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Lsturbo91

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Primer Mistake
« on: September 14, 2002, 03:14:17 am »
I'm painting my cab and made a mistake of not priming it.  Its sorta of uneven.  Can I just put primer over the first coat or should I just put a 2nd coat of semi-gloss black?  I really don't wanna have to strip it again which means 2 days of sanding which is a whole different story  :-[.


My Cab Specs:
3/4" MDF Wood
Semi Gloss Black
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Re:Primer Mistake
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2002, 06:52:54 am »
Primer is used to let the wood absorb some liquid before putting on the actual (expensive) paint. All new wood will suck up paint so that's why you put down a cheap layer or two of primer down first. If the first layer of paint you layed down was oil-based then you can't put anything water-based on top.
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Re:Primer Mistake
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2002, 09:04:50 am »
The first layer of paint is now your primer.

Normally a coat of primer and a coat of paint will suffice. Since you've gone the no primer route it may take 3 (or even more)coats of paint to make the finish nice. If the paint is really uneven you may even want to do a light sand between coats.
Skipping primer is NOT a shortcut.
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Re:Primer Mistake
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2002, 03:27:43 pm »
Actually turned good now, I put a 2nd coat and its looking good.
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