In my opinion the "ideal" is ML Campbell Magnamax militarized lacquer. It sprays good as well as appears to be really difficult once it is healed. The drawbacks are it just has a life span of 120 days as soon as the stimulant is added, there seems to be as shortage of dealers( or at least about below), and it appears to take a little longer to heal than a few other lacquers. Undoubtedly various other "disadvantages" would be that it needs to be splashed, it can not be applied on website, and you need a paint area with an exhaust follower. ML Campbell has other products besides the Magnamax but I'm not sure if they are offered in pigmented finishes or simply removes. There's a "glitch" with mixing certain darker shades (applies to the SW lacquers as well), the work around is to tint a clear lacquer however this can offer other troubles.
My 2nd selection at the moment would certainly be Sherwin Williams TAXI Acrylic lacquer. It's more commonly available as well as extra obtainable for somebody without a company certificate (at the very least here, the only resource for ML Campbell that I know is a wholesale lumber yard that doesn't like to sell to the public). It's likewise about half the price of the ML Campbell as well as seems to dry a little faster as well as does not have the short service life of a militarized surface. The downsides are it still needs to be splashed in a paint room with an exhaust fan, it isn't as durable as a catalyzed coating neither does it spray too, as well as it is just available in 5 gallon buckets (this can be an issue for personalized colors where you just require a gallon, or where you may need to duplicate the shade later). Sherwin Willaims owns ML Campbell yet it is a various line of finishes, S-W has a militarized clear lacquer, yet AFAIK not a pigmented one.
Before I switched to ML Campbell I was spraying Pittsburgh oil based finishes but also for the most part they have actually ceased those. If it wasn't for that I would most likely still be spraying oil based paints. They could be brushed on site or sprayed in the shop and also were easier to retouch than lacquers. The drying out time was much slower than lacquers yet including a little Japan clothes dryer assisted.
Benjamin Moore still has the interior oil based Impervo enamel readily available (satin surface only) however I'm not totally certain if the darker mixing bases still exist or simply the white and pastel base. I think it is only an issue of time prior to they drop the oil base paints completely. I have actually sprayed a few of this recently, still a great paint.
Regarding I understand Sherwin Willaims still has actually an oil based paint and it can be blended in darker colors. I've splashed this one as well as it sprays ok as well as looks excellent, yet in my point of view it is as well soft to make use of on cabinets. The only work I've used it on was a darker color and I was trying to prevent having to tint a clear lacquer, next time I'll take my chances with the lacquer, not worth the frustration.
There might be various other brands that still have a decent oil based paint yet I'm unsure that. Personally I will not make use of any type of water based paints, and that consists of both latex and the more recent waterborne alkyds. They have a tendency to be as well soft, they don't spray as well as an oil, they don't sand as well, they take longer to heal, and they can't be used if the temperature is around cold.
