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A quick follow up for those interested...

Thanks to all for the great advice it really helped me get a good start on my search for the right spray system. After watching Peters video series on the Graco I nearly hit the buy button but after looking around some more I finally settled on the a Fuji Mini-Mite system (the Wood-whisperer did a good intro video) with the tight spaces gun. The Graco looks like a good system for people on the road but the gun doesn't look like it would be as good at getting into tight spaces and the fact it uses DeWalt batteries was going to be a pain as my battery powered kit is all Makita.

I test sprayed some unthinned emulsion first assuming it wouldn't work but to my delight it dried to a lovely smooth finish. It was a very humid day though so I think I got lucky to avoid orange peel due to the long drying time. Since then I've sprayed the window frames and once I'd got the thinning right (I'm aiming for somewhere between single and double cream) the finish is excellent, far better than I could manage with a brush. Clean up with water based finishes is easy, with oil based it's a bit more time consuming but I prefer it to cleaning brushes I think.  The amount of over spray I'm getting is entirely acceptable for use in a workshop. I've got everything covered in sheets at the moment but if I was doing something small I'd probably just cover the immediate area.

Cheers