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How do you achieve a decent paint job
Xiaou2:
Well, when I had to Roller work, it never seemed anywhere near the smooth results of
sprays.
However, recently I have had to do touch ups on artwork... and I have chose to use
acrylics. I had found that when I used paints straight up, they usually went on too
thick and caused a lot of bumping.
Later, I thinned out the paints with a good deal of water, and basically pushed the
water bubbles and spread them to a set height. As the water evaporated, the paint
would be flat - and there was no brush strokes at all. I have no idea if this would really
work on large scale, as the stuff I was doing was pretty small. It also needed a lot
of coats to accomplish.
Interesting enough, its surface was able to be buffed very lightly to create a decent shine.
A friend of mine painted one of his cabs at his work, which he used a pro spray gun system... and the
thing was godly. Ice Smooth, glossy, perfection.
ArtsNFartsNCrafts:
You know what they say:
If at first you don't succeed, sand it off and laminate.
RetroACTIVE:
thinned paint...lots of coats... lots of sanding... and you can achieve darn near spray quality... I decided to do it with rustoleum enamel after I saw what this dude did with his car:
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
...and my defender came out with a mirror finish
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=65938.0
javeryh:
--- Quote from: RetroACTIVE on March 05, 2008, 11:43:40 am ---thinned paint...lots of coats... lots of sanding... and you can achieve darn near spray quality... I decided to do it with rustoleum enamel after I saw what this dude did with his car:
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
...and my defender came out with a mirror finish
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=65938.0
--- End quote ---
Awesome!
Afterburner:
I concur. Thin the paint. Basically you want it thin enough that the paint runs together and the brush strokes disappear in about 30-60 seconds.
I spray everything now, but when I do have the occasional boo-boo, I'll touch it back up with a brush while it is still wet.
In fact, I just finished spraying this huge storage cabinet I just built for my wife. When I was moving it around, one of the trim pieces came off.
I glued and nailed it back on, filled the nail holes, sanded briefly, then hit it with a topcoat of the finish paint. I used a foam brush and I had to thin it just a hair, but it dried mirror smooth.
Almost any paint you buy, including the expensive "quality" stuff is really thick. Yeah, you get complete coverage in a single coat, but it looks like crap. Thin it out and it looks a lot better. It may take you two or three coats, but it is worth it.
I usually apply two coats primer and sand after both coats with 220. Then I hit it with the topcoat. I usually sand with 800 or finer. Then another topcoat. Then I rub it down with steel wool. Then the final coat.
Sometimes I get a little orange peel texture where I did a crappy job with the sprayer, but I usually just apply a little polishing compound and buff the whole thing. Glossy stuff looks like glass when I finish.
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