I’ve been interested in seeing a video of a project involving painting for a long time! The key is surface prep and spray technique. After sanding/wire brushing, use a tack cloth or another fine cloth to wipe away all the dust. A coat of primer is usually a good idea, but not always necessary, especially if you’re painting over an existing layer of paint. The first coat of paint should be light, and the subsequent coats can be heavier. I usually do about 3-4 coats, and I don’t make more than two passes over the same area per coat to prevent runs. Metallic spray paint often requires more coats for good coverage. Some recommend putting down a coat of either white or black paint before the metallic paint layer for added opacity. Looking forward to part 2!
I had a feeling multiple thinner coats were going to be required. I got new paint that's hopefully a closer match, it's not metallic, so maybe there will be better coverage.
Very unfortunate that the painting did not come out the first time! I hope you’re able to figure it out soon! Stupid spammers once again interrupting the video. If it was me, I would just pull the phone line but turning it into comedy certainly makes the videos worth while. If they would only learn.
There's still some in my neighborhood, but by the highway and the blvd there are LED, and some of those awful purple ones at the intersection where the new apartment are being built (thought they might have been fixed) Some people have metal halide lights and there's one at the church by the highway.
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I’ve been interested in seeing a video of a project involving painting for a long time! The key is surface prep and spray technique. After sanding/wire brushing, use a tack cloth or another fine cloth to wipe away all the dust. A coat of primer is usually a good idea, but not always necessary, especially if you’re painting over an existing layer of paint. The first coat of paint should be light, and the subsequent coats can be heavier. I usually do about 3-4 coats, and I don’t make more than two passes over the same area per coat to prevent runs. Metallic spray paint often requires more coats for good coverage. Some recommend putting down a coat of either white or black paint before the metallic paint layer for added opacity. Looking forward to part 2!
I had a feeling multiple thinner coats were going to be required. I got new paint that's hopefully a closer match, it's not metallic, so maybe there will be better coverage.
Very unfortunate that the painting did not come out the first time! I hope you’re able to figure it out soon! Stupid spammers once again interrupting the video. If it was me, I would just pull the phone line but turning it into comedy certainly makes the videos worth while. If they would only learn.
It's annoying, but at least this can be corrected and nothing is ruined.
I like it
OK
When will those high pressure sodium lights start being phased out? I feel like buying a lot of them off of eBay now before they get phased out.
They’re already starting to be phased out.
They've already been phased out in many areas unfortunately.
There's still some in my neighborhood, but by the highway and the blvd there are LED, and some of those awful purple ones at the intersection where the new apartment are being built (thought they might have been fixed) Some people have metal halide lights and there's one at the church by the highway.
Next time try wiping down with rubbing alcohol, I’ve had great results over the years that way
Right before applying the paint?
@@JordanU yeah. Do any prep work, wipe down with generous amount of rubbing alcohol 70% or 90% then let it dry and then paint
Too bad you don't have a sandblasting cabinet. Then you could bring it back down to bare metal and re-prime it, then repaint it.
It can be done with the wire brush as well, but the finish would definitely be nicer with the sand.