Painting Sanded Plywood........HELP!

[smitty0312]

I'm not a painter ....at all......I am making these pumpkin door hangers and they need to be painted.......should I use a regular brush....or a foam cheapy brush? Any help is well appreciated....Thanks Dan

Edited September 2, 2014 by smitty0312

[heppnerguy]

Dan,

   sorry I am not good at painting things either so i really can't help you, except to say, I would try a regular paint brush and do a couple of light coats, if it were me, but then like I said, my knowledge is zilch.

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[dansnow]

I would use rattle cans. A couple coats with Krylon Primer, sand lightly with 220/320 paper, then a couple coats or so of Krylon in your desired color. Works fantastic for me.

[oldhudson]

You are bound to get a better finish from a real brush. I use Purdy brand brushes that I find at Menards. I've used that brand for years. They're spendy but last a long time if you care for them. They make brushes for latex and oil based paints.

 

Here are a couple of tips that may help. I always dip my brushes in water (if using latex paint) or mineral spirits (if I'm using a oil based finish) before starting a project, when the brush is clean. It helps with the clean-up. Second, if I go in for lunch or something, I store the wet brushes in a damp rag (with water for latex and mineral spirits for oil finished) and a plastic bag. I've even done it overnight, but I don't think I'd recommend that.

 

Nice looking project!

[MrsN]

I would use a rattle can if at all possible. anything large and one color is a good candidate for spray paint in my book. Dan's advice is good.

If I had to brush it, I would use a normal brush.

[tvman44]

Painting is the one thing I hate to do.

Edited September 2, 2014 by tvman44

[Ron Johnson]

I enjoy using an air brush for larger surfaces and good quality artist brushes for finer detail. There's nothing worse than using a brush that looses hair. For finishing I'll brush on three thin coats of polyurethane sanding in between each and finally applying a carpenters wax to give it that buttery finish. Time consuming but the end result is rewarding.

[amazingkevin]

Well you said foam , so i'd go with the foam hot dog roller. The foam tools seem to let just the right amount of paint off for good coverage.Pluss you can squish them in the corners to flood some paint in the cracks and crevasses and roll again to pick up the excess.They are quick to use next to none waste and water clean up.The hot dog rollers are !" x4" about 5 bucks at the big box store and the clean up good like a sponge.I really like Ron's trick of carpenters wax for that oh so wow look! Keep it simple they always say!!! :thumbs:

[spirithorse]

I agree with Dan and MrsN.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[LarryEA]

Quality begets quality! Use a brush for quality.

That said, you can get a nice finish with spray.

Runs are more frequent with rattle cans, don't over spray.

[dansnow]

To avoid runs I made a lazy-susan with a grid of holes drilled into it. I then sanded a point onto a bunch of 2" long 1/4" dowels. Then I can put pretty much anything on it laying flat, and spin it to get all the edges. That and using light coats has virtually eliminated runs.

[Kepy]

I use the spray cans and when dry buff lightly with a brown paper grocery bag to smooth it out.

[smitty0312]

I have 22 of these to make.......as of right now.......rattle cans would be very expensive I would think......

[heppnerguy]

One thing that I have learned here on The Village is if Ron has a piece of advice, I buy it..Go back and check out his work he has posted. There is nothing but Excellence coming from this guy, ever

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[Bendita]

I'm in the middle of a huge paint project and I hate painting but I do respect the paint sprayers a lot, this project however is all hand painted with a artist brush like 1/2" size and some smaller. i HATE painting

[amazingkevin]

Lowes has a brush on semi gloss paint that's so good ,after rolling trim on saw horse's ,when dry you'd swear it was sprayed