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Re: Creature Prototype Restoration
« Reply #90 on: December 08, 2009, 05:43:29 PM »
Well, the first coat went pretty well, but I had somewhat disastrous results after the 2nd coat.

I had to pretty much sand all the new paint off, and even some of the original finish down to bare wood, and now I need to start over.

You need to look at the big pics to understand what it looks like, here's a link to one:

http://gallery.myhomegameroom.com/gallery/proto_cftbl_progress/DSC_2576?full=1
And the other

http://gallery.myhomegameroom.com/gallery/proto_cftbl_progress/DSC_2577?full=1

Any thoughts on what I might have done wrong here?

I cleaned the board off before spraying the first coat, and the first coat looked fine. It had a couple spots that were a bit thin, but it was a nice smooth looking and feeling finish. I laid a 2nd coat down, thinking it would thicken up in the areas where the first coat was light.

Did I lay down too thick a coat? Did I need to clean or sand between coats? Too cold? The shop was the temp recommended on the can, although it was towards the cold end. I allowed extra dry time because of this.

I also used good quality 'rust oleum' satin white paint, not the cheap stuff.

I need to do a bit more sanding before I try again, need to restock paper before I sand again.