Painting suggestions
04-10-2013, 06:37 PM
#26
RE: Painting suggestions
Tailskid,
KlasssKote does great over any type of paint or covering. It is an epoxy paint so it's adhesion characteristics are just like any 2 part epoxy you would already be familiar with the addition of being presented in a paint-like format. The only caveat' to using KK over enamel is it needs to be sprayed in a light misting coat on the first pass, allowed to set/cure for 20 minutes or so and then the heavier finishcoat can be applied. The reason being is that the laquer reducer used to thin the epoxy-paint will react with enamel and cause crackling or orange-peeling if applied to heavily all at once. With a light mist to start with, the enamel "softens" just a bit, but not enough to wrinkle and the epoxy is given some time to flash(cure) enough to provide enough of a barrier to keep the subsequent finish coat from further reacting with the enamel.
Crashprofector,
Typically any bare wood that is going to be painted is covered with a method by which the grain is closed, filled and bonded; the usual method is fiberglassing. There are myriad methods of 'glassing, but the most common are using an epoxy/glass or a polycrylic/glass technique. This provids a smooth, uniform paintable surface whereby the grain of the wood is negated and the lightweave fiberglass keeps the grain from opening up and showng through as cracks in the finishcoat over a long period of time(decades).
KlasssKote does great over any type of paint or covering. It is an epoxy paint so it's adhesion characteristics are just like any 2 part epoxy you would already be familiar with the addition of being presented in a paint-like format. The only caveat' to using KK over enamel is it needs to be sprayed in a light misting coat on the first pass, allowed to set/cure for 20 minutes or so and then the heavier finishcoat can be applied. The reason being is that the laquer reducer used to thin the epoxy-paint will react with enamel and cause crackling or orange-peeling if applied to heavily all at once. With a light mist to start with, the enamel "softens" just a bit, but not enough to wrinkle and the epoxy is given some time to flash(cure) enough to provide enough of a barrier to keep the subsequent finish coat from further reacting with the enamel.
Crashprofector,
Typically any bare wood that is going to be painted is covered with a method by which the grain is closed, filled and bonded; the usual method is fiberglassing. There are myriad methods of 'glassing, but the most common are using an epoxy/glass or a polycrylic/glass technique. This provids a smooth, uniform paintable surface whereby the grain of the wood is negated and the lightweave fiberglass keeps the grain from opening up and showng through as cracks in the finishcoat over a long period of time(decades).
