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Paint/spirits ratio is a moving target based on humidity and temperature. Just guessing I'd say you've got too much paint on the roller. You're not looking for coverage but rather super thin translucent coats. Can take 6 coats or more to get even color and good coverage. Lots of runs is my clue that you're not squeezing enough paint out of the roller before application.


Ah thanks. I usually would push down like 8-10 times pretty hard on the bumps in my tray before going back at it, maybe I'll try 11-14. But if they're supposed to be semi-transparent, I did mine WAY wrong because I have almost full coverage of black over white with just the first coat. Should I just wetsand like crazy and put another layer on to hope it looks better than the first? My first layer actually looks fairly glossy in the parts where it didn't spread strangely. ATtached is a picture of where the bubbles where and how it reacted. Note, this is AFTER a light wetsanding with 400 grit.

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Last edited by joeshmo; 09/07/09 06:43 PM.