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Miles Baker
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Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 06:07 pm, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Any painters around?

I'm gonna try my hand at a bit of painting over the weekend. Yes I know PPG paint is cheap stuff, but it's my first try. What I have is PPG Dulon AAA Mixed Colour acrylic. It is a metallic. The paint says to use one of the following thinners: "Dulon Thinner 922-34353, 922-34178, 922-43032".

However, the paint shop gave me "Dulon Multi-Midway Thinner 921-01074". On the back it says "A multipurpose thinner for use with lacquer products".

Do I need to go swap for the other stuff???
Brian Timms
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Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 06:19 pm, by:  Brian Timms (Turbo_brian) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

it should be fine, because the thinners make the paint thinner to get through the gun, and then evaporate as it dries on the pannels.

thing to be careful of is bubbles on the paint work, dont think you can thin the point out and blend it in by adding more thinners (like my cousin did) as you will be sanding the job off next week and re-doing the job.

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Neil Griffiths
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Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 06:37 pm, by:  Neil Griffiths (Aussiesc) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

All I know is.
It's WINTER, so let each LIGHT application DRY before getting into it again.
Other wise the paint will fall off. hahahahah
Matthew Sharpe
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Friday, June 15, 2007 - 06:13 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Good luck Miles, its something I'll never try again!
Miles Baker
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Friday, June 15, 2007 - 07:51 am, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Called the paint shop this morning, they said it was the right stuff. Apparently the labels have changed recently.

I'm only painting a few little areas. Prep and masking are the worst. Hate it.
Jeff Wilkins
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Friday, June 15, 2007 - 09:57 am, by:  Jeff Wilkins (Calin) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Warm the areas your spraying Miles, if ya can. Anywhere around the 25-27C mark is excellent, also warming your paint will help a lot also (dont get it too warm though or your thinners will leave before your ready for it to).

As Neil mentioned, cold days/panels makes runs REALLY easy.

If you can get your panel warm, about 5-8 minutes should suffice for flash off between coats.
Miles Baker
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Friday, June 15, 2007 - 11:11 am, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Jeff! I'm doing a firewall and the interior of the car is out. I might try a heater inside the car, and sit the paint tin in a tub of warm water?
Jeff Wilkins
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Friday, June 15, 2007 - 05:41 pm, by:  Jeff Wilkins (Calin) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yeah the heater on the inside should do the job. The paint doesn't need to be as warm as the panels, merely not cold if ya know what I mean...
Miles Baker
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Friday, June 15, 2007 - 06:12 pm, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yep. Factory gets freakin cold though. Probably be about 5 when I get there tomorrow morning.
Neil Griffiths
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Friday, June 15, 2007 - 11:06 pm, by:  Neil Griffiths (Aussiesc) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Miles,
Home Hardware sometimes have Twin 500W worklights cheap ( $50 ) these WILL warm the panels and keep you warm :-)

2 Pak will dry harder if left to dry by itself.

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