suggestions please.

[capesams]

oil to oil to oil....very good.

oil to to laytex to oil...not good.

[numbskull]

I gave up on BIN and linseed oil. One is too soft, the other doesn't dry well. I've used val oil/ mineral spirits, dry then sand with 220, then brush on Zspar marine undercoat, dry then sand with 220 and go from there. Am thinking about trying to airbrush oils rather than latex. Anybody doing this?

[capesams]

Originally Posted by numbskull

Am thinking about trying to airbrush oils rather than latex. Anybody doing this?

I use to do this, but having to thin the oil made the paint way to light in color , watered it down to much......van dykes has some reel nice lacquer airbush paint and other kinds.

[jklett]

Originally Posted by capesams

I use to do this, but having to thin the oil made the paint way to light in color , watered it down to much......van dykes has some reel nice lacquer airbush paint and other kinds.

I've sprayed one shot lettering enamel in the past without any problems. Just use their reducer. I haven't used it for plugs yet but I wouldn't hesitate to if I had the money for all the colors I want(stuff ain't cheap). Only problem with spraying oil based is that cleanup is a PIA. I stank like turpentine all the time when I used to use it(helped out a signpainter when I was younger).

[Diggin Jiggin]

I think I joined the site after this thread had come and gone so this was new to me. Lots if interesting info in here. 3 years later, are you guys still doing things the same way?

I know I've tried 3 different sealers each of the past 3 years.

I understand oil-oil-oil is good, is there a sprayable oil primer or do you need to brush it or dip em in it ?

The more I learn about this stuff the more I realize how much I still have to learn.

[Canalman]

Originally Posted by capesams

oil to oil to oil....very good.

oil to to laytex to oil...not good.

Actually not the case...

Unless you use light coats wet on wet.... Oil cannot penetrate itself once it's dried... it used to before the VOC laws came into effect but now they've taken everything good out of oil. (soon you won;t be able to get oil paints)... The preffered system for house paint in oil primer latex top. And Epoxy is NOT oil based. As for plugs..... as HABS says do your homework.

-Dave