HVLP Sherwin Williams Emerald Urethane Trim 

As a retired, professional kitchen remodeler, (IMHO), I would caution anyone spraying, 'pre-stained' oak cabinets, not to spray with water-based primers, they will eventually allow the tanins to bleed through & yellow. Use an alkyd-based primer like Zinsser BIN or something similar... Using Sherwin-Williams Emerald urethane paint is a most excellent choice for a top coat!

As someone that has never used a paint gun, this was so helpful! I’m getting ready to paint my kitchen with SW Emerald Urethane and this was excellent info.

Thanks for showing how to thin out the paint and what to look for ! It sure helped alot

It self levels amazingly

I’m getting ready to spray a project and the whole HVLP has been a scary experience to jump into. I know that I will eventually need that Fuji system in the $599-$1,299 range. But I would rather start slow and work my way up. The fact that you broke everything down so simply and the current price for the gun you use is $139/Amazon and you get several, etc. this makes my learning curve so much easier. I was thinking ok measure to thin, and your 2-3 second drip test makes sense. I’m literally going to copy step by step and practice spraying my primer. Then work my way up to the actual urethane paint. You just saved me lots of headaches and gave me confidence in what to use. Once you mentioned Katz-Moss I was sold because I do wood working and now I can use similar process for shooting clear, etc. Great video and informative. I don’t know if your Sherwin Williams Rep has sponsored this video. But they should at least give you a couple gallons for this tutorial. I will be sure to go to my local store and buy the Emerald now when I’m ready just because of your video. You have my permission for firearm my comments to them as well. Thanks again for simplifying this!

great video with discussion of HVLP use and +/- of differing manufacturers. I've had exceptional results using a Fuji with a turbine spray engine. Really good information. Thanks.

Amazing tutorial. I've been a diy guy tinkering and no longer care for the Graco Handheld.

That's LVLP/LVHP, it would be best to have air feed to push the paint down the gun, gravity alone doesn't help so thinning is required. I gave up using those types of cheap guns (for that particular thick paint), I got a Graco Ultra with fine tips, amazing results, no thinning, so much faster, less paint dust. Maybe a 2.5mm tip would work on those guns without thinning. Don't thin paint if painting MDF, even with the best primer.

Thanks for the great video! Very informative! I bought a Graco airless to paint kitchen cabinets with and it’s absolutely horrible! I just bought an hvlp and hopefully I’ll get a good finish.

I have used this product in the past. Had trouble getting a smooth to the touch finish. Others have reported the same problem. BM Advance has worked better for me. Thinking of trying Renner.

thanks for video

I have used Emerald Urethane for a long time. It’s good for trim not for cabinets and furniture. Try the exterior version of Duration or better yet the new Gallery Series Sherwin Williams has.

Excellent informative video. Please let us know which model of TCP spray gun you are using and what tip sizes for the primer, and the urethane paint. Thanks!

Thanks for the info. Very informative. What temperature do you think that paint was at when you were doing the drip test?

Why wouldn’t you just use a Ford Cup with the correct size hole for your spray tip to check the thinness of your paint? That’s how you’re supposed to check oil based paints, so it should work for water based paints as well.

Hello what psi are you running?? Great video thanks for the info

Gun looked far away, I'd spray it from 6 inches myself but you have to be good. Im a professional house painter now. But I was painting cars last year.. spraying far away helps if your slow & get runs. Thanks for the video though.

Thank you for this! I've had so much anxiety about spraying Emerald urethane because SW will not give any guidance on thinning. After reading the $700 cordless airless sprayers are failing after a few uses, I've been frustratingly hand painting everything. You stated in a comment below that you aren't thinning at all with the temp being 85° in the summer. What was the temp like in February when you made this video? I'm mixing/storing paint in a 75° conditioned space but spray in an 80°-90° unconditioned space. Just wondering if keeping my Emerald cans in the heat would be better and give me one less thing to clean.

Newbie here…..used my gun to spray a custom cat litter box the wife wanted…I ended up with many small dry bits of paint spatter not a smooth surface. The wood was prepped and primed with several coats. Too much pressure?

Chris, you make it look effortles; I've been knocking my head against the wall trying to get my Fuji MiniMite4/T75G to spray EUTE. I have thinned the paint in stages and check for sprayability of EUTE. I have thinned it down to a viscosity or 30 sec's Ford cup with a 2.0mm down to a 1.4mm air cap. I called fuji and they said I have over-thinned the mix and need to bring it back to a 50 sec ford cup time, then shoot it with a 1.8mm tip and it will shoot; NOPE it still spit like every thing else I tried. So I give up, my buddy has a compresor hvlp setup like yours and we will attempt to spray the paint thinned to 5%, bring his pressure up to 45psi and spray it thru a 1.8 tip. I'm hoping you are right

I like to use equal parts thinner and water

How durable will this be. ❓ I always thought cabinets were painted with 2k products. I was at an automotive paint store and a cabinet guy was using automotive paint. I saw his samples and they were flawless and durable.

Just use a Graco paint sprayer with one of their TrueAirless nozzle and you’re good to go. No thinning needed with that particular pint.

Do you sand in-between coats?

Would you have thinned the paint if you had a 2.0 tip? I have the 2.0 and am about to spray tomorrow

What gun nozzle size are you using for the Emerald?

I'm finishing a basement room with primed MDF trim. I'm going to spray it white. What do you recommend for prep and paint?

I don't believe this is HVLP (?)... HVLP is defined as 10 PSI. From what I've found you are using "conventional" or "conversion"? This is part of my confusion when I first watched this video a long time ago when I was struggling. You have way more than 10 PSI, correct? I think your video says over 40 PSI.

Would XIM latex extender be better to use for a thinner as opposed to water?

Have you tried a 2.0 tip??

Kliz is not good primer use something like Insl-x

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Do you have a link for the TCL hplv sprayer?

What is HVLP?

Looked like an oz at least.. Please measure next time, a guess isnt helping most people. Going up to 10% May just reduce the sheen some. The hotter it is the more water it will be able to handle. I hate these thick paints.

Use a airless and You'll Nut, yourself compared to hvlp! Straight jizzarouski!

Hi, what sheen is your Sherwin Williams-Paint? Thank you.