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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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