5 cubes @ 34 hz *PICS* gloss black?

[SlickCMRick 10+ year member]

coming along nice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[coolahan 10+ year member]

cool man.. can't wait to see the final product.. keep us updated.. and dammit hold the camera still when ur taking a picture!! lol jk.. but better quality pictures would be a PLUSSS..

 

[SQBubble 10+ year member]

that'll be a d*mn nice lookin' setup.

good job

 

[SHiZNiLTi 10+ year member]

cool man.. can't wait to see the final product.. keep us updated.. and dammit hold the camera still when ur taking a picture!! lol jk.. but better quality pictures would be a PLUSSS..

lol, ya I sanded for 3 hours so my arms were a lil tired and this was after loftong for 1 hour so i had the shakes, plus my camera takes poop shots at night. When the weekend comes I should be all done //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

Painting a whole MDF box, and having it come out looking decent is too much of a PITA.Carpet ftw!Actually, bare FTW!

But honestly, I think it looks great so far.

 

[MTXman 10+ year member]

Yeah man, looks great so far, keep it up, and keep the pics coming!

 

[SHiZNiLTi 10+ year member]

10/19/06

4th coat of gloss black lacquer

and it's getting to be a really solid gloss black, but I have a few wavy lines that I'm not sure how to take care of and I really need some help or recomendations on what to do...

6'7" so I sway like a tree, hard to focus //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif ...

In the above images you can see what I mean by wavy lines, It looks like they were caused from laying the paint on a lil to thick and each pass I made across the box caused one light line.

Should I ligtly wetsand it down with 1000grit or should I just get a mcquires type 1500 grit buffing compund paste made for cars and do a orbital buff?

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Looks nice man, you're a tall fucker...

 

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

OMg dude that box is the sexy. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

 

[dbornotdb 10+ year member]

Have some patience and let what you have dry really good.

With a finsh DA sander, (I hope you have one), and some 1500 grit paper, wet sand it till there is no shine left anywhere. Then do it with 2000 grit. Then buff it back to a shine with a buffing compond and polisher.

 

 

If you do not have a finsih DA sander, you might be able to do it by hand. But you have to be really careful not to dog too deep.

Get some 1500 and 200 grit paper, wrap it around a sanding block. Do not use your bare hand. I use Dura-Blocks myself.

Wet sand like above. Not to much pressure so you don't dig in.

 

 

Keep with the pics and lean against something to stabalize your sway.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[dbornotdb 10+ year member]

Here is a pic of the finish DA sander I like to use.........

And check out this site for the Dura-Blocks and a vid on using them.........

http://www.innate.com/Tools/DuraBlock/dura_block.htm

 

[SHiZNiLTi 10+ year member]

Have some patience and let what you have dry really good.With a finsh DA sander, (I hope you have one), and some 1500 grit paper, wet sand it till there is no shine left anywhere. Then do it with 2000 grit. Then buff it back to a shine with a buffing compond and polisher.

 

If you do not have a finsih DA sander, you might be able to do it by hand. But you have to be really careful not to dog too deep.

Get some 1500 and 200 grit paper, wrap it around a sanding block. Do not use your bare hand. I use Dura-Blocks myself.

Wet sand like above. Not to much pressure so you don't dig in.

 

Keep with the pics and lean against something to stabalize your sway.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Here is a pic of the finish DA sander I like to use.........

And check out this site for the Dura-Blocks and a vid on using them.........

http://www.innate.com/Tools/DuraBlock/dura_block.htm

That is some dang good info! Thanks a bunch, I'm going to pick up a sander from walmart tonight and some 1500 grit and 2000 grit and do exactly what you said. You think walmart will have a decent one? Or should I go to home depot the largest hardware store around where I live?

I will let the box dry tonight and till noon on satrday then start the sanding process.

Do you need to buy specific wetsand 1500/2000 grit sand paper for those powered sanders? Or can I use the standard 3M 8 1/2 x 11 sheets?

Also how much water should I use during the wetsand process maybee just get the paper wet with a sponge in my hand or are we talking a continual stream?

I only have and orbital buffer not a rotary buffer with variable speeds. Will I still be able to buff it back to a shine with this orbital buffer? Should I buy a cheap rotary buffer too when I'm there?

Do you have any links of what type of polishing and buffing compound to use?

Thanks!

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

I can't wait to see how this turns out. It just goes to show that patience is the essence of success...

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

I cant wait to do a box like this.

 

[dbornotdb 10+ year member]

That is some dang good info! Thanks a bunch, I'm going to pick up a sander from walmart tonight and some 1500 grit and 2000 grit and do exactly what you said. You think walmart will have a decent one? Or should I go to home depot the largest hardware store around where I live?

Wal-Mart and Home Depot have the same style sanders, but they are electric and the one I posted is air powered. The difference is the Wal_mart and Home Depot ones are hook & loop, (velcro), pads. The air powered one is PSA, (sticky glue).

IF you can find some 1500 - 2000 grit in hook & loop, go for it. If not and you have no air compressor, then hand sanding it is for you.

I will let the box dry tonight and till noon on satrday then start the sanding process.

Put it in the sun as long as you can to get the best cure out of it.

Do you need to buy specific wetsand 1500/2000 grit sand paper for those powered sanders? Or can I use the standard 3M 8 1/2 x 11 sheets?

See the first answer for that. It needs to match the sander you use.

If you end up hand sanding, then the standard paper you mentioned will work. But remember to use a sanding block. If you don't have one, wrap the paper around a paint stick. That will keep it flat and uniform.

Also how much water should I use during the wetsand process maybee just get the paper wet with a sponge in my hand or are we talking a continual stream?

You don't want to much and you don't want to little. There are a couple ways to go about it. You can have a bucket of water and a sponge to keep it wet. You can use a spray bottle. An empty 2 little bottle with a hole in the cap. I have a 3 pack of condiment bottles that I got from the Dollar Store. They look like the standard sauce squeeze bottles at Sonny's BBQ or at a stadium.

You want to keep it wet so the paper doesn't clog up.

I only have and orbital buffer not a rotary buffer with variable speeds. Will I still be able to buff it back to a shine with this orbital buffer? Should I buy a cheap rotary buffer too when I'm there?

It will work. Use the highest speed at first, then drop it down. You don't want to burn through the paint. That will piss you off real fast.

Do you have any links of what type of polishing and buffing compound to use?

Thanks!

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