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Title: Painting ...
Post by: PedroSilva on October 23, 2003, 06:09:05 am

Hi guys,

I've finished the woodworking on my cabinet. Next step on the list is Painting.
From what I've read arround, the best finishing is achieved with pistol painting so I bougth a little air compressor (24 l) and it came with the painting set and other accessories. As it was in a promotion I belive it was a fair price for all (89,95

Title: Re:Painting ...
Post by: HaRuMaN on October 23, 2003, 07:57:24 am

Your best bet would probably be an alkyd primer.  Use a thin coat, sand it after drying, and repeat.

Title: Re:Painting ...
Post by: PedroSilva on October 23, 2003, 08:16:30 am

Hi,

What's an alkyd primer ? Don't know expression .. is it a syntetic one ?

Title: Re:Painting ...
Post by: Spaced Invader on October 23, 2003, 12:12:05 pm

Water based generally = latex right? Should be fine...just don't saturate (like the can say's...thin coat)

Title: Re:Painting ...
Post by: HaRuMaN on October 23, 2003, 12:14:00 pm

It's a solvent based primer, not water based.  Here's an example of one:
Benjamin Moore Fresh Start Int/Ext All Purpose Alkyd Primer
That's what I would recomend.   8)

Hope this helps you.

Title: Re:Painting ...
Post by: papaschtroumpf on October 23, 2003, 01:40:53 pm

Did you buy the spray gun to paint on side art (like an airbrush) or just to paint the primer and base color (e.g. black).

Title: Re:Painting ...
Post by: PedroSilva on October 23, 2003, 07:19:20 pm

Hi,

Thanks for your help ... I'm not an expert on painting jobs ... anyway answering the last question, ... I bought it to do all the painting ... not just the primer. Why ? Anything I should be aware of ?

Title: Re:Painting ...
Post by: papaschtroumpf on October 24, 2003, 12:16:09 am

Nope, I've been toying with the idea of painting my own sideart but I'm not sure I have the skills to pull it off, I want it fancy.

Title: Re:Painting ...
Post by: PedroSilva on October 24, 2003, 05:58:52 am

I see what you mean ... anyway ... I've not yet decided if I'll put sideart on in, but if I decide to do it, I'll supply the equipment but it sure ain't gone be me a do the painting  :)
I have a cousin who is very good on that ... he even has a specific set of "little" pistols for the job ... he does helmut (don't know if it's sppeled like that) painting ...