Hi,
I agree Gary; having spray cans supplied mixed to match a colour is expensive and I know what you mean regarding using standard Halford's or similar spray cans because the spray pattern is pretty good and doesn't put too much paint out which is especially useful to a novice sprayer.
Orange peel Gary from a spray can? I thought your problem to be a dull finish when you required high gloss hence I suggested blowing over with clear gloss; have you ever tried clear gloss over spray paint Gary; car manufacturers use this method a great deal; apply the base coats then the top colour coat and finish off with a protective clear coat. I like to have a spray can of clear auto acrylic in the garage for when its needed and the finish when this is used is superb but because it is clear it takes practice otherwise it's just so easy to apply too much ending in runs. My ideal is to buy the paint in a tin then use my HVLP spray gun hooked up to the compressor allowing me to blast on a really thick coat of heavy body paint; this paint being much thicker than from a spray can and being so thick it isn't as prone to runs but much more prone to "orange peel".
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I used the compressor on a rare warm dry calm day to blow the paint onto the wave winder shown in the picture above; it went on a treat with a very good build and silky smooth finish.
Using a spray can a top class finish can be achieved as you've demonstrated many times in your exemplary restoration articles and although the spray cans are costly if only the odd project is to be completed they make economic sense because no other equipment is needed.
Weather permitting I prefer the control afforded to me by mixing my own paint/thinners and using the compressor but this takes a little more practice but the technique is soon grasped and it's lovely to watch the paint go on and build up so quickly; practice allows just enough paint to be applied giving maximum build whilst avoiding orange peel or runs; the result though is rapid and if spraying wet on wet it's easy to complete a job in a day.
The spray cans I buy from Rufforth are what professionals use and put out a wider spread of paint but for someone like you Gary used to standard spray cans I'm sure you wouldn't have any trouble using them. I like spraying but I don't like all the preparation which of course cannot be skimped upon if the finish is to turn out well. For what its worth I can't stand T-cut as once used the finish to me always appears patchy and the T-cut leaves a very slight haze; after using T-cut try tuning the item viewing it from different angles; the haze used to drive me nuts.
22C in December David; do they make greenhouses for steep slopes as such a temperature is only a dream to me. To rub it in our friends in Brisbane have emailed to say Christmas day for them is forecast at 35C; I feel positively sick? It's been cold here today and snow is forecast which cheers me because the BBC weather gang usually get it wrong for us; hopefully a heatwave is on its way? Our shed survived the latest blown down tree but only just because the oak and laurels arrested its fall; I wonder how long a greenhouse would last.
Kind regards, Col.
I agree Gary; having spray cans supplied mixed to match a colour is expensive and I know what you mean regarding using standard Halford's or similar spray cans because the spray pattern is pretty good and doesn't put too much paint out which is especially useful to a novice sprayer.
Orange peel Gary from a spray can? I thought your problem to be a dull finish when you required high gloss hence I suggested blowing over with clear gloss; have you ever tried clear gloss over spray paint Gary; car manufacturers use this method a great deal; apply the base coats then the top colour coat and finish off with a protective clear coat. I like to have a spray can of clear auto acrylic in the garage for when its needed and the finish when this is used is superb but because it is clear it takes practice otherwise it's just so easy to apply too much ending in runs. My ideal is to buy the paint in a tin then use my HVLP spray gun hooked up to the compressor allowing me to blast on a really thick coat of heavy body paint; this paint being much thicker than from a spray can and being so thick it isn't as prone to runs but much more prone to "orange peel".
IMAG0026.JPG (Size: 747.35 KB / Downloads: 30)
I used the compressor on a rare warm dry calm day to blow the paint onto the wave winder shown in the picture above; it went on a treat with a very good build and silky smooth finish.
Using a spray can a top class finish can be achieved as you've demonstrated many times in your exemplary restoration articles and although the spray cans are costly if only the odd project is to be completed they make economic sense because no other equipment is needed.
Weather permitting I prefer the control afforded to me by mixing my own paint/thinners and using the compressor but this takes a little more practice but the technique is soon grasped and it's lovely to watch the paint go on and build up so quickly; practice allows just enough paint to be applied giving maximum build whilst avoiding orange peel or runs; the result though is rapid and if spraying wet on wet it's easy to complete a job in a day.
The spray cans I buy from Rufforth are what professionals use and put out a wider spread of paint but for someone like you Gary used to standard spray cans I'm sure you wouldn't have any trouble using them. I like spraying but I don't like all the preparation which of course cannot be skimped upon if the finish is to turn out well. For what its worth I can't stand T-cut as once used the finish to me always appears patchy and the T-cut leaves a very slight haze; after using T-cut try tuning the item viewing it from different angles; the haze used to drive me nuts.
22C in December David; do they make greenhouses for steep slopes as such a temperature is only a dream to me. To rub it in our friends in Brisbane have emailed to say Christmas day for them is forecast at 35C; I feel positively sick? It's been cold here today and snow is forecast which cheers me because the BBC weather gang usually get it wrong for us; hopefully a heatwave is on its way? Our shed survived the latest blown down tree but only just because the oak and laurels arrested its fall; I wonder how long a greenhouse would last.
Kind regards, Col.
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