29 Sep
2009
29 Sep
'09
12:10 p.m.
The splatter paint had something to do with the solvent or carrier. I
think it was a mix of two different formulations in the paint and one
flashed off before the other causing one to lift or make large
"fisheyes" instead of the paint film flowing out to a level surface.
It was a Industrial production finish, meaning it was one pass and
inexpensive, and intended to hide minor defects in the underlying
materials and of course to hide finger prints and dirt. I remember
using spray cans of touch up lacquer on it.
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:08 PM, William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> wrote:
Google
"hammerite" and "powder coating".
Powder coating will not have the same texture. That older texture is
called splatter coat, and is applied with a special nozzle during the
spray.
For small areas of touch up, a very convincing texture patch can be
made with a toothpick, thickened paint, and a lot of time and
randomness.
--
Will