This last weekend I finally had time to bring in my SpongeBob end table from out on the deck where I had lacquered it. I had sprayed it down and let it sit for several days since the can of lacquer said not to use it for 4 days and it was going to be sunny all week. I never used a paint sprayer and it turned out to be quite the learning experience. The spraying was fine, however, the wind liked to blow up the tarp I had put down on the deck. Even with it being weighted down it got loose and stuck to the legs of the table. Ugh! So the backside is not as great, but who cares – it’s the backside after all.
I brought SpongeBob in and took the coffee table out. Again, I lugged out the sprayer and got to lacquering the table. Then, I ran out around the second or third coat, and I didn’t feel the coverage was great. The wind was blowing a lot of the spray away and this table is going to get plenty of use, so I wanted to make sure it was coated well.
This time, I got the same brand of lacquer but in aerosol form. Easier right? Nope. When I came back the aerosol coats were all spotty (the picture was taken before this point). Some parts glossy some parts satin. It was supposed to be semi-gloss, so if by semi-gloss they meant some parts glossy and some parts satin then I guess they were right. So I gave it another coat … how many coats was this going to take??? When I returned it was still spotty.
It’s staying out there and not coming in until it understands why it’s bad!
… or until I decide what to do about it. I think I may just go get some gloss lacquer and go over the top where it’s spotty. I think gloss should hide it pretty well, but I haven’t decided yet. I may just go get some Plexiglas and cover the top so I don’t have to worry about it getting dinged and scratched from usage.
Besides that, I still have to make the themed coasters and stuff to go on it. It never ends.