Track & Field Update #4 - Paint!
24First of all..sorry about the camera glitches. I didn't notice until after I filmed :( That's what I get for not charging the camera's battery and using the cell phone for part of it. I also forgot to film it right after I finished. Sorry!
A couple of details I left out:
The blue paint was color matched at the hardware store from a bracket that was blue. The match is about spot on.
When I was mixing paint, I used:
-10 oz of latex paint (custom matched oil based is not available in my state)
-1-2 oz of Floetrol
-About 4 oz of water
-And I was looking for a milky consistency in the paint. It's not like the automotive paint which has its own mixing ratios and dry times. I like that stuff much better but that was not in the budget.
-The white paint dried better than the blue
-HVLP Sprayer and a 30 gallon air compressor
I also found that by the 3rd coat of blue it had the finish I was looking for and the orange peel that was in an earlier coat was pretty much gone. My feel for spraying latex paint might have improved too.