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Mameotron:
The most creative plate I have ever seen was on a volkswagen bus in California.  It was "p34p3p".

Upside down, with the font California used in the 80's, it spells dedhed!!

giskiwi:

--- Quote from: darktemp on September 12, 2004, 10:45:59 am ---
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on September 12, 2004, 03:38:59 am --- if you use oil based primer, then you should really only use oil based paint on top, whereas you can put anything over water based primer.


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I was under the impression that it was the other way around.  Oil primer can be coated with either but latex primer can only have a latex topcoat?  Fact is either way would probably work just fine but maybe someone can clarify.


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Having worked in a paint shop for six and a half years, although this was a few years ago, I would tend to disagree with the quote by danny_galaga.

Generally, any paint can go over any primer - water over oil and oil over water - or so I was taught here in NZ.

As for the paint types:
     Acrylic/Latex/Water-base are all water-thinned;
     Alkyd/Enamel/Oil-base are all turps-thinned.

Apart from these types, there is also lacquer (as previously noted by another poster), automotive and marine paints.

In the city where I live, a local joinery company has used automotive paint on kitchen cabinets, with great results.

Hope this helps.

giskiwi

AFTERTHOUGHT: water-base/acrylic is preferable as primer on mdf, oil-base/enamel can soften and degrade the glues etc used in the manufacture of the mdf.

rampy:
also of consideration... but not mentioned/asked...

what "finish"   flat, eggshell, satin, semi-gloss, glossy, etc...

That can have a more profound effect on the finished look  (besides how it's applied and how well the surface is prepared <--- important) than if it's oil based or water based...

*shrug*  IMHO anyways...

rampy

PedroSilva:

--- Quote from: monkeybomb on September 11, 2004, 08:02:47 pm ---water based primer is useless on MDF.  use a primer with a different base so your paint options grow.

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Alow me to disagree ....  ;D

I used water based primer and paint on MDF ... here see for yourself the results ...
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=10;action=display;threadid=13087;start=40

chasmosis:
I just saw this license plate the other day.  

W0DFK

The second character was specifically a zero, it had a slash thru the center.  Took me a little bit to figure it out.  It makes more sense when you remember that some people use the word "ought" for the zero (hint: WTF).

Here and I thought they made you explain the reference on personalized plates in my state.

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