interlux brightsides problem

[fishdog4449]

Cosmetically restoring my Glassmaster. First coat of brightsides on the transom is dry. I'm using a variation of the roll/tip method. I use a very fine finishing roller, roll the paint on, then roll VERY lightly over the paint to get rid of the bubbles. the glass was already in great condition, but i sanded 150,320, 600 before painting anyway. The finish is like a mirror and from 4 feet away it looks great, but it is still bugging me. it looks great, except there are very tiny "dimples" (for lack of a better word) on the paint, from the roller. i sanded them down with 320 as i normally do between coats, but any idea how to get rid of these on the next coat? maybe more thinner? or should i try actually tipping the paint? the first coat i thinned out about 80/20, second i was planning to do 60/40.

 

[carvemeone]

Re: interlux brightsides problem

Deffinately tip(with a good brush)........Also if you thin, you will get more bubbles. Paint when its cool, morning or evening in the garage.

 

[tallcanadian]

Re: interlux brightsides problem

for sure use the brush. a badger hair brush works great. when i rolled my brightsides i used a foam roller. then tipped. are you sure it's the paint that's leaving marks? did you prime first?

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Re: interlux brightsides problem

Your ideal is sound and will bring a mirror like finish, but you must use closed cell foam roller's, they have them @ home depot in 4" and 7"

You will find the best results if you use 5% of 333 to your paint. To make it simple after rolling out paint for 3-4 minutes go back to where you started and level out what remaining stippling you have. If the foam roller is used it will leave and very fine nap and level perfect.

When using a roller to level, use very light pressure til you get a even nap and be done....do not go back over it again and again... you will raise the paint .

 

[fishdog4449]

Re: interlux brightsides problem

i did not prime because i was told that it was not necessary because the surface to be painted is perfectly smooth with no imperfections

 

[drewpster]

Re: interlux brightsides problem

The maximum recommended ratio for thinning Brightside is 10%. I would cut back the thinner and use a tipping brush. Be sure to do the painting in the right conditions. Brightside hates heat and wind. Even slight breeze will cause the solvents to flash, especially if the temps are higher. Thinner accelerates this.
Be sure to tip the wet paint as you roll it. In fact, a second person to do the tipping helps allot and speeds things up. This keeps the paint from flashing before it levels out.
Its also a good idea to tip the paint off from top to bottom in a single stroke in the width of the bristles. I think you will find that it is difficult to go back if you make a mistake and fix it so tip the bubbles out quick and leave it. The slight bristle marks will flatten out so don't worry about them. Just focus on tipping the paint level. Use slight pressure when tipping, just enough to wipe out the bubbles but not so much that you leave heavy bristle marks.
Since Brightside is a single pack paint I always test conditions if I am painting outside. Test the paint on something before painting. If it won't level or if it gets tacky too quick wait for another day.
One more thing. Keep some clean thinner handy while you are painting. Clean the tip of the tipping brush in thinner often and slap or spin the brush dry of thinner before continuing. Hope this helps. drewp

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Re: interlux brightsides problem

Drew using a closed cell foam roller to flatten stippling or bubbling will produce far better result's than brushing. but you are dead on stating climate condition's and flashing.

Think about it......which instrument will leave a bigger imprint on the paint.....a brush with it's course edge's or a flat smooth as a baby's azz roller....and the time for the paint level due to the imperfection's left by the brush or roller.......


I guess i should have found a way to post those vid's i had made

 

[TriadSteeler]

Re: interlux brightsides problem

In painting my accent color (Which is interlux brightside) I have noticed some degree of dimpling with the first coat which I rolled out and then sanded. The dimpling wasn't an issue on the succeeding coats.

The dimpling issue has not occurred at all with any coat using Petit Easypoxy. It may be possible that the Easypoxy isn't as temperature/humidity sensitive as the Interlux paints.

 

[fishdog4449]

Re: interlux brightsides problem

I'm going to use the easypoxy on the rest. transom is already painted. I don't want to do this wrong so im trying to get a perfect finish before paint the rest of the boat.