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Title: Cabinet painting Post by: Jezru on January 31, 2015, 03:32:28 am So after watching the epic Journey restore, you'd think I'd know this...I have pent the last two weeks bondo-Ing, priming, and sanding a dynamo cut corners cab .I plan to make it a custom Denver Broncos themed Blitz cabinet (Broncos won b2b Super Bowls when the game was released).
Now that I'm painting (and sanding, and painting) how do I put my last coat of paint on while being vigilant against the orange peel texture? Do I just lightly hand sand the last coat of paint? Wet sand it? What's the. consensus best method? J Title: Re: Cabinet painting Post by: amoore2600 on February 12, 2015, 03:06:55 pm Paint sand repeat! do this 2 or 3 times. the best results come from spraying but if you don't have the tools then a roller with a short nap will do.
Title: Re: Cabinet painting Post by: John's Arcade on February 12, 2015, 03:13:34 pm I wet sanded my last coat. It sucked big time but I got super smooth results. Doesn't even seem like paint.
Title: Re: Cabinet painting Post by: bfrosty on February 12, 2015, 03:16:59 pm That sounds good...restoring a Gottlieb cabinet myself...so always good to see some pointers.
Also, I haven't used it, but can Floetrol(sp?) be used with oil paints or is it just for latex. It's added to paint for a smooth finish I think. Never used it personally. Nevermind...just looked it up...Latex paints only. MK Title: Re: Cabinet painting Post by: John's Arcade on February 12, 2015, 03:25:17 pm That sounds good...restoring a Gottlieb cabinet myself...so always good to see some pointers. Also, I haven't used it, but can Floetrol(sp?) be used with oil paints or is it just for latex. It's added to paint for a smooth finish I think. Never used it personally. Nevermind...just looked it up...Latex paints only. MK I thin oil paint with Naptha. Title: Re: Cabinet painting Post by: EDD on February 12, 2015, 03:43:42 pm Spray, it will save you the hassle.
Title: Re: Cabinet painting Post by: VertexGuy on February 12, 2015, 11:20:41 pm or don't spray.. it will save the hassles with overspray and dry spots unless you are gonna color sand and clear coat it.
I restored a dynamo cab already . Think it was the one I painted purple. sold the cab for $500 .. just the cab with a monitor and control panel. the centipede I am painting (in the process of) will get a few coats then im gonna flatten it out. so the side art goes on smooth. I don't wanna do anymore cab repair .. I think it sucks but if its all you can get then you will go that extra mile. Think I have a thread here about me doing an extreme pac man restore and paint. I had to use an airboard for that cab. Airboards do not take no for an answere. they will sand the fuck out of a cab and make it flat. |