Main > Main Forum
Spray Paints, where to get the good ones
<< < (2/2)
Jdurg:

--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on April 07, 2008, 04:19:07 am ---
--- 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)

--- End quote ---

I believe he meant "Don't use spray paint cans to paint your cabinet", and to that I say "Yes, I agree".  A professional spray gun and properly thinned and mixed paint will look godlike if applied as such.  Multiple different spray cans with different consistancies and applications will look like utter crap.
M.Lanza:
I used this stuff.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/autospray.html

It dries rock hard in about an hour leaving a very smooth texture
without the need for sanding in between coats.

The downside is that a 5oz can costs about $5.00 and takes about
six cans for a full size cabinet.

I thought it was worth it.
Kajoq:
Krylon, Rustoleum, or if you want to go really high end, Get some Montana
shardian:

--- Quote from: gimp_hand on April 07, 2008, 10:27:19 am ---I used this stuff.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/autospray.html

It dries rock hard in about an hour leaving a very smooth texture
without the need for sanding in between coats.

The downside is that a 5oz can costs about $5.00 and takes about
six cans for a full size cabinet.

I thought it was worth it.

--- End quote ---

Considering a gallon of primer plus a gallon of paint will be over $50, that isn't too bad of a deal. ;D
Navigation
Message Index
Previous page

Go to full version