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| Sephroth57:
--- Quote from: Mr. Dude on July 06, 2004, 12:46:44 pm ---I've used Behr paint before and have had good results actually. I've painted 3 rooms in my house using Behr paint and they turned out great. Hey Sephroth57, I take it your cabinet is plastic? I've used Krylon fusion on lawn furnature and it came out ok.... I've never tried it on a cabinet or anything like that though so I'm not sure there. --- End quote --- it has a laminate over the wood, so the outside feels like a plastic. Im guessing unless i wanted to get all the laminate off normal paint wouldnt work to well on it. Ive used fusion on a couple interior pieces in my car and they came out great |
| bdsjake:
5 coats should be plenty. I am in the process of painting a cab right now. Just finished two coats of primer (Kilz, using 4" foam roller to lay down thin coat), I anticipate 3-4 coats of black paint should do it. Sanding with 220 grit orbital sander in between coats. Not sure what else to suggest for you sofakg, maybe post some pics? That might help us figure out what's going on with your paint. |
| ChadTower:
--- Quote from: daeven on July 06, 2004, 01:10:49 pm ---Actually Behr is one of the better brands of paints if you believe Consumer Reports. Others include Benjamin Moore and whatever Lowes' house brand is. They all differ based on the finish type, though. I found that the cheapest foam roller was the best - it was thin and barely holds any paint. The only place I can find them is at ACE. As others have said, many very thin coats are best. When painting over Kilz, you need to cover the whole surface with Kilz before painting over it. I don't know if that is what you did, ChadTower, but I believe that is what it says on the Kilz. My house is filled with 30-year-old unpainted, unfinished trim and windows, so I'm way too familar with it. As for ACE paints, I can only speak for their primer. It looked like water in the pail, and it looked like water on drywall. Maybe I got a bad gallon, but it was cheap. --- End quote --- I had painted fully over the entire surface, twice, with Kilz. Even after 5 coats of Behrs you could still see through to the primer in some spots. It was really frustrating. Using the same Kilz and some Sherwin Williams high end paint, I had better results on the first coat of paint than I did with 6 coats of Behr. It was really annoying. I don't know about Ace's primer as I only used their semigloss latex and it was pretty decent. It was not, though, far off in color from the primer. |
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