[Geoff]

I recently bought a book entitled "Spray Finishing Made Simple" by Jeff Jewitt. It comes with a DVD that goes through the basics of spray finishing with an HVLP gun. My next project will be a 16B tombstone and I plan on using a spray gun when I refinish that one next Spring. That is if Santa brings me a spray gun this year :-). The current recommendations for the dark areas on that cabinet is Mohawk Extra Dark Walnut but from what I have seen on my 640, EDW seems to be a little too dark, almost black. While I am so far happy with the way my 640 is turning out I'd like to take things to the next level. The remaining finish on my 16B seems more like a really, really dark brown, a little darker than a Hershey's milk chocolate bar, and I want to try and emulate that color by mixing my own tinting lacquer and practicing on scrap wood. I have an air compressor so that's not a problem and I have a garage to spray in.