Spraying water based stain?

[rnt80]

I'm working on a large built-in for a client that she wants to match to her existing kitchen cabinets.  Her cabinets are stained a dark mahogany.  In the past I've sprayed numerous light coats of an alcohol based stain to achieve the color I was looking for.  However, I want to get away from doing that since I'm working out of my garage.  I would like to stick with water based products.  This built-in has some large panels so I want to stay away from hand applying the finish.  Any suggestions?  Should I tint the lacquer I'm spraying?  I've done that in the past and it has worked out okay.  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

 

[Notorious T.O.D.]

Are you talking about spraying an aniline water based dye or a commercial water based stain?

Do you know the stain that was used on her existing cabinets?

Have you considered some of the Behlen/Mohawk tinting colors that come in spray cans and are pretty convenient to use. They can be used to adjust the tone of a finish very nicely.

Best,
Todd