Exit32 wrote:
1. I believe the pinstripe and American-Bosch logo should be applied BEFORE spraying the cabinet with lacquer. Correct?
2. To repaint the gold pinstripe, should I use enamel or lacquer? (I believe enamel would "lift" if I spray lacquer over it.)
3. I've purchased a repro American-Bosch logo decal. Any issues with applying the decal to the stripped cabinet, then spraying lacquer over it?
1/3) If it was *me* I would get the surface essentially complete (i.e. sealed, grain filled, toned, and a solid gloss lacquer surface) before applying the pinstripe or decal. You want to apply those to a solid smooth surface, and in the case of the decal, it needs to be a smooth gloss surface because otherwise, the decal will probably "silver", meaning it is not going to completely contact the surface, which gives a "silver" appearance in the clear parts. Also, use a decal solvent and setting solution. Then put more lacquer over it, just "dusting" the first few passes so your solvent doesn't cause the decal to melt and run.
It's not that touchy with most decal types, but you want to be a bit careful. You want to build up enough film thickness to be able to safely sand over it, and preferably to be able to sand out the thickness of the decal so it doesn't stand out from the surface, If you go through, you know what you will have to do. Most of the "home job"/"cottage industry" decals are pretty tough and pretty thick so it takes a bit of thickness to cover it.
2) I hear of people painting lacquer over enamel and acrylic, but that really scares me. I would use lacquer. It's too wide to use my favorite for stripes - colored ink in a drafting pen.
Brett