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Painting question

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silverphoenix

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I don't feel like sanding down all the paint on my Antec Solutions case. It has one of those thick multilayered glossy paint jobs. Can I just clean it well and paint over it?
 
Though you may not feel like sanding it down the reason for sanding the surface is to create small imperfections in the coating giving the paint something to adhere to. You can give it a try if you want but more than likely the paint will be able to just peel or chip off with out any major pressure or effort.
 
gregnash said:
Though you may not feel like sanding it down the reason for sanding the surface is to create small imperfections in the coating giving the paint something to adhere to. You can give it a try if you want but more than likely the paint will be able to just peel or chip off with out any major pressure or effort.
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Do you think sanding it down a bit might be enough? Like I don't want to sit and sand through all of the layers of paint.
 
The only reason to "sand" anything is if there is a texture or scratch on the paint. If it is pretty smooth, get a green scuff pad and use that. It'll scuff the surfaces so the paint sticks.


If you are going to sand it, you'll probably need to use 400grit before even considering paint. And no, you don't have to go through all of the layers.


If you're going to scuff though, it'll just give the surface you're on a dull finish. That's all you're really looking for.
 
Qtip42 said:
The only reason to "sand" anything is if there is a texture or scratch on the paint. If it is pretty smooth, get a green scuff pad and use that. It'll scuff the surfaces so the paint sticks.


If you are going to sand it, you'll probably need to use 400grit before even considering paint. And no, you don't have to go through all of the layers.


If you're going to scuff though, it'll just give the surface you're on a dull finish. That's all you're really looking for.
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QTip is right... unless you have some sort of surface imperfection that you want to get rid of you don't have to really "sand." I was using sand as a light term, more than likely if you are just going to repair quickly over the existing finish then a quick scuff with some of the scotch brite red scuffing pads will do fine. If there is something on the surface, scratch/chip etc. that you need to get rid of then you are going to want to hit it good with about 320-400 grit sand paper. Make sure that when you are doing your painting you do numerous light coats, this will help against runs and pooling.
 
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