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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: TurboC-- on August 09, 2005, 04:58:27 pm
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Using my trusty heat gun, I finally got my Pac cab looking like a Pac cab again.
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I can't comment on the primmer (I've never tried without using it). But I do recommend using a sprayer, or a few cans of spray paint will do.
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If you are worried about the paint chipping you can always put down a coat of Minwax poliurithane (The luster is up to you). I tried that on my Donkey Kong Jr cabinet and it worked very well.
I really would suggest putting down at least a white primer but make sure it is the same type of paint that you are going to use the final coats with. Do not use and Oil based primer and a Latex finish or vise versa, I made that mistake. Live and learn I guess.
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Ah you mean OVER the final job. Yeah, that could work. Do you think the cabinet looks better/still authentic with the poly on it? The reason I want to avoid a primer is, I worked hard to uncover the artwork, and although it is primarily providing a trace, it seems a shame to cover it back up again in another color to repaint it. Well I guess another important reason is, I'm only repainting the large areas really, the detailed areas which are intact are being left alone. So the more primer/etc I put on, the more the repainted area will be uneven compared to the original area. I think I will try light sanding to give the surface grip, then just 1 coat of replacement paint, followed by the poly, and hopefully the poly will protect it.