ladywendolyn
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Post by ladywendolyn on Sept 9, 2016 16:31:26 GMT -8
I want to paint the exterior of this enamel bin, which will sit in the lower part of my fridge. I have a pale turquoise paint that matches the fridge. It is the kind of high adhesion paint that they claim can stick to plastic. No food will come in contact with the exterior and I am leaving the interior white. My question is: What grit of sand paper would you recommend using to dull the finish on this? Should I use the black sand paper, or the orange colored one? Thanks for any help, if you have done something like this before...  |
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nccamper
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Post by nccamper on Sept 9, 2016 18:19:55 GMT -8
I would use something very high grit at first and see if it takes the shine off. I might try a 320 wet sand. I've used up to 600 but I doubt it would do the job for you. Paper under 200 may leave visible scratches so, if you try it, do an area that won't be front and center.
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msgoehring
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Post by msgoehring on Sept 9, 2016 19:09:28 GMT -8
I use 150 grit when knocking down the shine and haven't had any problems with scratches showing through the new paint.
I use super fine 1000 grit wet sanding between coats to knock off any rough areas and degloss the previous coat to prep for the next or to prep for buffing if I don't want anymore coats. The other grits I think are more for fully removing the paint and rust. But I'm not a professional and can only tell you what I do.
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