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how much did you reduce it?
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No problem, I hope you get the issue worked out. I have had to replace the float in my tank 2 times.
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I reduced it 8:1, the instructions that came on it said 10:1, but after a lot of reading and seeing a lot of people doing it 8:1 I went with that ratio. It has faded some over the last 5 years from being out in the Louisiana sun everyday and my lack of dedication to keeping the paint looking good. I'm thinking very seriously about going back with the dark jade metallic since I have a place to keep it out of the sun now at the new house.
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I reduced it 8:1, the instructions that came on it said 10:1, but after a lot of reading and seeing a lot of people doing it 8:1 I went with that ratio. It has faded some over the last 5 years from being out in the Louisiana sun everyday and my lack of dedication to keeping the paint looking good. I'm thinking very seriously about going back with the dark jade metallic since I have a place to keep it out of the sun now at the new house.
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A lot of stuff you read says it's okay to reduce it with Mineral Spirits, which I did when I painted the hood, but then I used the JD reducer for the rest of the truck and liked it much better. It just dried better to me, but this was my first time painting anything and I wasn't going for show car quality, I just wanted it all one color cheaply. And I wanted it to look kinda mean, even if it wasn't.
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i used jd. but i am extremely disappointed by the way it turned out. ill normally use an industrial fleet paint for a peterbilt frame its pour and go, lays thick, spreads well and is a great paint. but just not quite as flat as i wanted.
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