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| Spyridon:
--- Quote from: Wade on July 16, 2008, 11:08:16 pm ---If it makes you feel any better, my stenciled Moon Patrol had a latex base coat, got stencilled with oil rattle cans, then got a sprayed heavy clear coat of Polycrylic. Haven't had any problems with the mix of paint types. --- End quote --- Yes, it does make me feel better. :) |
| Spyridon:
I decided to bite the bullet and put another coat of black paint on. I've put too much work into this to not fix that bad paint section. Picked up some minearal spirits to help with the clean up this time. Paint went on fine and clean up wasn't too bad. Still a pain in the --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- compared to latex but not too bad. (Except for smelling up the house again) Before painting, I went over the first coat with 220 grit sandpaper. Left and right side with second coat: Next I prepped the bottom section for the first coat of grey paint. I masked off the back section which will get hit with the blue color. I got the paint color codes off of someone on the KLOV site that had computer matched it. Unfortunately, when I took those codes to Sherwin Williams, the base color was a type that they no longer carry. He said the one he used should be fine. Well it wasn't. I could see right from when he put it in the can that it was way too dark. I tried a sample of it on my cab and confirmed that it was way too dark. I decided to take the entire bottom of the cab in to get it matched. Before I carried (pulled on the hand truck actually) into the store, I asked the girl if she could match something of that size. She said yes, and I asked her again if the sensor can be moved off of the desktop because the piece is pretty large. She said no problem. I pulled it in and by the look on her face, I knew she couldn't do it. I guess my explanation including exact dimensions was too much for the (possibly teenage) girl. Anyway, we did pull out the paint samples and matched one by eye as close as we could. Here is the paint I used (Latex!!!!!): After thinning with some water, it sprayed on with no problems. Here is an in process shot that shows you the color difference: And the completed first coat: Color looks to be a real good match and clean up was two minutes with some water ;D. One more coat and I should be ready for the blue! |
| JeepMonkey:
--- Quote from: WunderCade on July 16, 2008, 07:56:03 pm ---Oil paint over water based primer = problem. --- End quote --- If you use an oil based paint what type of primer are you supossed to use? I just realized that my paint is oil based and my primer is water based (both still unused). |
| WunderCade:
--- Quote from: JeepMonkey on July 17, 2008, 08:05:12 pm --- --- Quote from: WunderCade on July 16, 2008, 07:56:03 pm ---Oil paint over water based primer = problem. --- End quote --- If you use an oil based paint what type of primer are you supossed to use? I just realized that my paint is oil based and my primer is water based (both still unused). --- End quote --- You use oil based primer for oil paint. But since you have the water base primer, just use waterbase paint. Todays latex paints are excellent, just go to Sherwin Williams and use their best latex. Clean up is way easier and you dilute with water. Just my preference...others may differ. |
| Spyridon:
--- Quote from: WunderCade on July 17, 2008, 09:53:44 pm ---But since you have the water base primer, just use waterbase paint. Todays latex paints are excellent, just go to Sherwin Williams and use their best latex. Clean up is way easier and you dilute with water. Just my preference...others may differ. --- End quote --- I agree 1000 percent! Go with latex and save the clean up headaches. |
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