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I just wanna know what size was the nozzle of your spray gun ? I have a 1.4 nozzle and a 1.8 nozzle, these works enough ?
I wouldnāt imagine that itād have any real effect on it. I did my painting with spray cans and it came out really well.
Sorry for necroing this thread - im going to start prepping my Vewlix cab for paint and was wondering if it was absolutely necessary to fill the edges of the MDF (im using wood filler)? Can i get away with putting multiple coats of primer and sanding inbetween?
I was hoping i can do something like this:
- First coat of primer - minimum dry time (1hr) - Second coat of primer. Using KILZ premium, they say it should be dry in 30mins, but ill wait an hr before applying another coat.
- Sand
- Repeat 2 times (total 4 hrs of drying time, 2 sanding sessions, 4 coats of primer)
Thanks
Great tutorial. Iām thinking about using this method on my cab that Iām building.
This is a great tutorial - was wondering if I could use a High Gloss paint and apply it with a Ultra Dense Foam Roller - my spray paint technique is less than greatā¦ thoughts?
thatāll probably result in more sanding.
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You will have to sand so much it wouldnāt be worth itā¦ Even a bad spray would be easier to fix than using a roller.
Now if you used a flat paint it wouldnāt look bad using a roller, a slight texture looks ok with that type of paint.
Hello guys, first of all, thank you very very much Digital for your awesome tuto, itās been a great help, and i have two questions, i started to paint my cabin, for now i only did the first coat of primer
as you can see thereās some scratches on this side, do you think itās gonna be ok at the end ? or should i stop painting and sand it or fill the scratches with wood filler ?
for this one i donāt understant, i used vinyl to seal this edge, and before starting with the primer, the surface was nice, meaning that there was enough vinyl on all the edge area, but now with the primer on top
of it i can see areas where the paint is not holding, what do you think i should do ?
I know your MDF post is 5 years old but itās very good and I am doing a table top with your method. Iām wondering how you get the rounded corners so well finished.
bondo or vinyl spackling, applied liberally and well sanded.
obligatory meme use.
I should of known, 1341ās like me need to know this.
After the clearcoat, can you wait before you apply the rubbing compound and then scratch doctor, or does it have to be done within a certain amount of time?
Also, is there any alternative to a prep-wipe, like something from home?
You have to wait for the clear to completely dry. I waited a week before I did mine. also when you do the rubbing compound the paint gets hazy and its super scary, but then the scratch stuff makes it super shiny.
sick stuff, would love a mirror finish to my TE
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This is a great set of steps! I just built my simrig; 80% completed and wasnāt looking forward to painting it. Not sure if my results will look as good as yours (lack of patience) but if it comes out 1/2 as good Iāll be stoked. Going to be painting the upper pod gloss white. I canāt seem to upload photos so hereās the link to the albumhttps://goo.gl/photos/jTnRCmX9m8CLTHmf7
Nice turorial. Great photos, etc. Only one suggestion: you assume everyone who reads this knows what MDF stands for. I donāt!
MDF is a very common material.
Usually guides, How-to Books, Automobile Repair Manuals and such assume the reader has a basic level understanding of the subject matter.
This.
Really odd that you signed up just to say this. Even more odd that you found this ancient thread about painting MDF without knowing what MDF is.