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So wich paint is the best way to go?
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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