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Hammerite paint?
Wienerdog:
You have to sand between coats. Sand the primer smooth, but try not to sand through the primer. If you get bare wood, definitely re-prime.
RubbrDug:
Yeah, follow Wienerdog here.
Paint is wet and has to be, otherwise it wouldn't be soaked up by the wood. After soaking up, the wood is wet, wich causes small plys to errect out of the surface.
Sanding is as important as painting! Use something higher than 180 on completely dry paint and sand carefully by hand using a sanding block. Doesn't take much effort. After sanding use a old but dry and clean :) T-Shirt to remove the dust.
(Didn't want to get off-topic here, but ... couldn't resist to)
Punchcard:
--- Quote from: RubbrDug on April 01, 2003, 03:06:05 am ---Sanding is as important as painting! Use something higher than 180 on completely dry paint and sand carefully by hand using a sanding block. Doesn't take much effort. After sanding use a old but dry and clean :) T-Shirt to remove the dust.
(Didn't want to get off-topic here, but ... couldn't resist to)
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Sorry to continue to derail the thread but thanks for the advice! Don't have to worry about my paint being dry, for the first sanding at least. It has had a good two months to dry by now :) (I'm a grad student building cab in Dad's barn a few hours away. Makes for slow progress.)
aj6500:
I used the rustoleoum brand (2 coats) on my juke, with a fine nap roller over primed (2 coats) mdf. Looks pretty good, has a nice even texture to it. I think the lighter colors will show the texture better than black, but no complaints. USE OUTSIDE OR REALLY WELL VENTILATED indoors. The stuff REEKS once it starts to set, and still smells for a couple days. It also stays slightly tacky for a couple days, but then sets up with a pretty durable looking finish.
Brax:
This reminds me of a radio ad I heard yesterday.
He's talking about painting:
"Make sure you paint in a well ventilated area..."
*in a drunk sounding voice*
"Oooooo, hello Mr. Unicorn. Are you here to help me paint? Ok, but you have to wear your goggles!"
hehe