Not exact matches
I am trying not to think about the fact that three
coats remain (1
more of primer, and two
of regular paint).
I probably could should have used a
coat of primer to start, not because this fabulous chalk paint needs it, but because I could have saved myself wasting a
coat of the
more expensive Annie Sloan, not to mention the week I had to wait for a new can
of it to come in the mail one chair into my third
coat.
To prevent the bleeding some people approach this problem by using multiple (meaning many!!!!)
coats of a serious excellent covering
primer (adding
more expense to their project.)
The benefit
of powder
coating is that it's really fast and cheap, needs just one layer (no
primer, filler, color, finish), builds rather thick layers (> 100µm), can fill small scratchs, withstands most chemicals and is mechanically
more resistant than most other colors.
I am a huge fan
of tinting
primer, it doesn't cost any
more to do it and any paint store can tint a
primer to 50 %
of your top
coat.
I really like the look
of the handles being
more of a texture, not a standout color, so I decided to also spray a
coat of primer on those.
They actually go up lickety split thanks to our nail gun, I just wish the four
coats of primer / paint that has to go on them first went a little
more lickety split - ish!
I used Liquid Sandpaper on the spindles, I did not do
more than a light scuff sand on them — there really wasn't any wood grain showing after
primer and 3
coats of paint.
To prevent the bleeding some people approach this problem by using multiple (meaning many!!!!)
coats of a serious excellent covering
primer (adding
more expense to their project.)