Harlan Messinger wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote:
Harlan Messinger wrote:
I've painted some ceiling fan blades, after roughing and priming
them, with Benjamin Moore glossy latex enamel for metal. I dunno,
somehow I had the impression, that the point was to create a smooth,
shiny surface. Well, this paint doesn't seem to be self-leveling: the
brushstrokes are immortalized in the surface. Can this paint be
polished? Or should I be using something else?

What are the blades made of? If metal, why not just use a spray paint?

They're plastic.

I actually started with Rustoleum spray paint for plastic surfaces, and
got the same result I got when I would use spray paint years and years
ago as a kid: sudden spurts resulting in dark streaks. That sure wasn't
what I wanted!

If you really want a baby's ass smooth surface, you need to be looking
into automotive finishes, like a lacquer or catalyzed enamel that is
applied with a spray gun.

nate


Were you using the same paint can as when you were
a kid? The only time you get spurts and streaks
is if your technique is very bad, if the paint can
hasn't been shaken enough, or if the paint is very
old.

Get a fresh can of Krylon and if it doesn't work,
you will know it is your technique. Painting with
a can is not difficult but you must start spray
off the object for each stroke and stop the spray
before the end of the stroke, follow the direction
for distance from nozzle to objects and maintain
that distance, and put light amounts on with each
stroke (move your arm fairly rapidly).
Good luck!