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Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: ASmig on November 21, 2006, 05:22:12 pm

Title: Refinishing gurus; how clean does the wood need to be?
Post by: ASmig on November 21, 2006, 05:22:12 pm

See pic attached, is this ok to bodo and prime or does the cab need to be perfectly clean to do the job right? 

Title: Re: Refinishing gurus; how clean does the wood need to be?
Post by: ChadTower on November 22, 2006, 12:35:30 pm

Primer will cover that so long as it is smooth.  Being "clean" is really an issue more for stains.

Title: Re: Refinishing gurus; how clean does the wood need to be?
Post by: WaRpEd on November 22, 2006, 09:38:24 pm

I'd recommend KILZ primer and using a tack cloth for dust removal.
The primer will only be as smooth as whats under it.
Will you be going to a dark color or light?
Tinting the primer will help with cover a color that bleeds thru the paint.
Cheers

Title: Re: Refinishing gurus; how clean does the wood need to be?
Post by: ChadTower on November 23, 2006, 11:25:43 am

Especially yellow.  Yellow is hell if you don't tint the primer.

Title: Re: Refinishing gurus; how clean does the wood need to be?
Post by: prOk on November 24, 2006, 08:08:57 pm

I choose to use a high build automotive primer.. a couple coats sanded in between and you can get a glassy surface.. you can't really sand killz so I don't use it.   Priming is a must though.

Title: Re: Refinishing gurus; how clean does the wood need to be?
Post by: johnvv on November 24, 2006, 09:03:44 pm

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I choose to use a high build automotive primer..

prOk:

Can you clarify some 'best practices' for using auto primer for others?  Is the product you use applied via a spray gun only?  Or does it come in a spray can or regular can as Killz and Zinsser do, thereby making it easy to apply for the casual restorer?  Does the auto primer use a bonding agent?  What brand(s) do you recommend?

I've had a couple cabinets done with auto primer and agree that it makes a great surface for painting as it sands soooo smooth.