Scott Shepherd
05-24-2007, 9:17 PM
Okay, I'm about two steps away from being on top of the roof standing on the ledge over this issue.
I had my best customer ask me to make a memorial sign for him. I told him no problem. He wanted wood and paint so it'd be outside. Well, guess what? I'm no painter.
So, I get some wood, design this 3-D sign, looks like I want it to and everthing is just fine.....until.....
I prime it, paint the base color, go to the next color and it looks sweet. Look back over after about 1 hour and the paint is all wrinkling up. Crap.
Scrap all the paint off, out of every nook and cranny (whatever a cranny is), and start over.
Same result.
Can't recall who made the primer, but the paint was Rust-O-Leum.
Bought some Kilz spray, the oil based stuff. Primed it, painted it, 2nd color wrinkles up again.
Too much paint to remove so I just make another sign from scratch.
Start with Kilz, using a different brand of paint.
Same problem.
Finally searched out Krylon and tried it and it works like a champ.
Made a 3rd one. Primed it with Krylon primer, first color, perfect. Second color. Perfect. Third Color. Perfect. Until...... I stuck my thumb on it and left a big thumb print (did I mention I'm not a painter yet?).
So, I plan to deal with that. Remove the tape I used to mask it all off, which was 1/4" wide and commonly used for airbrush work, and guess what? It left the imprint where the tape came off. So now I have this light set of marks everywhere the tape was.
I have 1 color left and the final plan was to clear coat this thing. Is there any way to save the work I have done that has the tape marks in it? It didn't peel the paint off. The paint had been sitting for 2 days, so it was good and dry.
Any chance I can do something like put the last color on, wet sand it with 800 or 1200 or something and then clear coat it and everything is happy again?
Or am I screwed and I need to paint those colors again?
I'm normall up for a battle of wits, but this time, I think the can of paint is smarter than I am, so I'm here, asking for help from someone who is actually smarter than a paint can.
Any ideas?
I had my best customer ask me to make a memorial sign for him. I told him no problem. He wanted wood and paint so it'd be outside. Well, guess what? I'm no painter.
So, I get some wood, design this 3-D sign, looks like I want it to and everthing is just fine.....until.....
I prime it, paint the base color, go to the next color and it looks sweet. Look back over after about 1 hour and the paint is all wrinkling up. Crap.
Scrap all the paint off, out of every nook and cranny (whatever a cranny is), and start over.
Same result.
Can't recall who made the primer, but the paint was Rust-O-Leum.
Bought some Kilz spray, the oil based stuff. Primed it, painted it, 2nd color wrinkles up again.
Too much paint to remove so I just make another sign from scratch.
Start with Kilz, using a different brand of paint.
Same problem.
Finally searched out Krylon and tried it and it works like a champ.
Made a 3rd one. Primed it with Krylon primer, first color, perfect. Second color. Perfect. Third Color. Perfect. Until...... I stuck my thumb on it and left a big thumb print (did I mention I'm not a painter yet?).
So, I plan to deal with that. Remove the tape I used to mask it all off, which was 1/4" wide and commonly used for airbrush work, and guess what? It left the imprint where the tape came off. So now I have this light set of marks everywhere the tape was.
I have 1 color left and the final plan was to clear coat this thing. Is there any way to save the work I have done that has the tape marks in it? It didn't peel the paint off. The paint had been sitting for 2 days, so it was good and dry.
Any chance I can do something like put the last color on, wet sand it with 800 or 1200 or something and then clear coat it and everything is happy again?
Or am I screwed and I need to paint those colors again?
I'm normall up for a battle of wits, but this time, I think the can of paint is smarter than I am, so I'm here, asking for help from someone who is actually smarter than a paint can.
Any ideas?