I just use my fingers and hold the bottom lightly. I use a clamp that’s the same size diameter of the door hanger hook and clamp it to the top and loosen it when I’m done spraying. You could also use a spring clamp to hold it.

Yep, all the real problems no one wants to talk about. I just have found gallery to be so much less picky then all the other 1k products plus the fact that I have to fix all the inconsistencies with it. I did this set at night during the week while I was back and forth being out of town for work so it took me like 4-5 evenings. Don’t even know if I saved any time with the gallery honestly.

@@milosrestoration1337 CAB acrylic lacquer is faster and cheaper. Only problem is clients hate the stench of it for the day and a half it outgases. There’s a local paint company where I live in Florida called Florida Paints and they have a 1k product called Scott-thane. It’s just as good as Gallery if not better cause I can put a second coat on while it’s still tacky/wet and I have zero issues with micro bubbles/dimpling. Plus it’s like $40 cheaper too. Cabinet painting isn’t easy and id say most guys who are doing it are doing it wrong but you definitely know what you’re doing. Gallery isn’t bad just gotta understand the product and know how to work with it. And the data sheet is wrong. It’s 2.5hrs for recoat if humidity is above 50% and/or it’s cool out. Definitely a drippy product on verticals but with an hvlp it isn’t bad. I’d say it’s much harder to do it right with an airless. Usually I rock with a 1.4 mm tip and use a compliant air cap. It seems like waterbased stuff just does better with more air compared to lvlp air caps. Also when spraying vertically you should move the gun up and down instead of side to side it helps a lot to stop drips and sags. There’s nothing like having to fix 30year old oak cabinets and paint them white which is what I’m doing now and it’s hell. I’ve already burned through 3 gallons of vinyl sealer haha and if I was using an airless I’d imaging it’d be closer to 5. I really wish I had that surfprep that sander is awesome just wish it was $600+

Agreed. Still hate doing it though, I still think that since theres a big move towards using different materials like MDF and HDF the debates definitely gonna be less relevant in the future, but for now there’s still plenty of those rail and stile doors.

@@milosrestoration1337 Yeah it does sometimes mean another day of drying but it definitely looks nicer

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The tritech tip is fine, you just have to use a graco orange guard and then a graco one seal as well- not the tritech seal it won’t fit. That confused me for a while and I didn’t think it would work.

I don’t have a dog in the fight as far as which one is better. I think the appeal of a tritech is the whole pump operation, not necessarily the tips. Although some people swear by them, I was able to stop getting runs with them in this particular video so all the better I guess🤷‍♂️

Yeah I don’t think I would go any smaller. Also a 308 allows sometimes more than one pass if needed.

Clean shot valve...just had to watch til the end :)

It’s a clean shot. It’s a pretty effective way to stop spits from most airless sprayers

I would use an awl and try to keep paint out off the panel cracks. Locking in a floating panel can be bad because the wood wants to move but the caulk can make the whole panel crack.