Daniel Sorbera Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Ok I searched and cant find this so dont just tell me to use the search -drak- cough -drak- Do I need to sand between coats with statin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoo Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 I'm no expert... but satin has the same base material as gloss with some sort of suspended material in it. Least that is what the Varathane people told me. So what ever you did with the gloss coat....same deal. Should say on the can! stew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 The only reason you will sand between coats is to remove imperfections so that your finish will look smooth as glass, so if you have runs or drips or any other problem yes you need to sand between the coats, just make sure that your last coat is smooth and nice! any rubbing and it will create a shinny spot, ... even playing with your hand will make the back shinny eventualy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted February 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 ok thanks maiden for clearing (no pun intended ) that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgmorg Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 So, a satin finish gets no buffing or other such final "treatment" ? Just spray the last coat and hope a speck of dust doesn't land on it? That sounds almost as intimidating as buffing. ( I am still getting the hang of spray finishing here ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted February 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 (edited) So, a satin finish gets no buffing or other such final "treatment" ? Just spray the last coat and hope a speck of dust doesn't land on it? That sounds almost as intimidating as buffing. ( I am still getting the hang of spray finishing here ) ← Ya thats the exact way you do it with gloss. If you screw up (dust, run, etc etc) than you sand. If it's not perfectly flat you sand. Only with gloss you buff the final coat to gloss (you could buff satin and it will NOT turn glossy but it will turn a LITTLE bit more glossy and your hands will do it eventually so I just leave it) Dont get me wrong. You can not just buy a can of gloss and not buff it to make it satin. You gotta buy the satin stuff. It has a chemical in it to make it satin. Edited February 4, 2005 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgmorg Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Cool, thanks. Guess I need to keep my spray room a little cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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