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ginno:

I really want a different color around the sides of the cabinet so if it takes forever thats gonna b my problem.

Witchboard:

I would paint the entire thing then mask the side and paint your edges.  Just seems less likely to rip your paint off your wood.  Speaking of which, what type of wood did you use?  MDF?  Plywood?

Kremmit:

I know I saw at least one other cab where the guy did the same thing.  Haven't a clue where to look for it, but it has been done.  Looked fine.

Arcadiac:

Another thing to consider: allow each coat of paint to dry completely and let the sides or whatever you are going to mask off "cure' for at least a couple of days so the paint won't rip off.  I got impatient when painting my cab and made some mistakes by not allowing time for proper drying/curing. 
Sounds like you have an interesting method going, how sharing about some progress pics?  Good Luck!  ARCADIAC!

ginno:

Im using MDF, got a couple of good tips off the bloke at the hardware store about getting the finish to look good but it was a bit hard to explaing to him about the edges etc.

I think I will try to paint the whole thing, then mask the edges and do another light undercoat, followed by the blue.

Ill try it on the CP before i do the entire cabinet.

Is there a risk i can leave the masking tape on there too long that it could deteriorate and rip the paint ?

Thanks for the tips guys, ill try and get some concept & actual pics up to give you an idea of what i am trying to achieve.

Ill try and upload tonight...

Arcadiac did you mask the edges of your cabinet or was it for side art??

cheers ginno...



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