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Never run into this before but, my helper mixed water with some oilbased paint this morning and topcoated some raised lettering on a sandblasted sign. I haven't seen it yet, but what to do???(laughing to keep from crying) Having a bad day.
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Wash it off with thinner and repaint! Otherwise, let it dry and sand it off! Even if it looks OK, it will not be a good job...at best it will be porous, or pemanently soft!
Next take an old mahl stick and whap him on the head, saying : "next time, pay attention!"
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Si, Except for an occasional MDO panel coated out with One-Shot, we are practically an all waterbased shop. I have chronic allergies and sinus congestion and as soon as I walked into the shop I was greeted by the overpowering scent of mineral spirits. She said she couldn't tell by the smell.
Anyway, I'll have to wait on the Mahlstick cuz Winter's coming soon and I have to sleep with my "helper", who happens to be my better half.
Katie, my apprentice and I are back to laughing once again. My Sherwin Williams man says we can just sand off the gloss and coat with DTM. WHEW!
Thanks
------------------ "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."
Albert Einstein
Failure to advertise is a lot like blinking in the dark. Nobody, but you, knows what you're doing.
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Let me know how the DTM (Direct To Metal) paint works ...I use it a lot, but only on metal and would be curious how well it works on wood.
I have used the "water borne" but did not like the product. I now use only their solvent based and find it to be one of the best paints I have ever used.
It sprays well, brushes well and rolls really well...coverage is excellent and shelf life is extremely good.
------------------ Monte Jumper SIGNLanguage/Norman.Okla.
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Monte, We have switched to using DTM on all of our redwood and HDU signs some time ago. It's exceptionally smooth for a waterbased paint and I have even used it on MDO for a vinyl receptive topcoat. I thin it with one pint water per gallon and spray it in my HVLP gun. it sprays on smooth as glass and cures to a tough, resilient finish.
We use Sherwin Williams solid-color stains for sandblasted backgrounds and it sprays on very nice as well. You can even use the stain as a primer.
I hope to buy an airless sprayer a soon as possible. Hopefully then I will be able to spray the DTM without thinning at all.
------------------ "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."
Albert Einstein
Failure to advertise is a lot like blinking in the dark. Nobody, but you, knows what you're doing.
Having a bad day.
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