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The key to panting with MDF
mahuti:
I agree with what Drew said, those are all good notes. I used to use a foam roller from time to time, but more often, if I'm not using my paint sprayer I do use a brush. You can get the stuff on pretty thick and smooth that way and polish later. The worst thing about brushes is losing hairs in the paint.... so a pad is definitely a good buy.
DrewKaree:
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Does it matter? Mahuti told me in private message that i shouldnt use anything that isnt oil based until my previous oil based coats have been given enough time to cure. He said that could take weeks depending on climate.
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It won't matter whichever version you use, and mahuti is correct in letting your stuff cure. The oil uses stuff that evaporates as it cures and also gives off fumes as it cures, so that's why it's gotta cure if you want stuff to stick to it. If you can't hold off, then use the oil-based stuff, since they're similar materials.
p.s. keep your pm's quiet, there's a reason they're Private messages ;)
redfivexw:
ok,
so obviously most of you feel that you must use oil paint, but as i said before, i have painted 10 cabinets using flat latex paint, then follow with polycrylic. You cannot use a roller with the polycrylic, it does leave the bubbles. If you use a really good brush, put on the poly, then sand with 600 grit paper, then put on a second coat, the finish is amazing. I have had not had any problems with the paint peeling, i doubt any of you would even be able to tell it was latex. Here is a photo of a recent cabinet i restored, i bought it as a "total carnage" machine, after scraping it down, i found out it was a ms pacman, i already have a ms pac so i made it a galaga. Just check it out
redfivexw:
Ps - Mahuti, just because you have had good results with oil, does not mean that there are not other ways, you need to keep your mind open to new things, it is not nice to make fun
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: redfivexw on February 15, 2006, 11:09:55 pm ---Ps - Mahuti, just because you have had good results with oil, does not mean that there are not other ways, you need to keep your mind open to new things, it is not nice to make fun
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You'll have to re-read this entire thread slowly. Nowhere does mahuti even reference "having had good results with oil". I'm not sure he even said that to the guy in PM, but that he'd have to wait for the oil coats to dry.
Plus, it IS nice to make fun. In fact, there's a whole fort hidden around these parts dedicated to that theory ;D