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I have a graco magnum and I’m wanting to paint a set of cabinets. They are all pulled down and prepped. Sitting in my spray room getting ready..

I used BM advance and i do not like it. I heard good things about PPG breakthrough...

What do you guys use? I was even told by a rep to spray with a cheap flat paint and than hit it with a gloss clear coat....

What spray tip do you use? I was planning on getting the .310 ff lp tip... or even a .308...
 
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It’s a dark navy. I decided not to do the cheap flat with a clear poly. Not worth the risk of it coming out not right. I might end up using breakthrough with a clear poly. I flip homes and he breakthrough is appealing to me because I can prime coat and be finished with a set of cabinets in 1 day vs Advance where it takes a few days plus a long cure time.

What gun do you use with general finish? Help? or do you roll and brush it?
 
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cocomonkeynuts said:
NGLogik said:
Advance is nice but it’️s recoat and cure time is rediculous... I’️m doing a dark navy blue as well and it’️s been nearly 4 months and my last set of cabinets are soft and tacky. So no advance for me.
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Your probably putting on too heavy of coats with advance and thus its not curing properly.
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Yeah I put it on too heavy for sure. Still trying to find a good technique. Im a flipper who can do hvac, electric, plumbing, carpentry, and build my own cabinets yet Painting is something I still cannot figure out. Still figuring out the paint game...

I’m going to do a 3 coat fog next time. Do you use a .08 or .10 tip. Also since my graco will eventually **** on me. What gun do you own?

Sorry if I came off rude earlier, your first response just didn’t help me at all besides letting me know my gun is garbage... I appreciate the follow up reply with very helpful info.

Im also looking into cabinet coat... do you have good experience with it? Don’t get me wrong I love the idea of advance. It’s just too time consuming for me to work with, humidity in GA is rediculous, and since Advance tinted Dark stays pretty soft and I have to clear coat it anyways. I’d rather go for a paint that I can finish quicker .....
 
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NGLogik said:
Yeah I put it on too heavy for sure. Still trying to find a good technique. Im a flipper who can do hvac, electric, plumbing, carpentry, and build my own cabinets yet Painting is something I still cannot figure out. Still figuring out the paint game...
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If you can't paint come off some money and have a pro do them for you... Saves a lot of headaches in the long run..


I build cabinets and finish them myself if you don't know HOW to PAINT set your ego aside let a PRO painter do them... I had to learn how to build cab's from people I paid to do the work..
 
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