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| Richardgregory:
I thought I would starta separate thread on the topic of painting. Some might have already read my other thread about helping a friend paint his cab. Well, he is expecting a pristine finish. I'm not bad at painting with a roller but looking at my paint job of my own work, I have some roller/lap marks ..visible at an angle against a bright light. I told and showed my friend my job and i think he is expecting a perfect smooth no mark finish :p So here's a question: especially using dark paint color such as black satin and a roller, is it expected to see some roller/lap marks? Maybe I terribly suck at painting :dunno I mention to use of a sprayer for a more or near perfect finish but I don't think a sprayer is any easier right? |
| BadMouth:
If he is expecting it to look like laminate, he's going to have to use laminate. That said, I bought one of these to get some painting done quickly around the house: If that's what you're thinking of using, you should know this: It spits paint more than sprays it (doesn't matter how it's thinned). Everything I used it on ended up with a textured surface. I was happy with it for the purposes I was using it for, but I would not spray an arcade cabinet with it. The more expensive setups that use bigger pumps or an air tank might do a better job. |
| Vigo:
Sprayed black enamel over sprayed primer has always been best for me. |
| myntik1:
my next cab project in a few weeks will force me to get the preval system or try the thinned out roller trick. http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html |
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