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Default Paint thinning for air sprayers

There is a painting project going on at our house, something I detest having no feel for the art. To help things along, my wife bought a Wagner air sprayer. As the engineering type around here, I was intrigued. I now find that there are different types of sprayers, airless, air, and High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) devices. Ours is a HVLP, comprising a spray head with a paint tank, and a 'turbine' which operates like an industrial strength hair drier when you turn the control to max.

I have a couple of questions that the Web seems ignorant about.

  1. Can I thin primer for spraying? Tried using it raw and it came out lumpy.
  2. Other than pushing up drying time, is there any major problem if you over-thin the top coat?
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