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dcsgguy:

ChadT

You are right and wrong.  You are definitely right on me being impatient.  If I would have waited a full 24 hours I wouldn't have jumped the gun.  However, the one side did come out pretty bad and was rough so that was the only side I sanded down.  it's weird that the other two looked decent.



ChadTower:


It's common for 24 hours to not be even close to a full cure time, if that helps.  It's a good recoat time, yes, but curing is longer than that.

FooMonk:

I'm right there with you all on the cure time. I'm spraying latex paint and added some Floetrol to thin it out. MAN, that stuff takes a long time to cure. I waited a full week before sanding, and it still wasn't ready to sand. I'm sure the additive had something to do with it, but still...

michelevit:

i had similar problems to what you are describiing.

what i do now is just put the brush and rollers aside
and use a spray gun.

i have a cheapo china made auto paint gun from
harbor freight ($20) and spray thinned down
rustoleum oil based paint.

it is much easier than working with rollers and brushes
and the paint lays down really nicely.  i already had
an air compressor so all i needed to purchase
was the gun.

try spraying the paint on- you'll be much happier with
the results.

 

dcsgguy:

How can you tell when the paint is ready to be sanded?  I know I took a 300 fine block of sand paper to the good side and it appeared to bubble a bit so I stopped.

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