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Rusty Jones
04-21-2004 13:45:29
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Re: timing a paint job in reply to mikeinWA, 04-19-2004 13:45:32
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Here's a bit of advice! You can't rush a paint job, unless you're painting with a sponge brush! You have to apply 4 or more coats of primer, let it dry thru, say overnite, then sand it smooth, checking as you go! you may have to use some glazing putty to get it smooth, then reprime the putty after you have block sanded it smooth. Then sand the final coat of primer with #320 sandpaper, wet, with a block in the paper. After you get it all cleaned up, you must do the top coat in "one swell foop" (Uh, that's "one fell swoop")You can't do it in spurts! You must put on a coat, let it tack up, then apply another coat, let it tack up, then a third final coat. The way i used to tell when the preceding coat was ready to recoat, was to use a knuckle and lightly touch the preceding coat in a spot that wouldn't show when the job was done! (LIGHTLY, LIGHTLY) Watch your coats--don't get too much paint in any one place, watch yer overlaps, watch for places where the paint looks dry, and for places where you've got too much paint! Centari is good paint, just use the reducer thats made for the paint--don't think ya can use gasoline, or mineral spirits, or cheat on the stuff to thin the paint! Buy what is s'posed to be used in the paint! Do the whole job (finish coat) all at the same time! If the appointment is so important, or can't be changed, do the painting later! Ya can't jump around like a whirling dervish, you'll forget where you left off, and end up having too much or too little paint on it, and at the price of paint today, you don't want to mess up! Either that, or have somebody else paint it! Rusty Jones
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