OCtoolguy Posted July 21, 2018 Report Posted July 21, 2018 Howdy, I'm finishing up a project and I want to paint it in 3 bright colors. Red, white, and blue. I want it to shine. So, my question is.....should I use enamel or ???? I haven't painted anything in a bright color in years. The last time, you could still buy oil base paint with lead in it. So, now I'm sort of at a loss as to which I should use. I hate the cleanup using turpentine or paint thinner. Water based enamel? Acrylic enamel? Rustoleum? Can anybody help me out? Quote
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted July 21, 2018 Report Posted July 21, 2018 Ray any acrylic enamel. Preferably spray if you can. Quote
OCtoolguy Posted July 21, 2018 Author Report Posted July 21, 2018 21 minutes ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said: Ray any acrylic enamel. Preferably spray if you can. I want a good heavy coat so I think I want to brush/roll it on. Thanks. Quote
rjweb Posted July 21, 2018 Report Posted July 21, 2018 Yes get a good acrylic paint, high gloss if you want shine, but I would put a primer on first, RJ OCtoolguy 1 Quote
Dave Monk Posted July 22, 2018 Report Posted July 22, 2018 Ray, I do a lot of finishing.........two years ago I broke down and bought a spray outfit. Now I use lacquer and spray clear or mix it with pigment to get my my colors. I can get any shine I want. Before I got this outfit I would use rattle cans. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Posted July 22, 2018 18 hours ago, Dave Monk said: Ray, I do a lot of finishing.........two years ago I broke down and bought a spray outfit. Now I use lacquer and spray clear or mix it with pigment to get my my colors. I can get any shine I want. Before I got this outfit I would use rattle cans. Tell me about your spray outfit. Sounds interesting. Is it one of those turbine contraptions that cost as much as my rent? Quote
Dave Monk Posted July 22, 2018 Report Posted July 22, 2018 2 hours ago, octoolguy said: Tell me about your spray outfit. Sounds interesting. Is it one of those turbine contraptions that cost as much as my rent? Ray, I have the Titan Flexspray. I bought the kit at Sherwin Williams about two years ago. The thing I like best about it is that the head and cup comes off the turbin handle. Currently I have five different heads with cups. I keep one for clear, black, red, blue, and white. Those are the main colors I am currently spraying. I can leave the spray in them all the time and I don't have to clean them up unless I want a different color. I might take them apart once every six months and clean them up. I use pre catalysed lacquer that I get from Sherwin Williams. If I want a color I have them tint it or if I want a small amount of a different color I colorant and mix it myself. The Store I deal with gives me great prices. I pay $26 a gallon for lacquer. For the extra cups and guns I pay $60 a piece. It is and expensive setup but I was using about 10 rattle cans a week before I bought It. If it died tomorrow I would buy another one just like it. Quote
OCtoolguy Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Dave Monk said: Ray, I have the Titan Flexspray. I bought the kit at Sherwin Williams about two years ago. The thing I like best about it is that the head and cup comes off the turbin handle. Currently I have five different heads with cups. I keep one for clear, black, red, blue, and white. Those are the main colors I am currently spraying. I can leave the spray in them all the time and I don't have to clean them up unless I want a different color. I might take them apart once every six months and clean them up. I use pre catalysed lacquer that I get from Sherwin Williams. If I want a color I have them tint it or if I want a small amount of a different color I colorant and mix it myself. The Store I deal with gives me great prices. I pay $26 a gallon for lacquer. For the extra cups and guns I pay $60 a piece. It is and expensive setup but I was using about 10 rattle cans a week before I bought It. If it died tomorrow I would buy another one just like it. How much air compressor does it require. I just have a small oilless compressor that I carried when we were on the road. It's a 6 gallon tank and not a fast recovery at all. Never mind that question Dave. I just watched their video and I see it's all self contained. Neat deal. I might have to look into one. Thanks. Edited July 22, 2018 by octoolguy Quote
Dave Monk Posted July 22, 2018 Report Posted July 22, 2018 15 minutes ago, octoolguy said: How much air compressor does it require. I just have a small oilless compressor that I carried when we were on the road. It's a 6 gallon tank and not a fast recovery at all. Never mind that question Dave. I just watched their video and I see it's all self contained. Neat deal. I might have to look into one. Thanks. No air compressor. The handle is a turbine that has a cord to plug in. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Posted July 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, Dave Monk said: No air compressor. The handle is a turbine that has a cord to plug in. I found a few used ones on eBay. I might have to give one a try. Thanks again Dave. Quote
Dave Monk Posted July 22, 2018 Report Posted July 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, octoolguy said: I found a few used ones on eBay. I might have to give one a try. Thanks again Dave. One thing you might check.........are lacquers available in CA? I've heard that the EPA laws are strict there. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Dave Monk said: One thing you might check.........are lacquers available in CA? I've heard that the EPA laws are strict there. As far as I know Dave. I haven't heard anything about them being illegal. I know we can buy rattle cans of anything. I wonder how much better your system is than a Wagner. Have you ever compared? Edited July 22, 2018 by octoolguy Quote
Dave Monk Posted July 22, 2018 Report Posted July 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, octoolguy said: As far as I know Dave. I haven't heard anything about them being illegal. I know we can buy rattle cans of anything. I wonder how much better your system is than a Wagner. Have you ever compared? I'm thinking the Wagner is more of the homeowner model and the Titan is Commercial. The Titan has metal cups and the Wagner I believe has plastic. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Posted July 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Dave Monk said: I'm thinking the Wagner is more of the homeowner model and the Titan is Commercial. The Titan has metal cups and the Wagner I believe has plastic. Maybe that's all I need though. I'm not a production guy. I just want to be able to paint stuff. Quote
crupiea Posted July 23, 2018 Report Posted July 23, 2018 rattle can spray paint works great. I use it all the time. OCtoolguy 1 Quote
OCtoolguy Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Posted July 23, 2018 34 minutes ago, crupiea said: rattle can spray paint works great. I use it all the time. For small projects I agree. But, this is going to be applied to the cart I just built. A large area and hard to contain the spray/fumes etc. That's why I thought it would be better to brush/roll it on. Also get a thicker coat that way. I'm going to apply primer first no matter what way I go. Thanks Crupiea. crupiea 1 Quote
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