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Shadow7874

Shadow7874

Location
Ocala, FL
Can i wet sand acrylic enamel?? Im painting my ski with rattle cans and i beleive its acrylic enamel but im worried as to how it will turn out. Could i just spray it on kinda thick and then hit it with some 2000 grit for a while and polish or buff it? Im ussing krylon white gloss paint if that matters. I jsut want it to look ok, and if that means spending a while sanding and polishing that works for me. Also a how to would be nice, any time i google acrilic enamel i get like 1000 results for nail polish.
 
yamasaki

yamasaki

i'm putting a nice clean fresh coat of bottom paint on my 20' craigslist special yacht and wondering the same thing. i was gonna wet sand her when i was done. i've done about 25% of the boat so far. still got a ways tho before i'm ready to sand.
 
Shadow7874

Shadow7874

Location
Ocala, FL
yamasaki said:
i'm putting a nice clean fresh coat of bottom paint on my 20' craigslist special yacht and wondering the same thing. i was gonna wet sand her when i was done. i've done about 25% of the boat so far. still got a ways tho before i'm ready to sand.
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Sadly ive got a ways to go too and im only painting a 550.

Im thinking as long as it cures really good it would be ok to sand, but im not sure if it will really make a difference. If people could just use cheap spray paint and sand a polish it why wouldnt that be a bit more popular. Perhaps ill spray a test piece and try it before my ski is done, unless someone cares to chime in
 
superjetnj

superjetnj

Location
Jersey
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I don't think the rattle can stuff will wet sand and buff too well, Usually you will want a catlyst in the paint to make it hard, so you can sand and buff, acrylic enamel without hardener will dry, but will not harden, so I think any type of polishing will actually dull the finish. I'd just leave it as sprayed. Just my thoughts
 
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Shadow7874

Shadow7874

Location
Ocala, FL
superjetnj said:
I don't think the rattle can stuff will wet sand and buff too well, Usually you will want a catlyst in the paint to make it hard, so you can sand and buff, acrylic enamel without hardener will dry, but will not harden, so I think any type of polishing will actually dull the finish. I'd just leave it as sprayed. Just my thoughts
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Hmm... what about sanding the primer before painting? would that help keep it kinda smooth? what grit should i use if i sand the primer, i used 180 to prep for priming but i havent primed anything yet.
 
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