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  • #14863
     Nicole Deibert
      • Experience: 20+ years
      • Scenic Status: Full Time Regular

      Hey folks,

      It’s been about 10 years since I’ve touched a drop cloth, and last time someone else made all the decisions.

      I’m just wondering if there’s some things I should be mindful of that doesn’t apply to muslin drops. I’m planning on tacking the material to the floor and priming with a house latex, then painting with Supersat paints, then a mist of urethane on top.

      Should I be aware of anything else?

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       EvanWRapp
        • Experience: 5-10 years
        • Scenic Status: Full Time Regular

        I’m not qualified to make a suggestion but I am curious about the urethane mist.

        Care to elaborate?

        #15635
         Angelique Powers
          • Experience: 20+ years
          • Scenic Status: Full Time Regular

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          I like sizing/priming my groundcloth with tinted flex glue and doing it with a Hudson and broom like it was starch.

          These things get super ass heavy and anything I can do to keep the weight down helps.

          I have sealed with a thinned Aqua Plastic Satin in a spray – for strength and then I did a thin spray of Rosco clear flat to knock down the sheen.

          #15636
           Nicole Deibert
            • Experience: 20+ years
            • Scenic Status: Full Time Regular

            EvanWRapp wrote:

            I’m not qualified to make a suggestion but I am curious about the urethane mist.

            Care to elaborate?

            After you’re done painting, spray a light coat of sealant (like Ben Moore Stays Clear low lustre) thinned 1:1 with water using a Hudson sprayer. It’ll seal in your paints.

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            #15637
             EvanWRapp
              • Experience: 5-10 years
              • Scenic Status: Full Time Regular

              Nixpaints wrote:


              EvanWRapp wrote:

              I’m not qualified to make a suggestion but I am curious about the urethane mist.

              Care to elaborate?

              After you’re done painting, spray a light coat of sealant (like Ben Moore Stays Clear low lustre) thinned 1:1 with water using a Hudson sprayer. It’ll seal in your paints.

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

              Thanks!

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