Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: acrylic water based gloss not smooth finish 2Mar 04, 2020 8:28 pm HowardH Hi, Anyone professional painters here know how to get a super smooth finish using acrylic water based paints? I'm trying to paint my doors and for the life of me i cannot get a super smooth finish like enamel paints in the past, is there some technique i should use? Ive tried everything, different rollers, sanding.etc and it still doesnt come out as smooth. Oh the pain this new water-based enamel is. Its the start of the end of quality paint. The only way that I have found is to spray, there are different brands that could be better. I just did a video on the subject https://youtu.be/v2vehP8YO6Q I would probably render it and then paint it as per your other advice, or gyrpock over the top. 1 3339 Hi Alex, Thanks for the reply again. I had a chat with the builder, he said he will use primer, then hydrotec which comes with colour and sealer as well. A Renderer I… 12 18072 Suggestions please for acrylic rendering Color to match austral brick urban one pepper. Pic for reference. Thanks 0 5067 |