Paint Reducing For Morons 101
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Paint Reducing For Morons 101
A have a question on reducing Acrylic Enamel. I've done plenty of mixing for Base/Clear, primer, and some enamels. Everything I've mixed gives a ratio of what to mix: 4:1, 8:6:1, 3:2, etc. Well I bought some cheap enamel to paint my boat trailer and it doesnt give a ratio, says to reduce 35-40%. I suck at math! How does this compute to a ratio for mix so many parts enamel to reducer. Thanks
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Simple. Measure out the amount of paint and multiply that by .35 and that will be the amount of reducer to add for a 35% reduction. So for a full quart of paint 32 ounces you would add 11.2 ounces of reducer. If you want 45% multiply by .45. But a 3:1 ratio is around what you are looking for.
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