Re: Spray Painted Surface Very Rough

On May 23, 10:36 am, Jay Chan <[email protected]> wrote:
> On May 23, 12:41 pm, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > "Jay Chan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > >I used cans of semi-gloss oil based spray paint to spray the finish
> > > coat on a book case. The surface was very smooth before I sprayed.
> > > But the sprayed surface was very rough after spraying. Seem like
> > > spray paint droplets might have combined together in mid air before
> > > landing on the surface. I used 400 grit sand paper to easily sand out
> > > the rough surface. Now the surface is flat instead of semi gloss
> > > after the sanding. My questions are:
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> > > 1. How should I prevent this problem from happening again?
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> > > 2. How should I put back the shine on the surface to something like
> > > semi gloss?
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> > > 3. How should I put a protective coating on the "flat" surface to
> > > allow me to clean the surface easily?
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> > > Thanks in advance for any info.
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> > > Jay Chan
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> > Sounds like you may have put the coat on too thin/dry.- Hide quoted text -
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> You are probably right. But the paint is coming from a can; I assume
> the manufacturer should have formulate the paint just right.
> Actually, I have used spray paint from cans many times before, and
> this is the first time I have encountered this problem. Does this
> have to do with spraying too close from the surface? Does this have
> to do with the fact that I sprayed into the inside space of the book
> case where the space is enclosed in five sides and the paint droplets
> might have bounced back and collided with each other and formed big
> droplets?
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> And what should I do to put the shine back onto the surface that has
> been sanded to a "flat" finish? Any idea? Thanks.
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> Jay Chan

Clear coating with a wipe on poly should do the trick