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Re: auto-body spray gun - for appliances?

To: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
Subject: Re: auto-body spray gun - for appliances?
From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:29:43 -0500
John T. Blair wrote:
> Yes, check and see if you can't still get acrylic enamel in your area.  That's
> easy to spray.  It may leave some orange peel.  How smooth do you want it, and
> how much work are you willing to put into it?  If it orange peels you can
> wet sand and buff it out.

   I painted a car in Acrylic Enamel without the hardener. It works and 
looks fine, but it took two weeks to dry enough to even assemble the trim.

   Fine for a car, I just closed up the garage and forgot about it for a 
while. Maybe not ideal for an appliance that you need daily.






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