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shmokes:
There's always laminate. :)
Ond:
--- Quote from: shmokes on September 20, 2012, 07:35:24 pm ---There's always laminate. :)
--- End quote ---
True, laminate is great stuff, use it where ever it suits the purpose. It comes with it's own set of challenges but all in all, less work to get a high gloss finish on a flat surface.
Xiaou2:
I had the same problems with painting. Never realized the process to it.
I used MDF, and figured since it was already smooth... there would be no problems. Wrong >.<
Even the best brushes and or rollers, just do not lay paint down even and consistent enough. And since the paint is fairly thick... the surface never falls flat on its own. Only exception might be if you thinned the paint down to water-color consistency... but that would take like 20 coats of work and dry-times.
A good spray gun however, is amazing. My buddy does furniture painting and clearing at the place he works at... And he showed me one of his spray-gun painted arcade cabinets. It was jaw droppingly perfect. Even the new cabinets Ive seen didnt hold a candle to this work. He used flat black, or semi-gloss at the most.
Spray-Paint cans dont quite cut it... mostly because the paint goes on too thin, and too narrow.. and it runs out so quickly... that you end up trying to zoom in closer to avoid waste... which causes build-up and sometimes... paint-runs.
Ive yet to buy a paint-gun setup... cause Im totally confused about what air compressor requirements are needed. Get the wrong compressor.. and the gun wont function the want you need it to. Good compressors also cost boatloads of cash... and while Im ok with some things from Harbor Freight... I dont think Id risk my life with one of their Compressor tanks.
The Key seems to be using a powerful sprayer, which you use to apply a very light 'Mist' of paint, from a distance, in complete single direction passes, that over-shoot the edges, of whats being painted.
Even then, guys who do things like Pinball Playfields... often still sand, paint, sand, paint...etc.
Ond:
I use both spray cans and spray gun and compressor, a lot of cheap spray can brands can be a bit unpredictable, no so with the much higher (and more expensive) quality auto touch up paints, these work really well. I'll post the final result of my tutorial video's i.e. some pics in here, part 2 of my tutorials will be up in my project thread just as soon as Youtube is finished messing with it. ;D
jennifer:
X2... A cheap compressor is quite noisy, I havent seen the H/f ones, cant imagine it would be dangerous though, they
have a pressure valve that pops. A 20 gal tank 5 horse works good on big items, (cabs) Also that is the cutoff between
120v and 240v... what Jen is saying a cheap compressor should be just fine, there only draw back is there pretty loud.
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