without leaving brush marks; and spray finishes become expensive when those creative juices really get flowing.
Our answer is the Fuji HVLP Spray System. Amazon rates the Fuji 2202 Semi-Pro System and the Fuji 2803-T75G Mini-Mite as their #1 and #2 Top Rated Power Paint & HVLP Sprayers among all the brands they carry. (See Amazon’s Top-Rated here).
The October 2014 issue of Fine Woodworking Magazine rated the Mini-Mite 3™ T-70 Fuji Spray System as the Best Overall System and the Best Value when compared to 14 other of HVLP systems. (The only brand to receive both honors simultaneously). (Article here).
The Mini-Mite 3™ has proven itself time and time again as the perfect system for spraying cabinets, furniture, autos or pianos – in fact, anything wood or metal, using any medium, (paint, lacquer, deck finishes, stain, etc).
Please be advised, modern HVLP paint sprayers are far-superior to the HVLP sprayers introduced during the 80s.
Previous technology did not provide adjustable spray patterns, (control over the fan-shaped length and width), nor did they have a means for controlling flow. Finally, the original HVLP systems were designed to be used with either heavy or light materials – never both. Modern HVLP products have resolved all these issues with the addition of pressure flow caps, graduated compression, and increased atomization; (a function of pressure and viscosity, whereby the medium is reduced to miniscule particles that atomize onto the surface with little-to-no overspray).
If your DIY activities have graduated from “once-in-a-while” projects to something you “do during every spare moment of your time,” the Fuji Spray system might just be the Handy Helper you’ve been looking for!
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