[Z paint]

a customers bought all new cabinet doors and drawer fronts that came preprimed...the primer looks very gloss and im going to sand them just in case so the paint bonds well...do u guys recamend wet sanding or dry sanding them and if so what grit....i bought 220 grit and 340 or 320 grit...en i dry sand with either alot of dust scatters...what are ur guys techniques for wet sanding....

 

[timhag]

http://www.painttalk.com/showthread.php?t=1422&highlight=pre+primed+doors Whats up with that Z?

 

[Z paint]

haha i forgot i posted that..well does anybody want to share their wetsanding techniques since that is not in the thread

 

[vermontpainter]

Nice work TH...attaboy!

Z

We dont wet sand. It sounds like if your preprimed surfaces are really glossy and smooth that you might be better served to scuff them up a bit, give them some tooth. I wouldnt be over 220 on that one. Probably 150-180 and a soft hand.

 

[The paint whisperer]

Factory preprimed, I don't trust them. I would sand it with 220 and prime it again before apply to coat. I think that's a better route to take. Again, the HO may not want to pay for the extra work.:whistling2:

 

[Z paint]

i contacted the cabinet maker..the are called conastoga...it urns out i guessed right on the grit:thumbup::thumbup:..they said to use 320 and for some reason not to sand more han 24 hours before painting(i guess o make sure no moisture gets in) he also said to make sure the paint adheres to a primer that is catalized because the primer that they sprayed on had a catalyst on it to make it dry faster...hopefully yolo will do the job i cant see anything radically different happening after all the weird circumstances ive painted in:yes:

 

[YubaPaintPro]

Hey Z paint,
I'd be very careful especially if you're not going to prime w/ a Coverstain primer. I am confident that the YOLO product won't grab like a "conventional" latex will.