runs in Toplac

[steve6367]

I am current painting some areas of my topsides and have a couple of vertical surfaces where I have small ridges in the paint. I will sand down and try again - but does anyone have any advice to avoid this? I am doing it by brush this time so have tried not to put too much paint on. I have used a roller in the past, but this does not seem to give such a high gloss finish.

 

[pappaecho]

If you "flat" the surface with 1200 grade wet and dry, just lightly, it will provide a 'key" so that the thin coat of paint that you apply will stick to the substrate and not run

 

[Mudplugger]

Jenny Brushes & Toplac = No Runs!

 

[billcowan]

Lots of thin coats, always better than a few thick ones

 

[steve6367]

"Jenny Brushes" ??

 

[Evadne]

Foam brushes.

 

[Juggler7823]

I have just done with some success exactly what you are trying to do. It was the first time I have used Toplac and found to to be a slightly strange paint.

I used 3 undercoats , rubbing down with 240, 400 and 600 wet and dry. Then one person brushed on a coat of Toplac over small areas finishing all brush strokes horizontally. It needed quite a thick coat to cover even using a dark blue colour. Immediately it was brushed on, I finished it with a foam brush with all strokes vertical. This avoids a horizontal build up of paint and consequent runs and sags. This was done On good Friday with an ambient temperate of about 12 deg. I was lucky that the sun came out just as we finished as the paint dreies very quickly and you cannot 'work' it for long at all.

No matter what others say about multilpe coats of the Toplac Gloss /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif, I cannot imagine it working unless sprayed on.

Looks great!

 

[salamicollie]

I've had success with Toplac thinned with Owatrol (from Deks) rather than normal thinners to avoid runs - however the the two person technique seems to be absolutely vital - one putting on one laying off vertically.