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When    pouring the epoxy,  use the scales  —   don’t   guest   or  estimate,
regardless of your experience.

Using a top-feed (HVLP) gun, a good starting point pressure is 28-35
lbs. at the base of the gun. This will give about 10 psi at the air cap. If
the paint gun is a bottom-feed (suction-style), it will take more air
pressure, probably 35-45 lbs. to get the primer on the surface. The
downside of bottom-feed guns is that more primer is wasted, because the

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