I would like to paint some cabinets, and would prime them with shellac based BIN first. I've tried to spray BIN before and had bad results. It's a guess, but I think the pigment was settling out in the gun and clogging the nozzle. This was with a 4 stage HVLP and a pressurized gravity type gun, using a 1.8 MM nozzle (the largest I have). But I'm wanting to try it again, I've read post after post where folks can spray this stuff and it works beautifully. So I'. searching for any tips that might help me be more successful in my second attempt. I did not dilute the primer the first time since it seemed to be plenty thin, nor did I run it through a Ford cup to check the viscosity...maybe I should do that first?

Edited April 21, 20188 yr by Fred W. Hargis Jr

I have read that spraying it with a hvlp causes it to clog the nozzle.  They said to add a little turpentine to slow the drying time. Why hvlp is different than a conventional gun I don't know.     As you know try on cardboard or other scrap.   Roly

Fred, I sprayed it with a two stage gun (Earlex), with success but I did thin it with DNA. It's been a couple of years since I did it. I think I used the standard needle size (1.3 mm). I don't remember what cut BIN is but I think I sprayed it at about a 1.5 pound cut. I sprayed two coats and sanded in between. I used it as a primer for waterborne acrylic paint (SW). I rolled/brushed on the acrylic.