Vid,
I have a United shuffle-targette machine I am going to repaint. I know it's not a pinball machine but I figure the steps would be about the same. I am planning on sanding to bare wood, fixing any imperfections in the wood, and priming with Kilz primer. I was planning on using latex for the main color coat and spray it using a harbor frieght HVLP gun. I know the paint will need thinned but what do you recommend for a thinner? Most I've read online so far say to use water. I worry that the additional water will cause issues with the wood. I did see one guy that used windshield washer fluid. Not sure on that one but seemed to work ok for him.

Ok. So my plan of priming with Kilz original (oil based stuff) is a good one. That's good to know. I have some satin black latex paint (wasn't cheap) that I was planning on spraying on some scrap. Just to practice a bit before I spray the actual machine. Thanks.

As an FYI to all who read this I asked Vid a question on how he flyspecks with an hvlp gun in his playfield restore thread. My main reason for asking is because I have a Bally Freedom cabinet that I want to repaint. It is white with red flyspecks under the art. Doing these flyspecks by hand is what's keeping me from repainting the cabinet. Let's hope he chimes in.

I sprayed Kilz original through a Harbor freight purple hvlp gun. Just used whatever tip came with it (1.6 maybe) but had to thin the primer quite a bit. I used paint thinner and I think about 40 psi at the gun. It sprayed ok (no splatters or anything) but still didn't seem to flow all that great. Well compared to what I've seen in youtube videos. Nothing else to compare lol.

radfordian3505 and marksf123. What paint did y'all use???