I’ve received some good input, but still looking for more.
Just wondering how to do the spray finish on top of the sanded finish (With a flattening additive?). WHat is the spay finish and how to make it happen.
Just looking for the best way for a proffessional showroom finish BUT NOT GLOSS COATS.
Thanks for the input,
Canuk
Good question man…
I just got done reading the archives for the past 2 hours on this subject. There are many ways to skin this cat. Some use automotive acrylic spray finish (high quality, but can be expensive). Some
use “Speed Spray” by Resin Research which is also a water based acrylic and works pretty good.
I also read that some just use the Future Floor wax and apply several coats.
Bert Berger mentioned something about “2 Pac” that gives a very nice finish, but I’m not sure what he was talking about. I looked in the archives for more info but couldn’t find any…If anyone has more info on 2 Pac, please share it.
I too would like to hear some more advice on this subject…I have sanded my hotcoat down to 150 and have lots of little cloth areas showing from my crappy lap jobs. A nice clear coat on my sanded lam would do the trick.
-Wayne
Gloss as normal. Wet and dry and leave it unbuffed.
Acrylic floor finish X 2-3 coats (wiped on or sprayed on) followed by scrub pad.
Clear Krylon in a spray can X 2-3 coats followed by wet and dry.
Take your pick.
On the Krylon spray, 2-3 coats will last over a year of heavy use. You can even buff the satin finish to a pretty good gloss. There are some acrylic finishes that are even more durable like those used for sealing wood decks. Herb mentioned these in a post a few months back, check the archives.
check my reply to your other post mate. you called it ‘how to avoiding sanding burn’
I have a can of Clear, waterbased Minwax Polycrylic (See attached picture). I would like to
spray this on, but should I dilute it at all? If so with what? It seems a little thick to run straight
through my air spray gun. Sounds like 2-3 coats would work well then wet and dry sand.
What grit sanding would you recommend…300-400?
thanks,
Wayne
…hey Canuk, yesterday i put in a thread the recipes for that finish…proffessional ones…so read it twice…
Krylon & then automotive sanding - 300, 600, 1500, wool.
Thanks for the advice Brad,
Ironically, were another modest canadian surf company Northern Ocean Surfboards (Web site launch in July, 2005), and it’s even more ironic that Louis from addiction has requested your advice. Louis is definitetly leading the standard for the Canadian surfboard manufacturing industry, but there is room for growth.
Anyways, thanks again for the advice–I’ll let you know how it works out.
Choo,
Blake.