Hey Gang,
I have been doing more fine finish painting lately and have been wondering what some of you folks out there think about BM Advance vs SW Emerald Trim and Cabinet Urethanized. Before I get into this, I want to start by saying that I LOVE BM. Everything they have beats the SW's equivalent in it's class but I am still not sure about this match up. I have used both of them several times each and I have to say I love the way Advance looks but, at least when I use it it runs like mad. In the ten or so times I have used Advance on cabinets, I have yet to spray it without ending up with several sags or drips. I've used all different tips going as light as humanly possible: 311, 310, 212, 211, it doesn't seem to matter. It ALWAYS runs. Not that it runs a lot, but I always end up with a handful of runs. Maybe someone has some ideas I haven't thought of? Maybe I am missing something? Maybe I just suck?
Emerald on the other hand doesn't look as nice as Advance but it's tough and it hangs like Michael Jordan. Not to mention, the Emerald Urethane Trim and Cabinet seems to cure fairly well in two or three days, Advance is still at least a little bit sticky after 3 days, 4 days, 5 days. Wondering if anyone else has anything to say about this topic. I would love to remain an Advance user but after my latest cabinet job where on 20 pieces I had to go fix about 10 runs, so at the moment, I am having a hard time wanting to use it again. Just my two cents. What are yours?
*Edit* I always spray vertically on a hanger because to not do so means a cabinet job takes literally twice as long. So another option I suppose is I charge twice as much (not really an option currently with the markets I am in) or figure out products that work vertically.
I have been doing more fine finish painting lately and have been wondering what some of you folks out there think about BM Advance vs SW Emerald Trim and Cabinet Urethanized. Before I get into this, I want to start by saying that I LOVE BM. Everything they have beats the SW's equivalent in it's class but I am still not sure about this match up. I have used both of them several times each and I have to say I love the way Advance looks but, at least when I use it it runs like mad. In the ten or so times I have used Advance on cabinets, I have yet to spray it without ending up with several sags or drips. I've used all different tips going as light as humanly possible: 311, 310, 212, 211, it doesn't seem to matter. It ALWAYS runs. Not that it runs a lot, but I always end up with a handful of runs. Maybe someone has some ideas I haven't thought of? Maybe I am missing something? Maybe I just suck?
Emerald on the other hand doesn't look as nice as Advance but it's tough and it hangs like Michael Jordan. Not to mention, the Emerald Urethane Trim and Cabinet seems to cure fairly well in two or three days, Advance is still at least a little bit sticky after 3 days, 4 days, 5 days. Wondering if anyone else has anything to say about this topic. I would love to remain an Advance user but after my latest cabinet job where on 20 pieces I had to go fix about 10 runs, so at the moment, I am having a hard time wanting to use it again. Just my two cents. What are yours?
*Edit* I always spray vertically on a hanger because to not do so means a cabinet job takes literally twice as long. So another option I suppose is I charge twice as much (not really an option currently with the markets I am in) or figure out products that work vertically.