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| javeryh:
--- Quote from: Funnel on February 15, 2010, 06:30:13 pm ---Let's see what I can do... @javery dude I saw the arcade you made for your daughter. That was some awesome work! --- End quote --- Thanks man! That one was a different type of finish though - I used paint and then 25 coats lacquer and an insane amount of sanding and polish to make the sides look like plastic. I'll probably never do that again though because of the effort it took. My Donkey Kong restoration was the one I was talking about above (BINZ + Sherwin Williams paint). :cheers: |
| Funnel:
I saw that DK restoration very clean and very nice too! |
| Ond:
Automotive paint over automotive primer over well sealed timber. Most auto finishes are gloss though. I say this because the quality of the paint in quality automotive pressure packs as well as the fine quality of the spray is unbeatable for a great finish (unless you have a compressor and spray gun). It is pricey though. Having said all that...a fine roller and latex satin paint produces a great result as well. Prior surface preparation is everything. With the gloss auto paint, spraying is only the beginning, wet sanding, multiple coats, cutting compound and a final lambs wool buffing give the real finish i.e. as per a car panel. |
| drventure:
If you're gunning for a "super gloss" finish, I've really liked using that "pourable epoxy", the kind of stuff they use on bartops. You mix the epoxy, then pour it over the surface. It's messy and drips everywhere, but you just sand off all the drips underneath when it's cured. Creates a super hard, glossy surface that resists just about everything, no polishing, or multiple coats required. And it's self leveling. I poured a 1/2" thick coat over 14 sqft of slate tile on a desktop that I made. It looks like the tile is under a pool of water. Cool stuff. Took 2 gallons of the stuff though, and it's not cheap :) |
| FrizzleFried:
I prefer the look and result of oil based paints... I recently painted my Super Punch Out with oil based Rust-Oleum semi-gloss black and it came out spanky... |
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