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Work on the drawer yesterday also made a jig for the ¼ inch box joint.

Test fitting the hard ware.

Not a fully functional drawer because of the size its more on the design.

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Apply red mahogany wood stain.

Found out that I do not have enough polyurethane so decided to put lacquer instead.

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Mirror finish 2 days woodworking and 1 day finishing.

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The drawer gives the mirror a character plus the hardware.

Always having a problem with lacquer it gives me this web like residue used 2 kinds of spray gun and with the same result, guys any suggestions or technique when applying lacquer.

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The drawer capacity.

Back view.

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I'm sure swmbo would be very happy with it.... what is your next project?

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Always having a problem with lacquer it gives me this web like residue used 2 kinds of spray gun and with the same result, guys any suggestions or technique when applying lacquer.

It might be that your mixture has too little thinner. I used to have that problem too.

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I'm sure swmbo would be very happy with it.... what is your next project?

Yaeh i agree may next project another SWMBO as requested to make a jewelry box, hmm women ha,ha,ha

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It might be that your mixture has too little thinner. I used to have that problem too.

Nag 50 50 mixture nako what is the correct mixture for lacquer the manufacturer says 3/4 of the mixture. Thanks moji

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Nag 50 50 mixture nako what is the correct mixture for lacquer the manufacturer says 3/4 of the mixture. Thanks moji

Hmm..when i mix paint i don't really rely on ratios. You can start with 1 paint to 2 thinner but i usually go more than that on thinner. I usually go by the consistency of the mixture. I go for milk like consistency with my regular gun, when i use my hvlp mini gun i go for almost water like consistency.
trial and error lang so try it out on scrap first.

After getting the consistency of the paint right, i would suggest tweaking your material to air mixture on the spray gun. Try to search the net for the proper ways of doing this.

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I had experienced this web like stuff too. Proper tip to air pressure adjustments solved it for me. I Increased air pressure to the gun a bit. ( 1 part paint to 2.5 thinner using a 1.5mm Tip at a consistent 32 PSI on the HVLP gun ).