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| clickhea:
so what ur telling me is, everyone who uses a roller pretty much ends up with roller marks on their cab? |
| javeryh:
--- Quote from: clickhea on April 01, 2008, 05:30:33 pm ---so what ur telling me is, everyone who uses a roller pretty much ends up with roller marks on their cab? --- End quote --- There shouldn't be any roller marks other than "orange peel" - you know, when you get close there are a million little bumps like the skin of an orange. Anything else like lines or streaks can and should be avoided. THIS is what inspired me. The guy did an absolute SICK job. I followed it as closely as I could and my results were great - better than I thought I could achieve but there are TONS of imperfections and "orange peel" where the light hits it just right. There's just no way to get this perfect without a lot of practice and experience. It is the best I could do with a roller and latex paint on MDF though and I'm very happy with it - people are always commenting on how slick it looks and how it almost looks like a piece of plastic. Also, 220 grit isn't nearly smooth enough if you are striving for a mirrored finish. Keep at it!! :cheers: |
| TelcoLou:
I used a foam brush; no roller marks. I also used oil-based enamel, eggshell. I think maybe latex paint is more susceptible to that orange peel look. :dunno |
| clickhea:
you used a foam brush? as in not a roller? |
| TelcoLou:
--- Quote from: clickhea on April 01, 2008, 05:41:19 pm ---you used a foam brush? as in not a roller? --- End quote --- That is correct; more accurately, "brushes" .. I threw them out after each side, to prevent any gunking up. I sanded the hell out of all the surfaces (I think it was some kind of laminate on there), cleaned it up very well (with like a million damp paper towels), then put 2 coats of paint on. I didn't even sand in between coats. |
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