Hey Roger,
I want to thank you for your words of wisdom as I finish spraying 20 doors for kitchen cabinets. When I lasted e-mailed you, I could not put down a smooth finish with a General Finishes product; the bubbles would not settle out, leaving a rough feel to the cured surface. I switched to ML Campbell's Aqualente. Here is the setup that has worked for me:
1. Warm the finish to about 90F to reduce the viscosity so I can get a thin, wet coat without noticeable orange peel
2. Room and wood temperature at about 70F
3. #3 aircap and needle. Back the needle out about 2.5 turns
3. Keep the gun about 6 inches from the work piece
4. Minimize how much I overlap on each pass. I think this was the biggest change in reducing the amount of bubbles....
After three coats, I will need to sand two doors and spray a fourth coat because of a few blemishes. But overall, I feel good about the end result.
Thanks again.
Jim