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Painting. Do I do more or leave it?

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anewcomb:


--- Quote from: WunderCade on May 01, 2008, 10:39:07 pm ---
It looks like you didn't sand it really smooth BEFORE applying the primer. Is that the case?

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Yeah I did sand smooth before the primer as well. :(

WunderCade:

Here's a couple tutorials I found helpful:

Tutorial 1

Tutorial 2

anewcomb:

Thanks Wunder. I have read each of these a couple of times. They are both going for a mirror finish which I am not. However, I noticed this time in the PC Case tutorial that he does not apply any lacquer and just wet sands and buffs the paint directly after it has cured for a few weeks. This tells me that it is possible for me to do this as well. I think I will wait a few weeks and give it a try on the back of the cabinet to see how it comes out. I will post anther picture with the result. Thanks for making me look at these another time!

Ummon:

Or you could leave it that way. Has character.

Jdurg:

That's not a bad idea either.  On my CP, I put on a bunch of coats of paint and it had a bit of a rough look to it.  I then sanded it down, and in some spots the paint chipped away back to the primer/wood.  Not a HUGE spot, but a tiny little nick.  I was thinking about re-painting it, but now that the artwork is on the CP kind of has some used character to it that I really like.  I think I might purposely scratch areas of it to make it look like it's been used.  I think as a whole those of us in this hobby try too much to create pristine, brand new looking cabs.  Real machines have character and signs of use, and that's what I'm trying to go for.

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