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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 01:44 PM
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Sticky paint

Let me start by saying I AM A COMPLETE AMATUER.


I have a 75 ford truck that I have been slowly restoring. I have been painting it in different stages. At first I did the fenders and hood. Next was the cab. It is black and looks great. For the primer I used Nason select prime 421–19 I also used the Mason activator. When it came time to paint the final coat, I used a Nason full Cryl 11 418–010 and use the full Cryl catalyst 493–11.


For the bed, I decided to have a professional body man come to my shop and paint it. He is not a painter in the shop he works at. When the paint was finished, the bed looked beautiful. We put the bed back on the truck and my daughter took it to college. Four months later I saw her on a warm day and I leaned against the bed and the paint was sticky and had faded. Since then I've noticed that on warm days the paint the sticky, on cool days it is not.


I am not sure I can sand it out. I don't know what happened. I have had people tell me the painter did not use enough hardener.


Any ideas short of stripping it? can I "paint" on some hardner?
 
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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 12:59 AM
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No you cannot paint on hardener. Paint and catalyst must be mixed together to create the chemical bond that will then harden the paint after spraying.
 
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Mike,
The Body man came last night and admitted he did not put in the hardener. He sanded down the bed and sprayed one area to let it sit for a few days and see what happens. So far this morning, it looks good. Do you think we will be ok with painting over the previous paint after it has been sanded? Will the new correct mixture "seal" out the bad?


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Originally Posted by benbuilder
Mike,
The Body man came last night and admitted he did not put in the hardener. He sanded down the bed and sprayed one area to let it sit for a few days and see what happens. So far this morning, it looks good. Do you think we will be ok with painting over the previous paint after it has been sanded? Will the new correct mixture "seal" out the bad?


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Well, if he left any of the previous paint, unfortunately, no as this may/likely cause other problems
 
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IMHO...Its time to get out the scraper...sorry.
 
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