Whats best to thin paint?
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Whats best to thin paint?
I am getting ready to paint my truck and am gonna use a Acrylic Enamel Paint and clear coat. I am wanting to know what would be ok to thin it. xylene? Ive got a gallon of thinner from napa. Cross Fire fast medium reducer is the name of it. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks
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If it were me I wouldnt use xylene to thin it. I would only use the reducer. Yet its been awhile since I've squirted a car. Look here for more info on the paint. Says here to not thin it.....I dont know about that. http://www.martinsenour-autopaint.co...reference.ashx
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I agree, I try to only use the same reducer as the brand of paint I'm spraying, because they aren't all the same. Nothing is quite as bad as finding our the hard way the one companys reducer isn't compatible with another companys base or clear.
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Thanks or the help guys. I am just going to buy the kit and get the reducer paint and hardner from the same company just to be on the safe side. By the way Sand_Man is that your mustang in your avatar? That is an awsome car im a huge mustang fan!! My dad had a 64 1/2 as he says that was white with a blue stripe that he used to race at the local drag strip back in the day when he was kid! I'd one day like to get him one.
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Thanks for the compliments, and yes, it's mine. I built it myself, including paint and bodywork in my garage at home. The thing about doing your own paint is that it's a good way to make a few extra bucks on the side, but you have be careful who you work for since everyone wants perfection for free. Anyway, here's a pic of my car taken right after I finished it.
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All I can say is wow I'm in love!!! That is one sweet car. I painted alittlw bit before. If u look at my pics I have some shots from when I gave my truck a coat of silver before I shot it with the bedliner. It didn't have to be a pretty job but it looked pretty good. I gave it a coat with xorust since it was gonna get covered up. But I'm sick of the dull grey primer look it's got now. It was supposed to be silver. So I'm gonna give it a nice coat in Dayton electric blue! But I have to say I'm in awe of that stang!
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Good advice received so far WRT using the same BRAND reducer as paint and clear. It jsut eliminates issues. As well, the term "THINNER" is usually reserved for LAQUER thinner, used mostly now only as a gun cleaner. "Reducer" is what is used to thin Acrylic Enamyl and Base/clears.
Also, since you are gonna spray clear, look into slowly adding it to your paint with each successive coat, rather than shooting it on top of your paint. Especially for a bright color, this will give it a Kandy effect (Super bright and deep). What you do is spray 2 coats straight colour, then add 50% clear (to your cup) for your next coat, then 75% clear, then 90%, then 100% for the last coat. You can check with your paint supply experts to confirm, but they will tell you the same - it makes an incredible difference.
I also LOVE sandmans Stang!!!
Also, since you are gonna spray clear, look into slowly adding it to your paint with each successive coat, rather than shooting it on top of your paint. Especially for a bright color, this will give it a Kandy effect (Super bright and deep). What you do is spray 2 coats straight colour, then add 50% clear (to your cup) for your next coat, then 75% clear, then 90%, then 100% for the last coat. You can check with your paint supply experts to confirm, but they will tell you the same - it makes an incredible difference.
I also LOVE sandmans Stang!!!
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Only use the progressive-clear process with solid colors. You can sand it without repurcussion. But with Metallics, always spray the color, THEN spray 3+ coats of straight clear - so you can sand if you want without hitting the metallics.
Good luck!
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It's fine. It doesn't change the color, just the depth. You would color the repair area and clear the entire panel.
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