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Marky_1979:
Iv hand painted my cab and altough not completed the cp im beggining to dislike the finish i have whats the best way to make this thing look i bought it straight from a shop?
Im considering sanding it all back down to wood and sending the cab away to be done professionaly any idea's guys?
Seems a shame iv worked so hard on it and it just looks rubbish because of the paint job.
Mark70:
what kind of paint did you use?
what colour?
what gloss?
what kind of wood?
how much prep work did you do?
what don't you like about the finish you have now?
Ways to remove paint:
-down to wood - maybe paint stripper depending on wood type
-lots of sanding. really course grit then fine when you get down to the surface you're giong to repaint.
ikyoto:
I will say that if your going to remove the paint use paint stripper!
Much easier than sanding by hand. On my cab I bought the previous owner took the laminate off of one side and left the glue on and painted over it! I started to try and sand it off, but the sandpaper just built up all that glue, then I tried using a scraper/strong putty knife, and it worked better but some of paint and most of the glue stayed, finally went to paint stripper and I got the side looking great!
If your worried about getting a smooth surface to paint on, for instance, maybe you could see some of the wood particles or something along that line, use bondo body filler (used on car panels) and sand that down smooth and then primer and re paint. Should look much better.
disciple:
After painting a set of shelves black I can tell you matt or satin looks better than gloss.
And make sure you use undercoat and sand each layer down before applying the next coat, sanding makes all the difference.
pmc:
--- Quote from: disciple on September 28, 2005, 05:30:16 pm ---And make sure you use undercoat and sand each layer down before applying the next coat, sanding makes all the difference.
--- End quote ---
Yup.
Search this forum for lots of info on applying paint.
If you used a 4" brush and painted like you painted a house, I can imagine that it doesn't look so good.
Use a foam roller or spray gun. Take your time so that you get the texture you want. Lightly sand with very fine sandpaper between each thin coat.
I got great results on the broad surfaces using Kilz primer and a good quality latex.
-pmc
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