Spraying Oil paints - is the Graco Truecoat any good?

[Evanism]

Howdy brainstrust, me again!

I've been thinking a lot about spraying water and oil paints as, for as much as I HATE IT, people keep asking me to do it. All. The. Time!.... :grumble:

Making stuff of MDF and pine is all the rage. :C As foul as it is, it keeps the wolves away. :D

Spraying is done in my tent with breathing gear, a high CFM/capacity compressor and a couple of good guns, but the overspray and loss is high. I have a new job that has just pushed this into overdrive and I've been thinking about how factories and pros do it....

I saw the Graco Truecoat Plus 2 for sale at masters. At $380, it isn't cheap, but its not a toy.

I was wondering if anyone had/has any experience doing a professional oil finish on furniture who can proffer an opinion?

[Arron]

I cant help you directly - just saying that a couple of years ago I put up a question about how the airless hvlp systems like graco compare to conversion gun setups like you currently use.

http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=177631&highlight=Hvlp

It might be worth a read - although there is no definitive answer and I still dont have one. The problem is everyone has a different definition of a 'perfect finish'.

I didnt go much further with the idea because I already own a Wagner Wallperfect, a Finefinisher, an SE400 and a couple of other Wagners and they are all pretty hatefull and put me right off airless - which is kind of unfair having never tried an upmarket brand.

Sorry, not much help
Arron