Well the adventure continues.Using the following equipment.
Fuji Q5 Turbine
T70 Gun Siphon feed
3M PPS pressure cup instead of Fuji cup
Paint is BM Regal Select tinted to colour Stone Harbor 2111-50, sheen in Pearl. We don't have Satin up here in Canada and it does have a different sheen then the old Satin they use to have. I believe in the US it's still Satin.
Test that I have done are numerous, but I will try to summarize.
I have tried thinning 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20 25% using straight water, distilled, and the same with BM Extender. I have tried a combination of Extender with water. For example, 5% water and 5% Extender, 10% water and 5% extender, 10% extender 5 % water and so on. Combinations to numerous to list. Every one of these thin ratios have been tested with a 1.0, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 2.0, 2.5 needle and cap set with different levels of air on the turbine set at 60%, 75% and 100% for each needle size and thin ratio.
Primer used has been, BM Advance primer, SW Wall and Wood and Duralaq undercoater. Panel used were MDF and Maple ply.
When setting my fan pattern I try to get a 5-6"high and 1.5" width fan pattern that is misty on the outside. I attached a photo but remember it is sprayed on cardboard.
I have tried a single pass to achieve a 4 wet mils and two thin coats to achieve the required thickness with no success. The panels under all test look like crap. It doesn't matter what the primer is or what substrate I use. See attached photo.
I have tried the Graco Ultra, no thinning and 312 tip with same results.
I believe I'm doing something wrong. This worked a year ago on a kitchen I worked on as well as a project I completed in April of this year using the same paint and sheen but tinted BM Cloud White.
On Glass I get the same results as well.
Cheers,
JC