Re: spray painting outboard
sanding between coats? What about using a clear coat as a topcoat? [/QB]
That sanding between coats (unless you got some trash or bugs in it) business is from what I call 'The brother in law syndrome', and has been perpetrated like many other urban myths.<br /><br />*<br />The brother in law syndrome goes something like this:<br /><br />I used to know a fella who had a brother in law that used to know a guy back in the 50's who had a neighbor that painted cars. This is how he said to do it..................<br />*<br /><br /><br />For what you're doing-<br /><br />Prime it. sand it with lots of water, a little bump of soap or windex, let it dry.<br /><br />Spray 2 or 3 coats of color on it about 30 minutes apart. If it looks OK, wait a hour or so, then shoot a coat or 2 of clear over it. The clear raises the gloss level a bunch. Then, live happily ever after.<br /><br /><br />There's lots of other ways to do it, but this one will do you as good of a job as any,,, and better than most.<br /><br /><br />All that sanding between coats does, is make a lot of extra work for your self. The extra work of which can't be detected in the finsished product.
