On May 23, 12:41 pm, "Leon" wrote:
"Jay Chan" wrote in message

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I used cans of semi-gloss oil based spray paint to spray the finish
coat on a book case. The surface was very smooth before I sprayed.
But the sprayed surface was very rough after spraying. Seem like
spray paint droplets might have combined together in mid air before
landing on the surface. I used 400 grit sand paper to easily sand out
the rough surface. Now the surface is flat instead of semi gloss
after the sanding. My questions a

1. How should I prevent this problem from happening again?

2. How should I put back the shine on the surface to something like
semi gloss?

3. How should I put a protective coating on the "flat" surface to
allow me to clean the surface easily?

Thanks in advance for any info.

Jay Chan

Sounds like you may have put the coat on too thin/dry.- Hide quoted text -

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You are probably right. But the paint is coming from a can; I assume
the manufacturer should have formulate the paint just right.
Actually, I have used spray paint from cans many times before, and
this is the first time I have encountered this problem. Does this
have to do with spraying too close from the surface? Does this have
to do with the fact that I sprayed into the inside space of the book
case where the space is enclosed in five sides and the paint droplets
might have bounced back and collided with each other and formed big
droplets?

And what should I do to put the shine back onto the surface that has
been sanded to a "flat" finish? Any idea? Thanks.

Jay Chan