Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 16:33:48 -0700
Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: Brush painting questions
I'm not a painter, but my understanding is that most modern paints do not
accept sanding. They are designed to be self leveling and the timing is
pretty critical regarding multi coating priming, top coating, etc.
Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe L." <mejoe100@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: Brush painting questions
> Speaking from a position of total ignorance on the subject it
seems to me
> that you can put pretty much any kind of a gloss on a brush job if you are
> willing to sand and rub it out sufficiently. Good brush technique may
> decrease the amount of sanding/rubbing/buffing necessary to get the
desired
> gloss but given enough rubbing compound and cheese cloth I don't see how a
> bad brush technique would really doom a project.
> Afterwards the guy might look like Popeye but he could do it,
couldn't he?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Michael A. Radtke
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 12:32 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Brush painting questions
>
>
> The isocyanates are the nasties in auto paint and can cause allergic
> reactions. They are also likely to sensitize the user so as to guarantee
> future allergic reactions if it didn't happen the first time.
>
> However, the issue is contact. If you wear gloves and take other simple
> precautions, non-spray application is reasonably safe. It's not the
> solvent vapors that are the issue, it's the airborne paint particles that
> contain the ISO's that are everywhere during spraying.
>
> I have read that some folks have painted their cars with a brush and even
> won awards at car shows afterwards. They sometimes use auto paints and
> sometimes use marine "topside" paints. In either case, the resulting
> finish seems to be all in the technique of "tipping off" with the brush.
> Boat painters commonly use a brush with good results.
>
> I have tried this on a bunch of test panels using the techniques that I
> read about. However, I can't get an acceptable level of finish. Have any
> of you ever tried this? Can you teach me (and the rest of us) how?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Phoenix AZ '84 GL '58 Isetta '79 Jet ElectraVan
>
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