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kahlid74:

I'm about 80% done with my plans for my BattleTech Pod/Race car cockpit and in thinking about things early and I need to evaluate the paint situation.

For my full size arcade cabinet I primed all the wood first, and then painted a black coat over it.  It worked well but required several layers of primer.

My question is what have people found to work best?

1). Primer several times, then use a roller and coat with a single color?
2). Primer and then use a spray gun to coat several times?
3). Use a cover type over it?

For my bartop arcade machine I used one of the sticky covers with natural wood grain and it was soo awesome.  Problem is for a full out 8 foot by 5 foot cockpit that's gonna be a lot of covering.

mahuti:

Good tutorial

http://www.tutankham.com/painting.htm

Myself.. I use a few layers of primer with a light sand, then 2-3 coats. Spray gun will get the best finish. Smooth roller will do fine, however.

versapak:

Sure seems like a lot of extra work.

I just simply stick out my tongue, and breathe as though I am hyperventilating.

;)




rwhip41:

From my experience...

I used one coat of tinted oil-based primer and two coats of black enamel gloss latex. I used a fine-hair roller (molehair?) to give it a very slight texture (and to elominate brush marks). No sanding. Just let the latex cure for a week or two at a decent temeprature (it won't cure under 50 degrees F). Otherwise, the latex will scratch off easily. It will dry, but it will scratch if uncured.

Luckydevil:

Don't use latex paint, it sucks and you'll regret it.

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