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Galacade (Galaga Insipred Slim MAME Cabinet) - painting advice needed
opt2not:
--- Quote from: Roo on September 13, 2010, 10:22:49 pm ---Yeah, Hopefully the inside doesn't turn out nicer than the outside :laugh2:
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I wouldn't worry about that
Your cabinet is going to be epic. ;)
Lewis Black:
Looks really good. Can't wait to see it done.
newkillergenius:
You've done some pretty good work here Roo.
Roo:
I really appreciate all the kind words. It's especially nice to hear when the project work is being so frustrating.
A question for those out there with more painting experience than me (I should just say "everyone" :laugh:)
The CP lid is giving me fits. The inside of the CP box is done. It's really hard to get a picture of, but here's what I was able to get to show how the texture of the paint looks inside the CP box:
I'm not going for a black piano mirror finish here, just something I can live with. Since I am making it easy to lift the lid on the CP, I want it to be nice enough when I show friends how it all works on the inside. The roller stipple makes for a nice effect, IMO. The problem is I painted the lid the same way, but it's acting completely different. In the CP box, I was able to sand it down (almost) completely smooth before the final coat.
After I dug into the paint trimming the laminate edges on the lid, I re-primed and painted it. That's when it got bad, the texture of those last few coats looked really rough and un-even. They didn't want to sand down smooth so I could put down a nice finish coat. I had been wet sanding by hand between coats, but yesterday, I decided to take the random orbit sander to it, to get back to a point where I can start building back to a nice finish. Here's what it looks like now:
I think I need to keep going. You can't see it in the picture, but all the black "flecks" are tiny dips in the paint where it's not smooth.
So my question is, should I keep going with the high density foam roller pads or should I switch to spray paint? Keep in mind I have no experience trying to do a nice job with spray paint either ;D
I guess I could laminate it instead, if I could figure out how to trim the excess laminate from those joystick mortises ::) Laminate is so easy!!!
Ond:
This is all coming along nicely, I'd keep going with the orbital sander and remove the pits, you can always use fine paper say 320 grit on it and then hand sand using a sanding block and 600 grit. A nice smooth finish (not piano gloss) is better achieved using spray rather than roller. A roller gives that nice textured finish (even if you sand between coats). If you're new to spraying then remember spray light coats with 10-15 Min's between to build up a smooth even surface, a final heavier spray will produce less of an orange peal effect. Let dry for a week - sand back with 600 wet sandpaper and respray. Repeat until happy with the result. One thing though, if you change to spray paint try to use the same base i.e. if you previously used acrylic paint try to use acrylic spray. Avoid using oil based with acrylic base as they dont always adhere well to each other.
:cheers:
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