spray paint vs hand paint

wendi · 2004-07-15T04:21:35+00:00

I just tried spray painting (compressor and spray gun) for the first time.I water down the paint to 4 parts paint, 1 part water. The resulting paintjob is a little chalky or sandy. And the satin sheen is no where to beseen. Meanwhile, my hand paint (with Purdy brush) job, while has a littlebrush mark, but it retains the satin finish and looks and feels smoother tome.How can I maintain the satin sheen with spray gun? Is it because I didn'twater it down properly?thx in advance.