Question about very, very high gloss interior paint

Posted by Al on November 21, 2006, 5:27 pm

I'm getting ready to paint some woodwork in my home.

A few years ago I had been through a home where the woodwork was painted
with an extremely high gloss white paint. I liked how it looked and was
interested in doing something similar. The paint was glossy enough it almost
looked like an epoxy paint, but I don't think it was. It was way more glossy
than standard high gloss interior paint. There were no brush marks in it. It
had an almost "glass like" finish. I did a search on google, but didn't
identify anything that seemed like that kind of paint.

Any ideas what kind of paint that might have been?

Thanks

Al

Posted by Jimi on November 21, 2006, 5:46 pm

There were no brush marks in it. It

> had an almost "glass like" finish. I did a search on google, but didn't
> identify anything that seemed like that kind of paint.
> Any ideas what kind of paint that might have been?
> Thanks
> Al
>I've seen that effect with spraying a shot of Clearcoat over the
>paint....Jimi

Posted by Oren on November 21, 2006, 5:54 pm

wrote:

>>I've seen that effect with spraying a shot of Clearcoat over the
>>paint....Jimi

A high gloss enamel vs latex?
--
Oren

"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens
constantly."

Posted by RicodJour on November 21, 2006, 5:56 pm

Al wrote:

> I'm getting ready to paint some woodwork in my home.
> A few years ago I had been through a home where the woodwork was painted
> with an extremely high gloss white paint. I liked how it looked and was
> interested in doing something similar. The paint was glossy enough it almost
> looked like an epoxy paint, but I don't think it was. It was way more glossy
> than standard high gloss interior paint. There were no brush marks in it. It
> had an almost "glass like" finish. I did a search on google, but didn't
> identify anything that seemed like that kind of paint.
> Any ideas what kind of paint that might have been?

Possibility:
http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/dutchlac_brilliant.aspx

They offer "free" samples (you pay for S&H):
http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/sample_pot_free.aspx

It's also possible/likely that it was sprayed, which would explain the
lack of brush marks. They may have even used a paint that was meant
for automotive or marine use where ultra high gloss paints are
frequently employed.

Google "ultra high gloss paint" to continue your research.

R

Posted by Father Haskell on November 21, 2006, 6:01 pm

Al wrote:

Pigmented lacquer, sanded between coats to kill brush marks,
rubbed out after 30 day cure.

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