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You can over thin any material and there are definitely waterborne materials that would be very tough or impossible to shoot with a 3-stage. However, most of your more common products can be shot with patience and a little testing. Lets look at BM Advance as an example. I believe BM states not...

The stripes and the slight orange peel (if any) leads me to believe you are too close to the part with the gun. Or you were on your first coat. I always have guys setup an 8" piece of scrap next to the part being sprayed. It helps you visually stay consistent. But it sounds like you have it...

Looks pretty damned good to me. Is that a slight hint of orange peel? Hard to tell from the pics, but if so thin a little more. Or if you're already at 20 seconds make sure you have the gun far enough from the part. Stay consistent at 8" or so.

I paint for a living and train other pros when I'm not doing that. Ninety percent of what I do every day could be done with a three stage with VERY similar results to what I get with my five stage. It would just take more coats due to more thinning. I see a lot of garage guys buy into HVLP with...

Ryan, I replied to your FOG thread too. Fellow Austinite here. Air pressure is a great mask for beginners as it can hide inefficiencies in proper thinning and spray techniques. However, if you are patient and pay attention to what's going on that spray system you have is fantastic. If you are...