first off forget about the floetrol,one shot of that in a gallon would do nothing ,kind of like peeing in the ocean:huh: they may have mixed it in a wrong base .assuming what you said is true about it beginning like water mud ,i would take it back and see what they say. What is a good spray gun for painting cars? 6 parts Water, 1 part Heavy Body Acrylic: As you can see, the ratios are comparable across acrylic and medium types. Floetrol is not technically an acrylic pouring medium, and its original purpose was to make interior and exterior emulsion and acrylic paints (including coloured wood stains) work and flow more like oil-based paints and eliminate brush strokes. The Flood 1-gallon floetrol latex paint additive helps make painting more convenient while helping you achieve a professional result. Note: An HVLP turbine is rated by the number of fans it uses to pressurize the air; a three-stage unit has three fans, and so on. I'll thin the Advance with water and see how things go from there. Water: 1 part Water, 1 part Craft Acrylic. The results were so surprising! I started with 10 oz of BM advance, added 2 oz of water and finally 2 oz of flotrol. 111 1 1 bronze badge. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. The Flood 1 Gal. HVLP, while capable of spraying large areas also, would be much slower and you would need regular refills of the cupgun which is not practical. Water will work, since all you are doing is watering down a water-based paint; however, waterborne paint conditioners such as Floetrol have benefits water cannot provide. i would not cloud the issue and mention about the flotrol :no:. It’s also important to use a high quality brush. (Floetrol is an additive, not a thinner.) Add up to 10% per liter of paint. The amount depends on the consistency and flow properties of the paint. The viscosity (thickness) of latex paint makes it hard for spray guns to fully atomize the paint, meaning that it's difficult with a lower pressure turbine unit to break the material up into small enough particles to get an ultra smooth surface. – Martin Aug 3 '17 at 16:24. add a comment | 0. I'm spraying latex paint, with the #4 orifice and needle. Metallics also need special consideration when mixing, since they also are heavier than standard colors. Seemed like a lot more cost efficient than bottle upon bottle of spray paint. I also added Floetrol, albeit not as much as the directions on the container. I'm also going to try and spray BM Regal (Exterior) on the deck handrails and spindles. Using Easy Flow with an HVLP & Cup Gun sprayer. Using Easy Flow with an Airless sprayer. After four milliliters of water was added, everything was stirring like clockwork! Buy the selected items together. so it is not exactly 20% - but close enough. How to Use Latex Paint in a HVLP Paint Gun. If your using a HF hvlp then I assume you can only adjust flow and pattern, so if you can’t adjust it to get it to stop throwing spatter, thin it a bit more and it’ll spray just fine. Mixing my paints was a bit more challenging. Add 5-10% per liter of paint. Typically, the more stages, the more heavy-bodied the finishes it can spray without thinning. Going to play some more on Sunday - will post a few pictures of what I do Sunday. I'll use the floetrol and/or Water there as well. The #3 on the T70, T75G and "M" spray guns, (or the #4 on the Gxpc) needle/nozzle/jet setup is preferred for the best finish. Since it does not maintain the body of the paint this means that unlike Floetrol it will not help with difficult colours such as reds, yellows and dark blues. Floetrol Latex Paint Additive helps make painting more convenient while helping you achieve a professional result. Spray away! There is no color, no smell, and the bottle say it is biodegrable, no odor, non-toxic, safe for septic systems etc. Furthermore, water, unlike a pouring medium, does not prevent the paint from drying out quickly. You get fantastic control with the HVLP. After spending a lot of time mixing Floetrol, I wasn’t sure how much to add. Add all three to Cart Add all three to List. Specifications . Floetrol makes water based paints flow better, eliminates brush and roller marks, increases hiding power and reduces number of coats on widely contrasting and weak colours such as reds, yellows etc. I purchased an admittedly cheap hvlp spray gun because I wanted to give it a shot and learn to use the system. The Latex will also have to be thinned with water — usually 20% is enough. Floetrol Saves Hard Work and Time When Painting With Emulsions. How the Pouring Mediums Differ . This useful paint additive fortifies paint, helps eliminate brush marks, reduces tip clogging and can make latex paint spray more like oil paint. While you might get the paint to come out of the spray gun with a low powered HVLP system, application speed will be slow and the finished surface either wavy (orange peel) or coarse. HVLP systems are not designed to spray heavier bodied latex paint. Grab your soft nylon bristle brush and pipe cleaner, and one by one, clean all the parts of the gun thoroughly, then rinse them in clean water. I think it makes the paint dry down better. Tap water messes the the chemistry of the paint? Washable formula cleans with soap and water New (16) from $9.27 & FREE Shipping on orders over $25.00. You can adjust the tip to even spray narrow lines. Floetrol by Flood improves the performance of acrylics and other water based paints and varnishes to make them flow like oil, without the usual clean up hassle. Especially for warm weather situations, a Latex Additive such as Floetrol can be used to slow drying time. Thanks for the advice on Aura, I probably would have used floetrol. The Difference Between HVLP, LVMP, and Conventional Spray Gun Air Caps Published on December 7, 2015 December 7, 2015 • 16 Likes • 0 Comments An airless sprayer with a 419 tip would be ideal for latex. Thinning the paint is necessary to improve the ability of the equipment to atomize the paint better and the addition of a latex conditioner (Floetrol) will assist in helping the finish flow and level better. My usual ‘recipe’ with paint, Floetrol, water and silicone; Replace the Floetrol with an equal part of the Liquitex instead; A mix of half and half Floetrol and Liquitex; I used the same paints in the same colors and mixed up three batches with the recipes above. It lays nice and flat if thinned enough. Spread the medium over your canvas and in that same striping motion spoon your paint over the canvas. 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