It's always helpful to spray onto a clean surface. A must for enamel. If the gold is in lacquer, small traces of overspray are disolved into the finish, but still best to be avoided. A high quality, slow evaporating thinner helps to flow out the finish too. The trick is to spray a good coat which flows well, wet - but not pools. A dry coat leaves a powdery finish (first few coats need to be dry). Spray in a direction away from previously sprayed surfaces. During each coat, spray the vertical surfaces (struts) before the level areas. This way any overspray will be on the struts rather than the flats surfaces. As far as what to rub off, it has been a while since I've used cans; you need to decide if it is overspray or a powdery finish-effect. I've made tack rags using a surface cleaner/conditioner to remove residue. It depends on the material. It best to sample on an area on the back strut. One precaution on any finish, don't make the coating too thick. Chipping and identations can occur. Prepping the plate is important, sanding into corners well and puttying dings. Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 10:59 AM 3/29/97 -0600, you wrote: >Oh so that's how the thumb print got there, and I thought it came >from a green thumb. : ) Jon, if one is going to clear coat, should >the residue from the under coat still be rubbed off? Ted, I have >some posts on this subject still on the HD I can send them along, >they might not be in the archives yet. >ricm > Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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