[Jukebox-list] cabinet painting help please

[Wesley Dean]

    In my early days I painted an automobile with a manual Flit bug sprayer. 
Needless to say it did not have that 'professional' look. Wes
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl" <karlh44 at knology.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] cabinet painting help please


>I taught myself to paint a car about 20 years ago. By the time I learned
> about how to prep the surface, set up a compressor with regulator and 
> water
> separator, how to calculate pressure loss per foot of air line, how to set
> up the paint gun, mix the paint, CHOOSE the paint, and I can't remember 
> what
> all else, I wound up with a so-so paint job that I spent a ton of money 
> and
> time on. I'm glad I learned what I did and like every other thing I've
> bought special tools for and spent time on, I don't consider it a loss. 
> But
> that's what makes me a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none. If I had a
> friend who asked me for advice about painting something with anything 
> other
> than house paint or canned spray paint from walmart, I'd advise them to 
> seek
> out a pro. That's unless of course they want to learn to paint.
>
> Karl
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