I've sprayed gallons of lacquer finishing woodwork with the cheap (10 bucks on sale) Harbor Freight purple handled "touch up" sprayer and their small upright tank compressor rated at 2.6 CFM,.....it works fine..... just play with the thinning until it sprays decently. most brush grade lacquers cut about 1/3 sprayed just great. glass smooth finishes on raw wood with only two coats.