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Spray or regular polycrylic for bathroom cabinets?

4037 Views 6 Replies 3 Participants Last post by HerbC, Jul 21, 2012

sstraub

Discussion Starter · Jul 20, 2012 (Edited by Moderator)

I recently sanded down my bathroom vanity (cabinets are wood, and frame is particle board), and then primed it with bulls eye 123. I let it sit for two days then painted it with semi-gloss acrylic paint. How long should I wait to apply the polycrylic and should I use the spray or the regular version, considering it dries fast and can be hard to get an even coat?

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a1Jim

· #2 · Jul 20, 2012

If the paint is completely dry then you can apply the Polycrylics. Yes I would spray it.

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sstraub

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 21, 2012

Should I do multiple coats and sand between each coat? Or is sanding not required with the spray

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a1Jim

· #4 · Jul 21, 2012

I would use at least two coats ,the instructions says to put one coat on and wait two hours and I lightly sand with 600 wipe down with a damp lint free cloth and recoat. It you are not happy with what it looks like repeat the process in two hours.

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sstraub

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jul 21, 2012

Thank you for your assistance. Home depot only had 420 grit sandpaper, but I have a wood sand sponge that is very fine, so I suppose that will work. I also got lucky because the Miniwax semi-gloss polycrylic was on sale for 4.40 as opposed to 11.00.

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