Paint used for cabs

Ghostkiller

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If theres some huge thread already just point me in the right direction but what kind of paints do you guys use to paint cabs? mainly for now just looking for a flat black to paint the outer cabs with but have used spray paint which works well for small areas but as you build up coats it tends to leave spray lines if you will and its hard to get a good even coat on large area like a cabinet side. What kind of paint and what method do you use? Roller? brush? spray? etc?
 
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Looks pretty clean all black with black t molding. Thats what I was thinking on this project. Gonna do a bezel, cpo and marquee from mame marquees so it should look good just wasnt sure on paint type. Are all you guys spraying or rolling?
 
Well im gonna go get this stuff this afternoon and Im gonna use an air powered sprayer. Do I need primer or do I just spray this directly on? Also how much thinner do I need to cut it with?
 
Using primer or not doesn't have anything to do with what you're spraying as a topcoat or what method. It's all in the preparation for the actual finish/paint. If you're painting a cabinet, spraying the actual paint is probably 5% or less of the actual work. There's a lot of prep work, which is very similar, if not exactly like bodywork and prep for a car paint job.

Yes, you'll need to primer, then I'd recommend doing a light sanding of the primer coat, because you'll find more flaws that need to be filled and fixed. The eventual final primer coat..then either sanding with a very fine grit (in between coats type) or scuff with a grey 3M scuff pad, then wipe the whole thing with naptha before spraying paint (to get it clean, remove skin oils, prevent fisheyes), then..blow of with compressed air, and wipe with a tack rag. All the little flaws, dust, scratches will show in the finish, and will likely be highlighted, not hidden.

If you're spraying the finish coat, you have the option of spraying primer instead of rattlecans of automotive primer.

Just my opinion here, but I don't think there's anywhere in this hobby where flat black is appropriate.
 
To answer the other question - I bought a quart of Rustoleum satin black and sprayed it. On the can it gives the amount to thin it with acetone, from X to Y% thinned. I used the higher number, making it thinner. Worked well for me. Practice a few coats on a piece of plywood, to get some practice.
 
Using primer or not doesn't have anything to do with what you're spraying as a topcoat or what method. It's all in the preparation for the actual finish/paint. If you're painting a cabinet, spraying the actual paint is probably 5% or less of the actual work. There's a lot of prep work, which is very similar, if not exactly like bodywork and prep for a car paint job.

Yes, you'll need to primer, then I'd recommend doing a light sanding of the primer coat, because you'll find more flaws that need to be filled and fixed. The eventual final primer coat..then either sanding with a very fine grit (in between coats type) or scuff with a grey 3M scuff pad, then wipe the whole thing with naptha before spraying paint (to get it clean, remove skin oils, prevent fisheyes), then..blow of with compressed air, and wipe with a tack rag. All the little flaws, dust, scratches will show in the finish, and will likely be highlighted, not hidden.

If you're spraying the finish coat, you have the option of spraying primer instead of rattlecans of automotive primer.

Just my opinion here, but I don't think there's anywhere in this hobby where flat black is appropriate.

ok, Guess i need to get some primer. Got some thinner and satin black. Right now Im just filling in dents and scuffs and sanding, then onto primer and final sanding. What psi do you usually spray at? Guess Ill know when I get a good steady spray huh?
 
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