AlexPicchietti
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Yeah, I was wondering if the semi-gloss was not creating an even finish?I would use some rustolium high heat, regular matte barbecue paint
How would you prep the surface for regular matte?
Yeah, I was wondering if the semi-gloss was not creating an even finish?I would use some rustolium high heat, regular matte barbecue paint
no I did not - just tried the wax/grease remover for a first pass.Did you sand or scuff it at all?
I mean. Maybe the surface was bad when I put the first coat on?I've never seen this happen like that. Sanding or anything would not have prevented it. Looks almost like something is contaminating the surface and bleeding through
I would say that's normal, the paint isn't fully dry yet. Now I would wait 24 hours and then give it another coat. It will look a lot better then.I will also say, when I’m wiping it down, paint is coming off, is that to be expected?
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Steel wool? Fine sandpaper (220?)scuff as much of the shine off as possible. The residue coming off is very normal. Give it 24-36 hours post scuffing to hopefully allow any of the trapped solvent out. Scuff it up again, clean and spray. Keep the can about a foot away from the surface and fog on a dusting coat. Give it 10 minutes and fog on another coat.
thanks for the input LM. I know I'm probably killing you guys with all my questions. I am such a newbie to any and all of this stuff. Just trying to learn and take notes so I can do better with the next restoration.I almost think unless you can totally strip it at this point you're gonna need to hit it with some kind of sealer prior to hitting it with another finish coat. I think at this point all this fussing over trying to salvage this is just going deeper into a hole
thanks for the input LM. I know I'm probably killing you guys with all my questions. I am such a newbie to any and all of this stuff. Just trying to learn and take notes so I can do better with the next restoration.
Never too many questions. I'll always be happy to help if there's anything I can help with. I don't know everything and some of my methods are different than other peoples methods. You just have to find what works best for you. Hopefully we can help eliminate some of the trial and error that some of us had to go through to find what works best for us. A lot of us would admit freely that we are still learning and I think that's an important part to keep an open mind and a learning mind frame. No matter how many Restorations you've done sometimes an idea comes along that can help you do it even better or more efficiently if you're open to trying new things. Some of us have already tried a lot of things a lot of different ways and settled on methods that we prefer and sometimes these methods aren't the same as other peoples methods. This is totally okay also. You just have to figure out what works best for you.thanks for the input LM. I know I'm probably killing you guys with all my questions. I am such a newbie to any and all of this stuff. Just trying to learn and take notes so I can do better with the next restoration.