mocruising
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I have been painting some internal cupboard doors with Hempels two pack. Its very hard to get a good finish (Like a spray botth finish) . I flat down with very fine paper between coats. Any suggestions.
How to get that high gloss finish (As if it had been sprayed)
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Phoenix of Hamble
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Take a look at this article about 'tipping off'
roly_voya
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Once you have the best finish possible burnish it either by hand using brasso (takes a while) or with a polisher and compounding head
john_morris_uk
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I watched a pair of professional boat builders paint my boat once. One rolled with a small foam roller and the other follwed quickly behind 'tipping off' the paint with a good quality brush. Bruch held at 45 degrees and 'just' touching the paint. Brush wiped frequently.
It was a wooden boat and people thought it was GRP because the finish was so smooth and gloss like...
I have tried the method since, and it is fairly easy to get similar results.
As always, 90% of the finish is all in the preparation, 10% in the method as described.
It was a wooden boat and people thought it was GRP because the finish was so smooth and gloss like...
I have tried the method since, and it is fairly easy to get similar results.
As always, 90% of the finish is all in the preparation, 10% in the method as described.
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Chrusty1
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International do a CD which is available in most Chandlers and is FOC, tells you pretty much all you need to know about painting your boat and how to achieve a really nice finish, has demo vids included. It's all very well people talking about "tipping off", but it is very useful for a neophite to see it actually done.