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Posted by frank1492 on September 21, 2005, 12:56 am
Several years ago I used aerosol spray paint to resurface
a refrigerator door. I took the door off, laid it horizontally, and
wth machine-like precision sprayed left to right then up and
down. I repeated this several times and achieved factory-
finish results. The work was done indoors. I could not be
sure of what paint I used, but since I generally prefer Krylon,
that was likely it. (Not sure however.)
The other day, I attempted to do the same thing with
a metal cabinet door. This time, I used Krylon in bright
sun. The results were poor. Each pass would produce a
narrow band of smooth paint, but with increasingly rough
area getting farther from the center. Since every re-pass
did exactly the same thing, it was impossible to get a
completely smooth surface.
Some possibilities:
1. The bright sun and warm metal caused the paint
to dry too fast.
2. The valve was bad.
3. I didn't use Krylon on the fridge door. In most
applications, I like the fast dry of Krylon, but don't pay
much attention to smoothness. Maybe I used Rustoleum
which is much slower drying?
Your thoughts on this would be much appreciated.
Frank
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Posted by J.A. Michel on September 20, 2005, 7:59 pm
#1 is the cause. Paint drying too fast, and not putting enough on.
You are correct. Rustoleum dries slower, and is generally glossier.
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Joe Michel
NAR 82797 L2
http://home.alltel.net/jm44316
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> Several years ago I used aerosol spray paint to resurface
> a refrigerator door. I took the door off, laid it horizontally, and
> wth machine-like precision sprayed left to right then up and
> down. I repeated this several times and achieved factory-
> finish results. The work was done indoors. I could not be
> sure of what paint I used, but since I generally prefer Krylon,
> that was likely it. (Not sure however.)
> The other day, I attempted to do the same thing with
> a metal cabinet door. This time, I used Krylon in bright
> sun. The results were poor. Each pass would produce a
> narrow band of smooth paint, but with increasingly rough
> area getting farther from the center. Since every re-pass
> did exactly the same thing, it was impossible to get a
> completely smooth surface.
> Some possibilities:
> 1. The bright sun and warm metal caused the paint
> to dry too fast.
> 2. The valve was bad.
> 3. I didn't use Krylon on the fridge door. In most
> applications, I like the fast dry of Krylon, but don't pay
> much attention to smoothness. Maybe I used Rustoleum
> which is much slower drying?
> Your thoughts on this would be much appreciated.
> Frank
>
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Posted by frank1492 on September 21, 2005, 1:14 am
Thanks Joe, not surprised.
Are the valves about the same in the two products,
or which do you prefer?
If I were to go to Rustoleum (and do the job inside),
would the Krylon lift? I'd guess it would be safe, though
you would't want to put Krylon over Rustoleum!
Frank
On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:59:40 -0500, "J.A. Michel"
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>#1 is the cause. Paint drying too fast, and not putting enough on.
>You are correct. Rustoleum dries slower, and is generally glossier.
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Posted by J.A. Michel on September 20, 2005, 9:18 pm
I prefer Krylon. Valves are the same as far as I can tell. It dries fast,
and it cleans up easy. (just sweep and mop)
However, "glossy" Krylon is not as glossy as Rustoleum. Krylon needs a
clearcoat to really shine. You can cover Krylon with Rustoleum, it won't
lift.
You might want to re-think painting with Rustoleum inside. As mentioned, it
dries slow. You will end up with a sticky mess on the floor.
--
Joe Michel
NAR 82797 L2
http://home.alltel.net/jm44316
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> Thanks Joe, not surprised.
> Are the valves about the same in the two products,
> or which do you prefer?
> If I were to go to Rustoleum (and do the job inside),
> would the Krylon lift? I'd guess it would be safe, though
> you would't want to put Krylon over Rustoleum!
> Frank
> On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:59:40 -0500, "J.A. Michel"
>>#1 is the cause. Paint drying too fast, and not putting enough on.
>>You are correct. Rustoleum dries slower, and is generally glossier.
>
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Posted by Greg O on September 20, 2005, 9:45 pm
> Some possibilities:
> 1. The bright sun and warm metal caused the paint
> to dry too fast.
> 2. The valve was bad.
> 3. I didn't use Krylon on the fridge door. In most
> applications, I like the fast dry of Krylon, but don't pay
> much attention to smoothness. Maybe I used Rustoleum
> which is much slower drying?
> Your thoughts on this would be much appreciated.
> Frank
#1 would be my guess.
Paint indoors, out of the sun and cooler temps will allow the paint to dry
slower.
Krylon will give a pretty good finish in these conditions.
Rustoleum will dry slower, it may take over night to set up. Because of this
it also is harder to clean up because the over spray sticks to everything!
I painted a metal desk with Krylon a few years ago. I painted it in the
garage, winter time, heat set at 65 degrees. I was actually surprised at how
glossy it can out.
Greg
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> a refrigerator door. I took the door off, laid it horizontally, and
> wth machine-like precision sprayed left to right then up and
> down. I repeated this several times and achieved factory-
> finish results. The work was done indoors. I could not be
> sure of what paint I used, but since I generally prefer Krylon,
> that was likely it. (Not sure however.)
> The other day, I attempted to do the same thing with
> a metal cabinet door. This time, I used Krylon in bright
> sun. The results were poor. Each pass would produce a
> narrow band of smooth paint, but with increasingly rough
> area getting farther from the center. Since every re-pass
> did exactly the same thing, it was impossible to get a
> completely smooth surface.
> Some possibilities:
> 1. The bright sun and warm metal caused the paint
> to dry too fast.
> 2. The valve was bad.
> 3. I didn't use Krylon on the fridge door. In most
> applications, I like the fast dry of Krylon, but don't pay
> much attention to smoothness. Maybe I used Rustoleum
> which is much slower drying?
> Your thoughts on this would be much appreciated.
> Frank
>