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max & audrey

On particularly slick surfaces, a very light once over with fine fine grit sandpaper will help your primer stick better. Cover evenly, but lightly. Wash down with a clean lightly wet rag to remove the dust. Let dry.

Apply primer in several light coats until you have a uniform coating of primer. Allow each layer to dry before applying the next.

Repeat with paint. Auto paint (in spray cans as well) dries a bit harder. Although any paint you like will work as well, but may require a clear top coat to keep of dirt and finger prints.

A tip: if you get runs, sags or bubbles in your paint, stop painting. With a wet rag very carefully dab (not rub!) off the runs, sag or bubbles. Wait until the paint dries and then with very fine grit sandpaper start in the middle of the area and using straight lines lightly sand the area up,down, left right and diagonals until you’ve sanded the area smooth as well as some of the surrounding paint. Wipe off the dust with a slightly damp rag. Wait for it to dry. Repaint the area or continue painting in coats.

Runs, bubbles, sags and other things are an indication of the paint not sticking to the surface. If you notice on the C64, right below the left of the spacebar, is some bubbled paint (sometimes called orange peel).

The secret to a good paintjob is patience patience patience.

Do people do a light sanding to the surface before painting as well?