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| noobofthecentury:
Hi, whats a good spray cans for painting wood so you applied primer with brush, 2 coats. then sand it nicely.... what kind of spray paints do I need? btw, since I primed the whole MDF wood, it is ok to use any kind of spray paints? or still stay away from water base ones? |
| Apollo:
The answer is don't use spray paint. You will get a much better finish using a very fine/smooth roller and applying 2-3 coats. |
| noobofthecentury:
really? many replied before for me to use spray for smoother finish.. i have foam type roller, is that ok? can u explain more why roller is better than spray? Do i need to thin them? cause i been reading a lot saying spray > roller |
| Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: Apollo on April 07, 2008, 02:26:08 am ---The answer is don't use spray paint. You will get a much better finish using a very fine/smooth roller and applying 2-3 coats. --- End quote --- What???? Since when can you get a better finish with a roller..... What a load of tosh!! If that was the case then cars would be roller painted. The answer is that spraying will always produce a better finish BUT! unless you have spray equipment, it's not worth doing on something the size of a cabinet. You'll use a very large number of rattle cans at a very very high cost. So yes... stick to the glossing roller... but not because it produces a better finish. It will produce a finish that is perfectly well up to arcade standards. Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) |
| fjl:
Even spray paint still requires some mild sanding. At least for me. Maybe I just suck at it. I did wet sanding and got an almost mirror finish. But spray painting resulted in a much smoother paint job than a roller ever did so I would never say that a roller is better. Good enough for an arcade? Perhaps, but definitely not better. Like I mentioned in another thread, the only way you will ever get an ultra smooth finish with a roller is if the surface being painted is already very smooth and doesn't absorb paint. So unless your painting glass, it wont happen. |
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