TxHomeowner
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Is there a mini roller that leaves a finish as smooth and good as paint brush? Water based paint. If so, it's name please.
Please help me better understand "add flowtrol". What is flowtrol and add it to what? I assume the foam roller should be a mini roller. Is that correct?I'd sand with 220, or 000 steel-wool, by hand, add flowtrol and apply with a foam roller.
Personally I would just paint it with a brush, no roller, but if you must roll it I would certainly not be using a foam cover. I would also not be using floetrol, it is rarely needed. Now you are confused.
Yep! Why not?
Update: Because everything is on hand I plan on sanding a final time with 320 grit with my orbital set to 2 or 3 (6 is max).
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Agreed. My problem is my health. I essentially have full use of one arm plus have Epilepsy so these challenges reduce my energy. I much prefer hand sanding when the project is not to big. In this case there are 12 8'X6"X1" routered poplar boards. I've got plenty of time so you have encouraged me give them a last sanding by hand. Is a sponge sanding pad okay? What grit?My preference would be the "feel" of hand sanding, which is voided with a mechanical device.
However, to a broader point, professional finishers will seldom need to employ additives because of the methods used to achieve the end result, in that they they structure the project to reduce the open times, where as often as not, a DIY will not only choose to piece meal the prep and finish work, have numerous other distractions, effecting a corresponding number of opportunities for the viscosity of the paint product to be affected, thus, the additives, FLOETROL for water based and PENETROL for my preferred finish, oil based.
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