scadaman29325
Catching up and tripping all over myself.
When I joined this forum (Awsome! btw), I went back and read every post under 'technique' and looked up most of the sites referenced. I wanted a good looking rocket this time! I could go through all those steps I learned, but it would be repetitive, so let's just say I spent a great while on this rocket.
I put my first coat of krylon blue on (after repetitive priming and sanding), this coat consisted of 3 or 4 VERY light coats from a warmed can. I purposely avoid the 'wet coat' finish, trying to avoid runs, but it was still covered well. when it dried it felt like 220 grit sandpaper, maybe little finer. You could see (almost see) the uniform 'grit'. Yes, I did wipe it down first...
Potential problems:
I am wondering, was my 1st 'dusting' of krylon my problem? The grit was almost the texture of that 'dusting'. I've never had this problem before.
No paint booth? It was too uniform to be actual dust, I think.
Krylon paint? I wouldn't think so. It's my first use of Krylon, but its suppose to be good.
Prep work? Like I said, primed and sanded with 600 grit prior to first painting (several times). Heck, the primer was smoother than this.
Warmed can? Never done this before.
Second Coat:
I made my 2nd coat a little thicker (after sanding). It still was not glass like, but a little (lot?) better. I used 600 grit again and now I'm waiting for a good day for coat number three, then on to some clear coats.
BTW topic:
How about that 'scotchbrite' stuff used as a polisher. I can't find any marked 'fine'. I've seen the standard 'green' and a 'redish' one, and even a very coarse black one used for stripping paint. Is the green or red supposed to be 'fine' or should I look for something else? I wanted to use it for the FINAL sanding since I can't find sand paper finer than 600 grit.
Thanks in advance for y'all's input!
I put my first coat of krylon blue on (after repetitive priming and sanding), this coat consisted of 3 or 4 VERY light coats from a warmed can. I purposely avoid the 'wet coat' finish, trying to avoid runs, but it was still covered well. when it dried it felt like 220 grit sandpaper, maybe little finer. You could see (almost see) the uniform 'grit'. Yes, I did wipe it down first...
Potential problems:
I am wondering, was my 1st 'dusting' of krylon my problem? The grit was almost the texture of that 'dusting'. I've never had this problem before.
No paint booth? It was too uniform to be actual dust, I think.
Krylon paint? I wouldn't think so. It's my first use of Krylon, but its suppose to be good.
Prep work? Like I said, primed and sanded with 600 grit prior to first painting (several times). Heck, the primer was smoother than this.
Warmed can? Never done this before.
Second Coat:
I made my 2nd coat a little thicker (after sanding). It still was not glass like, but a little (lot?) better. I used 600 grit again and now I'm waiting for a good day for coat number three, then on to some clear coats.
BTW topic:
How about that 'scotchbrite' stuff used as a polisher. I can't find any marked 'fine'. I've seen the standard 'green' and a 'redish' one, and even a very coarse black one used for stripping paint. Is the green or red supposed to be 'fine' or should I look for something else? I wanted to use it for the FINAL sanding since I can't find sand paper finer than 600 grit.
Thanks in advance for y'all's input!