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-MIKE-

On 12/2/12 2:33 PM, wrote:
On Sunday, December 2, 2012 1:08:17 PM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:
If whatever you're applying on top will stick to what's beneath it, you

don't need to sand down to wood. With many woods, whatever is already on
the surface is better to paint over than bare wood, anyway.

In a question involving a different but similar project, *priming* over a clean, lightly sanded surface that still has paint is no problem, correct?

Not that I know of. Priming over a surface that has different,
contracting colors can help keep the top color even.

Smooth is relative with paint, as well. I can't tell you how many times
I've sanded a drywall patch "perfectly smooth" only to see the borders
after painting. If there's any texture or artwork on top, it often hides
those imperfections. But a single color, smooth topcoat will often show
them.

The solution might be building up a couple layers of primer with flat
sanding in between coats. Good auto-body guys are maters of this.

I don't want to lose the original artwork completely, since it will be my guide when re-painting.

But as far as sanding *after* I finish re-painting. Camn this be done without having to worry about bleed over?

I don't know what "bleed over" means, and I'm certainly no paint expert.
But I would never sand the final, finish coat of paint. Maybe some do.

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