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Green Giant:

--- Quote from: yotsuya on September 10, 2015, 07:20:06 pm ---Oh, please note, I'm not calling you stupid. There's just no way I would spray paint a whole cabinet.

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Stupid is as stupid does

yotsuya:
Rep for you, Forrest!

stavros693000:
I had the same problem as you, my polyurethane clear coat went milky and in some spots bubbled up like it was have some kind of chemical reaction, so I def feel your frustration man.

but I just used paint stripper and started again ,this time I used high gloss enamel spray cans and the finish was very professional and shiny.
but you don't need clear coat where your artwork is going.
good luck friend, you'll be right, painting is an art and we learn from our mistakes ;)

deezdrama:
Whats even worse is - this morning .... the hazy section that I finished with the other can is now chrystal clear ....

So what would of been perfect I now have to redo because I flipped out and slammed the can down on the paint job ;D

Sofar it seems like no 2 cans of the clear initialy lays down the same... i will have to sand the crap out of the front this weekend and when its time to clear....make sure I have enough in one can.

Still not sure what to do about the inside of the cab where the overspray collects and looks frosted now

deezdrama:
Well..... a few more hours of heavy sanding and a few coats of flat black later and the lower front cab is looking great.
I kind of wish I would of left the clearcoat out completely. Its hit or miss for me. On some panels it looks great on others you can see a difference in the finish between cans and its overall not uniform.

I kind of feel forced to clear it though since the rest of the cab is.
In hindsight I would of stuck with semi gloss only and just put enough coats/sanding between untill grains in the wood didnt show through (probably 3-4 coats)

This time im letting the black sit 48 hrs before clear coat.... i hope this helps.. whatever the result ends to be is what I am sticking with....I just refuse to sand anymore lol.

Its humid in the midwest this time of year....I wonder if thats the issue?
2-3 light coats is whats suggested on the can for the clear.... im going as thin as possible without leaving blotchy spots that didnt get hit with clear.... the flat black lays down great....that clear is just hell though.

Got a package from Germany.... yellow/lime coin reject buttons for my old coin control door! They fit fine and the coin eject rod etc is identical.... perfect replacement.... except- no removeable front to house the "insert coin/token" printout.
I will have to modify an insert and hole punch it for the rod to poke threw and tape it in there or figure something out.

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