spray painting my slide.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

Fuck, you think that'll make odd comments, how about this?

Hunter's excuse mug?

[CDN_Stalker]

Originally Posted by Spawn28

For plastic parts i usually leave them in the sun for an hour or so and then paint em i find whene the parts are warm the pain adheares better, A hair dryer should work just dont get it so hot you melt your parts or warp em.

Oh and stalker nice dish rack, My wife would shit if she seen that.....lol oh and is that Airsoft or RS?

KSC G19....... I washed it out after a big day at Rawdon, got lots of dusty sand in it.

Originally Posted by Tex

Hunter's excuse mug?

Yup, good eye! You got one too, eh?

[oxproskillzxo]

oops, i slightly screwed up....
can i sand it off with some 400 grit and repaint it?

i also notice the horrible smell of the spray paint, does it go away?

[KenTsui]

Originally Posted by oxproskillzxo

oops, i slightly screwed up....
can i sand it off with some 400 grit and repaint it?

i also notice the horrible smell of the spray paint, does it go away?

What happened?

[Strelok]

Let too much paint build up. If its a metal slide, just use a paintstripper (make sure the guts are out of it, anything plastic.) and scrub it off. Try again. Try and apply in light, dusted coats over the slide, and take your time. The more patient you are with it, the better the paint will stick.

[Grudge]

+1
Took me 6 hours to do my slide. 30 minutes of actuall work and the rest was letting it dry completely. Don't do it when the humidity is extremely high either.

Very light coats. The first coat I did didn't even cover the whole slide completely. And I started with the paint can 6 - 8 inches away.

[jordan7831]

Looks like you were a little heavy with the coats. Very light coats of paint is what is needed to get a good look. Its tempting to just lay it on there and be done but light thin coats built up is just the ticket.

[Spawn28]

exactly why i said light coats. Prevents the orange peel effect but hey we have all done it. Now ya have to sand and repaint........Sand as much of the orange peel paint off as possible. Wipe with a alcohol wipe and let air dry. Then as suggested use very light coats the first coat shouldnt even be that noticable and yes its gonna look like shit till you get the 3-6th coat on this is normal just have patients and all will come in time. If you end up gettin to frustrated and decide you still want it done im sure there are lots of good painters on here that would help.....hell send it to me ill do it.

[KenTsui]

What grit sand paper should I use to prepare the surface for the first coat? Is primer and clear coat necessary?

[KenTsui]

And after you bake it, do you start the next coat while it's still warm?

[Spawn28]

I would use 400-600grit for the first coat and yes primer is important as it will take out most if not all the little sandpaper marks, The clear coat is just for protection against wear and chips and other stuff. Yes if your using the heating method reapply when the slide is still warm but be carefull make sure the prior coat is dry. And make sure if its plastic your not heating it too much as it WILL Warp or melt your slide. I take no responsibility if you overheat it and melt it......8)


Squeeeeeeek!

[KenTsui]

Originally Posted by Spawn28

I would use 400-600grit for the first coat and yes primer is important as it will take out most if not all the little sandpaper marks, The clear coat is just for protection against wear and chips and other stuff. Yes if your using the heating method reapply when the slide is still warm but be carefull make sure the prior coat is dry. And make sure if its plastic your not heating it too much as it WILL Warp or melt your slide. I take no responsibility if you overheat it and melt it......8)


Squeeeeeeek!

Nah, it's full metal and I plan to remove everything else from it first. Thanks for the reply, it's really useful.

[Grudge]

You can also use very fine steel wool betweeen coats if you find any imperfections.