laquer thinner used for a reducer?
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laquer thinner used for a reducer?
I got almost 3 coats of paint on and ran out of reducer painting the under side of my hood. Can I use laquer thinner (gun and equipment cleaner) as a reducer? Its late now and no stores are open and I don't want to let it dry to the point where I have to sand it. Can you guys give me any input? It is just some old left over RM Limco Select enamal.
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I am not an expert in any way shape or form but I would think that might be a bad idea,It seems to me that thinner is much more potent and might make it run,from what I have noticed some things are made for thinner and some things are made for reducer, for instance I have two diff kinds of primer one uses thinner and one uses reducer and neither seems to work right with the wrong stuff. Anyway I hope it works out better for you! Goodluck
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The problem is that the gun and equipment cleaner is not as pure as the reducer. I think it should work though. But by the time you see this the stores will be open. So get the reducer and be safe. Do not use paint thinner, it will clog the gun.
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I went to the store this morning and he said any brand reducer for enamal will work. I knew I had some reducer for some left over Dupont centari enamal and he said that would work just fine. He said keep enamal paints with enamal reducers, and urathane paints with urathane reducers. The components of the paints will work from brand to brand given they are the same type of paint. Laquer thinner is a bad idea if you are going for looks it will make the paint very rough looking.
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Well Scott, you got the answer you needed and it was the correct one. Just to make it perfectly clear to others that might be reading this thread....
No, no, and no. You can not use lacquer thinner in enamel paint.
Lacquer, enamel, and urethane paints are all different creatures and they each have their own form of reducer (thinner). I do disagree when he told you one brand to another, work okay. If you start mixing brands, you could run into compatibility issues
Well Scott, you got the answer you needed and it was the correct one. Just to make it perfectly clear to others that might be reading this thread....
No, no, and no. You can not use lacquer thinner in enamel paint.
Lacquer, enamel, and urethane paints are all different creatures and they each have their own form of reducer (thinner). I do disagree when he told you one brand to another, work okay. If you start mixing brands, you could run into compatibility issues
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Well, fine for the next week, or month, or 6 months, or if you're lucky, lifetime. It's a crap shot when you start mixing different products.
I'm not getting on you Scott. You did what you did and it's a done deal. I just don't want people to think that because you got away with it, they will.
Well, fine for the next week, or month, or 6 months, or if you're lucky, lifetime. It's a crap shot when you start mixing different products.
I'm not getting on you Scott. You did what you did and it's a done deal. I just don't want people to think that because you got away with it, they will.
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I only used a different reducer because it was old paint that I couldn't get reducer for any more and only had enough reducer for a couple coats. I put a different hood on the truck and it was a different color. I painted the underside of it to match the rest of the truck when I get the whole thing painted. It will be covered in dirt and oil in 6 months anyway. I'm only 18 and still have a lot to learn. I wasn't suggesting anybody try this, I'm only going buy the guy in the paint shop and I belived him. I thank you for giving me very good advice, I will know in the future not to mix brands.
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