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Xiaou2:

 Well, when I had to Roller work, it never seemed anywhere near the smooth results of
sprays.   

 
 However, recently I have had to do touch ups on artwork... and I have chose to use
acrylics.   I had found that when I used paints straight up,  they usually went on too
thick and caused a lot of bumping.

 Later, I thinned out the paints with a good deal of water,  and basically pushed the
water bubbles and spread them to a set height.  As the water evaporated, the paint
would be flat - and there was no brush strokes at all.  I have no idea if this would really
work on large scale,  as the stuff I was doing was pretty small.   It also needed a lot
of coats to accomplish.

 Interesting enough,  its surface was able to be buffed very lightly to create a decent shine.


 A friend of mine painted one of his cabs at his work, which he used a pro spray gun system... and the
thing was godly.   Ice Smooth, glossy, perfection.

ArtsNFartsNCrafts:
You know what they say:


If at first you don't succeed, sand it off and laminate.
RetroACTIVE:
thinned paint...lots of coats... lots of sanding... and you can achieve darn near spray quality... I decided to do it with rustoleum enamel after I saw what this dude did with his car:

http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html

...and my defender came out with a mirror finish

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=65938.0
javeryh:

--- Quote from: RetroACTIVE on March 05, 2008, 11:43:40 am ---thinned paint...lots of coats... lots of sanding... and you can achieve darn near spray quality... I decided to do it with rustoleum enamel after I saw what this dude did with his car:

http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html

...and my defender came out with a mirror finish

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=65938.0

--- End quote ---

Awesome!
Afterburner:
I concur.  Thin the paint.  Basically you want it thin enough that the paint runs together and the brush strokes disappear in about 30-60 seconds.

I spray everything now, but when I do have the occasional boo-boo, I'll touch it back up with a brush while it is still wet.

In fact, I just finished spraying this huge storage cabinet I just built for my wife.  When I was moving it around, one of the trim pieces came off.

I glued and nailed it back on, filled the nail holes, sanded briefly, then hit it with a topcoat of the finish paint.  I used a foam brush and I had to thin it just a hair, but it dried mirror smooth.

Almost any paint you buy, including the expensive "quality" stuff is really thick.  Yeah, you get complete coverage in a single coat, but it looks like crap.  Thin it out and it looks a lot better.  It may take you two or three coats, but it is worth it.

I usually apply two coats primer and sand after both coats with 220.  Then I hit it with the topcoat.  I usually sand with 800 or finer.  Then another topcoat.  Then I rub it down with steel wool.  Then the final coat.

Sometimes I get a little orange peel texture where I did a crappy job with the sprayer, but I usually just apply a little polishing compound and buff the whole thing.  Glossy stuff looks like glass when I finish.
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