Is rustoleum 2x acrylic enamel good paint to use on the cabinet?
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Quoted from Mudflaps:I’m restoring a Medusa cabinet. I decided to start with the head to work out any mistakes before the main event.
Well, the red is too red, so back to the drawing board. Question: do I sand down to the wood, or to the primer? Is it possible to shoot the new color over the red without looking terrible?
Here’s what I’ve done so far: two coats of Rustoleum primer, wet sanded, then 24 hours later, two coats of Rustoleum red, no sanding yet. [quoted image]
May I ask what kind of rustoleum paint you used and what shine?
Quoted from Mudflaps:The original was satin red enamel as a 12 oz spray can. It was like a bright, fire engine red. No bueno.
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I'm repainting with gloss regal red which is darker and closer to the original. Live and learn.
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Thanks for the info. I am about to paint my Bally Wizard cabinet and deciding between the kind you used and Rustoleum 2X.
I know the enamel takes a long time to dry vs rustoleum 2x which is acrylic enamel which dries my faster.
I wish someone could tell me the advantages and disadvantages of each?
Quoted from rozi550:As a person with some experience in furniture restoration, I would like to suggest that if you were looking to replicate the original color of the Medusa, you could take the cabinet to your local Sherwin Williams paint store. They have the ability to do a computer scan of the paint and come up with the exact formula for the color. I realize it is a tremendous amount of work to get the cabinet to the store location but it looks like you have all the heavy work done. I would also like to suggest that you post the paint formula here so that we can all benefit from your labor.
I think that is a very good idea. However I have a question, by doing this we are moving away from the conveniences of spray cans.
With that said, what kind of paint do you recommend and best approach to applying it? Will it be roller, brush, or spray gun?
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Not sure why fiberglass has to be used?
buy a cheap black can of spray. very lightly spray dust the area that you want to work. let if dry for a few mins. then use a sanding block and sand it. All the paint will we remove from the high spot first so now you know your high spot. any painting that still there, is your low spots which bondo can taken care of. repeat this a few times until you get a nice level surface
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Quoted from Mathazar:Yikes! I picked up a 6-pack of Marigold Yellow from Amazon back in May for $24 (perfect yellow for Mata Hari). The same 6-pack is now listed on Amazon for $105!! Crazy...[quoted image][quoted image]
Seriously? Home depot and Walmart have them for little over $5
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