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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: RedSquirrel on October 01, 2003, 06:43:22 pm
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In the process of painting my cab (well some of its drying since its 11:40pm here) but even though i painted it equally the same, some parts are darker and some lighter. Kinda looks like the paint hasnt dried yet, but if you touch it , its not wet.
Or is it because it hasnt fully dried yet? The paint says 3 hours to dry, although im hoping by tommorrow morning it will all look the same all over.
thx..
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You may need to give it another coat before it looks even. Some stops will absorb more paint than other spots.
Did you use a primer first?
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You may need to give it another coat before it looks even. Some stops will absorb more paint than other spots.
Did you use a primer first?
its the third coat, so i wouldnt have expected it to need anymore.
And nope, didnt prime. It really didnt seem to do much when i did my control panel, so i skipped it this time.. was that a good or bad thing? i dont know.
I suppose i can always prime it tommorrow if it looks the same.
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Not priming killed you.
Always prime the surface, it really makes the paint job look 900% better (and you use less paint)!
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If you decide to prime it you might do a little sanding if it's uneven.
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The important thing to ask is what material are you using? MDF? Wood? Other?
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Also, how are you painting it? Spray can, brush, or roller?
I did a Defender once (red) with spray cans, and it took around 40 coats. Although it did come out looking really sharp (why I traded that nice looking cab for an Ipac and a Jamma board I will never know).
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using mdf and painting with a roller.
Anyway its morning now., and i just checked and it seems the same. Might sand down and primer.