"Showroom New" Trim Restorer- info & experience

[VX KAT]

I am terrified of that sprayer now.

talk to Grif, he used it....maybe can give you some more pointers.

Remember one point I made a while back, I wish I had NOT done a 4th coating...think it looked better at 3. So really decide how you're going to proceed since you're approaching 3.

[JAMAS]

Remember one point I made a while back, I wish I had NOT done a 4th coating...think it looked better at 3. So really decide how you're going to proceed since you're approaching 3.

Why not on the 4th coat?

<bitingMyNails>Sure hope I can make this better.....I'm really anxious to get it fixed.</bitingMyNails>

[VX KAT]

Why not on the 4th coat?

it made it start to look kinda "thicker" like it was becoming a coating. I know the sprayer is diluted so I believe a lesser amount of product is being applied, so maybe spraying a 3rd and even 4th coat would be fine.

When doing coating #1, I got so frustrated and stretched the product. I learned clearly NOT to try to stretch it, so on subsequent coats, I think I went pretty heavy, with this past problem in mind. Soooo....my 4th coat may well have caused it to reach a saturation point, for lack of a better term, and that's why it started looking a little thick. When I recognized that, I backed off some. My gauge was if I could still see the native texture of the cladding.

If I had been doing the SAME COLOR mixture as 1,2,3...I would have STOPPED as soon as I perceived it was looking kinda thick...but being the rocket scientist I am, I had wanted it darker, so coating #4 had to be completed or it would be a 2-tone.....

I just re-read this entire thread, and I think the sprayer is the way to go for you. Grif and Child's Play both did it with the sprayer, so I'm sure they can give you some tips.

The other pointer I want to make....it really does change after 6-8 hrs, and overnight....I don't care what the label says about drying time.....so if you just did it today....at least wait until tomorrow to see how it looks, so you can decide if spraying is the way to go.


Come on, remember these pics...I thought I was going to have a heart attack when I saw these streaks.....but they dried up and blended....and this was when I was doing vertical strokes with the roller, vs. horizontal with the sponge cloth.

[JAMAS]

The other pointer I want to make....it really does change after 6-8 hrs, and overnight....I don't care what the label says about drying time.....so if you just did it today....at least wait until tomorrow to see how it looks, so you can decide if spraying is the way to go.

I did it yesterday morning. I really think the dry time is a big factor in what got me. I am hoping that if I put a good coat on it and "LEAVE IT ALONE JON!!!!" then it will look better. Even with the roller or foam brush.

I let it dry to their spec and rubbed it with a dry terry cloth and black came off.

I will probably try the preval sprayer again in a small area to see if that helps. I am taking back the one and getting another one tomorrow.

[VX KAT]

I did it yesterday morning. I really think the dry time is a big factor in what got me. I am hoping that if I put a good coat on it and "LEAVE IT ALONE JON!!!!" then it will look better. Even with the roller or foam brush.

I let it dry to their spec and rubbed it with a dry terry cloth and black came off.

I will probably try the preval sprayer again in a small area to see if that helps. I am taking back the one and getting another one tomorrow.

Oh, that explains the "I can't sleep" comment...

I suffer from the very same "LEAVE IT ALONE....SUE" disease.....BIG TIME!

If it was truly dry, no color should have come off on cloth.


hang in there...I think this can be remedied...

[JAMAS]

hang in there...I think this can be remedied...

I think you are definitely right on that one. Hopefully I can learn from my mistakes and make it better. Perhaps I am the guinea pig that will save others in these little "oopsies"

The only problem is....I have to wait.....I hate unfinished projects.

[Grif]

I did it yesterday morning. I really think the dry time is a big factor in what got me. I am hoping that if I put a good coat on it and "LEAVE IT ALONE JON!!!!" then it will look better. Even with the roller or foam brush.

I let it dry to their spec and rubbed it with a dry terry cloth and black came off.

I will probably try the preval sprayer again in a small area to see if that helps. I am taking back the one and getting another one tomorrow.

Yes, dry time is important IMHO. I let sit an hour tween coats in warm but not humid weather. Also did mine in the shade.

Dunno what happened with your Preval sprayer, DO NOT SHAKE it, the cap has a vent hole, it you shake it, it will leak, i found that out the hard way too. Also dont overfill, and always keep the sprayer upright for the same reason. I ended up with dye on my shirt and shoes, and I was trying to be really carefull.


Since the dye is diluted for the spray, the pigment goes on lighter but wetter and requires more dry time. I suck at spray painting so I had a few runs which eventually blended in OK, but resist the temptation to spray more to fix somthing without letting it dry first, thats a sure fire recipe for runs. So spray lightly and let dry fully before going back to fix things. Yes "LEAVE IT ALONE JON!" is exactly what you should do, hehe, at least until it dries fully. Adding more while its still wet is just going to make things worse.

Maybe your sprayer was defective, I dunno. Used carefully I thought it was fairly impressive, tho I did get a bit messy too.

[JAMAS]

Maybe your sprayer was defective, I dunno. Used carefully I thought it was fairly impressive, tho I did get a bit messy too.

I took back the "broken" sprayer to my local Rockler shop and they switched it out for a new one. The guy is pretty sure it got clogged...sputtered....then the back pressure filled the glass jar causing it to blow the seal. Apparently if the sprayer starts to sputter, you have to do some crazy hold down the red button and spray while standing on one foot...or somthing like that.

So nervous and anxious to try it.....might try it tonight....maybe...