All parts of the project were treated as follows: 1) Cleaning with acetone 2) Masking when appropriate 3) Prekote treatment (scrubbing with Scotch Brite followed by rinsing with water and left to dry) 4) Tak rag to remove any debris on the surface 5) One layer of epoxy primer (International 251, grey colour), left to dry and hardened over night 6) Grinding with sandpaper (400 grit) 7) Rinsed with soap water, clean water and dried over night 8) Takrag to remove debris 9) Two layers of paint wet-in-wet (Sikkens aotocryl, 2 k polyuretane, Old English White) 10) Left to hardened for 4-5 days before handled
Lessons learned 1) Polyuretane paint needs good protection (full face mask/clean air support, gloves and suit) 2) Good lighting is key and perhaps the single most important factor for quality results 3) Priming is easy and forgiving but there is a fine line between too little paint and too much paint (runnings) and practise is the only way to reach acceptable results with the top coating 4) If the second layer of paint is too thin it's better to add a thin third layer (wet-in-wet) than to try to fix it with an addition strike on the second layer. The latter will result in runnings. At least for me.
