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| auragreg |
 Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:30 am |
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OK - I'd like to hear what works best for you guys ... I did some searches and it seems that there was no topic totally on this subject.
I just tried spraying a Krylon Crystal Clear ... it took a couple coats and then a really thick coat to get a good shiny finish. Looks good, but I feel like I put a lot of paint down to get a good result.
I saw someone brushed on a laquer ...
let's get some info on technique and brands. |
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| Rob_B |
| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:34 am |
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| If you're using an airbrush system you can use Future Floor Wax as a clear coat. It's an acrylic floor wax that airbrushes just fine; however you need to do thin misting coats and not a thick coat because it will create Orange peel. |
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| Fool's Gold |
| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:24 pm |
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| you could try Nazdar 9700 Mixing/Overprint clear, it's an all purpose clear coat . .though you gotta screen print it, so that might not jive with your overall plans. |
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| auragreg |
| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:01 am |
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Fool's Gold wrote: you could try Nazdar 9700 Mixing/Overprint clear, it's an all purpose clear coat . .though you gotta screen print it, so that might not jive with your overall plans.
For me, I'd rather spray something on then have to make a seperate screen just for the clear ....
Is there a better Krylon? Like a super-gloss?? |
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| Rob_B |
| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:20 am |
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I would say to let it cure then to reapply.
Have the decks sit for 24 to 48 hours after the first coat (proper cure time in hot/humid areas like Florida) then reapply a second coat.
You need to be careful with the paint types:
Lacquer on Enamel and Acrylic = bad news
Enamel on Acrylic = bad news
Acrylic over Lacquer and enamel should be ok.
I don't know about enamel on Lacquer though. |
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| auragreg |
| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:42 am |
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Rob_B wrote: I would say to let it cure then to reapply.
Have the decks sit for 24 to 48 hours after the first coat (proper cure time in hot/humid areas like Florida) then reapply a second coat.
You need to be careful with the paint types:
Lacquer on Enamel and Acrylic = bad news
Enamel on Acrylic = bad news
Acrylic over Lacquer and enamel should be ok.
I don't know about enamel on Lacquer though.
when you say "bad news" ... what do you mean? |
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| Five Points Skateboards |
| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:26 am |
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| shirwin williams Kem aqua water based high gloss laquer. good stuff.only bad thing is it's only sold in 5 gallon buckets and is pretty damn expensive. Works great though. I've been using it for several years now and love it. |
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| Fool's Gold |
| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:38 am |
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| my friends carpentry shop got shut down for a week because of laquer vapors. Granted, you can smell the shop from a block away . . . but it keeps inspectors away from my sticker printing operation. |
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| Rob_B |
| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:44 am |
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bad news is that the lacquer should effect the acrylics negatively.
Too much lacquer could also seep through the deck if applied in large amounts, causing delamination and breakage.
I would go with an acrylic top coat. |
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| auragreg |
| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:20 pm |
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Five Points Skateboards wrote: shirwin williams Kem aqua water based high gloss laquer. good stuff.only bad thing is it's only sold in 5 gallon buckets and is pretty damn expensive. Works great though. I've been using it for several years now and love it.
How do you apply it? Brush? Roller? |
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