Hi all,
Been a long-time reader of the boards, first-time poster. I'm currently painting up some new shelves and would really appreciate some advice.
The shelves are solid pine. I'm painting them with solvent-base primer and solvent-base satinwood paint.
I prepped and primed the shelves, all fine. Put on the first topcoat of satinwood and left a day to dry.
Coming back to it today, the shelves are, well, gritty - quite a few specks in them, the odd hair etc. You can feel the bits and spots noticeably with your hands, so it's very far from a smooth finish!
Guess my painting area was dirtier than I thought (people were coming and going through it during the drying time, doesn't help!). I'm surprised it's been as bad though because the primer went on smooth and without problems, and that was done in the same environment.
It's not terrible but I'm pretty disappointed with the current finish and not sure what to do to improve it.
So my options as I see them are:
1) Paint a second coat now and hope the coverage conceals the imperfections and smooths things out a bit.
OR
2) Wait a month for the paint to fully cure, sand down with a fine-grit sandpaper or wet-and-dry to remove the imperfections, then re-coat with a new layer of satinwood (somewhere cleaner this time!).
I've only put one layer of topcoat on so far so obviously my original plan was to put another layer or two on now, but I'm worried about the gritty spots showing through and spoiling the finish. I'm also worried about the impurities affecting the grip of the paint. If I put on another layer I won't be able to sand the bits out as easily in the future either.
Advice on best way to go from here would be gratefully received. Cheers all!
Been a long-time reader of the boards, first-time poster. I'm currently painting up some new shelves and would really appreciate some advice.
The shelves are solid pine. I'm painting them with solvent-base primer and solvent-base satinwood paint.
I prepped and primed the shelves, all fine. Put on the first topcoat of satinwood and left a day to dry.
Coming back to it today, the shelves are, well, gritty - quite a few specks in them, the odd hair etc. You can feel the bits and spots noticeably with your hands, so it's very far from a smooth finish!
Guess my painting area was dirtier than I thought (people were coming and going through it during the drying time, doesn't help!). I'm surprised it's been as bad though because the primer went on smooth and without problems, and that was done in the same environment.
It's not terrible but I'm pretty disappointed with the current finish and not sure what to do to improve it.
So my options as I see them are:
1) Paint a second coat now and hope the coverage conceals the imperfections and smooths things out a bit.
OR
2) Wait a month for the paint to fully cure, sand down with a fine-grit sandpaper or wet-and-dry to remove the imperfections, then re-coat with a new layer of satinwood (somewhere cleaner this time!).
I've only put one layer of topcoat on so far so obviously my original plan was to put another layer or two on now, but I'm worried about the gritty spots showing through and spoiling the finish. I'm also worried about the impurities affecting the grip of the paint. If I put on another layer I won't be able to sand the bits out as easily in the future either.
Advice on best way to go from here would be gratefully received. Cheers all!
