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Will Duratec roll or brush on with good results, or should I invest and spray it?
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Ross Williams
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Good morning,
I'm working on a a small plug which is about 20" by 25" by 8" deep. Photo hopefully attached. I am planning on sealing the mdf with shellac, then coating it with Duratec. It would be simpler to roll it or brush it, unless that results in a lot of sanding. The downside to spraying (for me) is that I have to purchase a spray gun, and set up a lot of plastic sheeting to contain overspray. Also, I'm wondering if spraying the inside corners of a box shape will result in drips, and end up requiring just at much sanding as brushing it.
I'm a complete newb at this. This is the first plug I've made. In the picture, the white/black stripe is the window flange of a Jeep Wrangler hardtop. The part will be a box that inserts where the window used to be. Later, a hinged cover will be made for the box.
Thank your for your thoughts on this.
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Will Duratec roll or brush on with good results, or should I invest and spray it?
DaVikes
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7 Years Ago
It's going to spray much much much better than it brushes. It can be brushed, but it's not formulated for it so it's a bit thin and hard to get good coverage without it sagging so you tend to need to...
Hanaldo
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7 Years Ago
I have recently had some great results with brushing Duratec sunshield with just a little MEK thinner. I think less than 5%. It brushes thick enough and still flows out quite smooth.
Fasta
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7 Years Ago
You don't need to change from shellac to another material. You can completely seal with multiple coats of shellac and then wax and mould from it, this is the old school way before more high tech...
Fasta
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7 Years Ago
Fasta and Hanaldo, thank you for your input. I've decided to experiment by brushing it on some scrap mdf first. It may take a week or two to get to that point, then I'll post up my thoughts afterward...
DaVikes
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7 Years Ago
That's the way, test these things and know they are right before you go ahead. There is too much work in these things to afford a messup. Maybe coat in a way that it's thick enough to flow a little....
Fasta
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7 Years Ago
I've brushed it before and it does take a couple coats cause it's thin. I ended up getting a $20 spray gun from harbor freight to use just for this application. It works OK for a very cheap gun but.....
drippy
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7 Years Ago
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