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Thread: Filtering oil paint?
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21st September 2010, 10:45 PM #1
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Filtering oil paint?
Currently using some Dulux gloss enamel on mdf. I'm just applying with a brush and getting reasonable results on flat horizontal surfaces (vertical I am having some issues with runs). Problem I have just started having however is the can developed a little bit of "skin" around the edges inside and got stirred through the remaining paint in the can. So now I keep getting little specs showing up as I paint a surface. I have seen paper filter cones used by spray painters- but I think this is usually with heavily thinned paints. This gloss enamel is very thick. Do people ever filter this stuff without thinning? What do you use and where do you get it from? I have doubts that this would flow through paper.
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21st September 2010, 10:58 PM #2
filter it through some pantyhose, but ot while you're wearing them...
Cheers
Michael
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22nd September 2010, 02:28 PM #3
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Thanks Michael - that sounds like a great idea. Now to rummage through the wife's underwear drawer for some ripped ones....
Assume you just let it sag into your paint pot and hold it on with a rubber band or something, then pour through? Will give it a go tonight!
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22nd September 2010, 02:37 PM #4
You can also use flyscreen to strain the paint through..
I try and do new things twice.. the first time to see if I can do it.. the second time to see if I like it
Kev
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22nd September 2010, 04:43 PM #5
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22nd September 2010, 09:09 PM #6
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23rd September 2010, 10:08 AM #7
I've got a pair of fishnet stockings you can have...
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29th September 2010, 10:16 PM #8
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Worked perfectly!
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