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| so the 8 parts paint 2 parts reducer and 1 part activator should be ignored, any advice on what would be correct ****tail formula, so what % of a gallon of enamel paint should be reduced 1gallon of paint 1 quart of reducer, , i used those cups with the numbers on them i used 8 parts paint 2 parts reducer and 1 part activator, i have no clue i very sure it was the air pressure to the gun, i started off setting up the gun by what i had learned of the net, did a few practice spays on some wall paper, looked good, then i spayed that fresh air cowel vent under the windshield, that i had hanging on the wall, i panic and thought the paint went on to thick and started f**king with the ajustments on the gun and completely lost it, in the end the piece actually came out very good, smooth, best part of the job so murphyslaw what can i say im cursed with it |
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| finished sanding down the new paint with 400, smooth! im off to vegas Saturday night, ganna try and hit a 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 team parley, 8 team pays 150 to 1 so for 100$ would pay 15 Gs,
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Location: Perth Australia | Just read the post above your last one
8 paint, 2 reducer(thinners), 1 hardener
I would have thought it should have been more like 8 thinners, 2 paint, 1 hardener
I didnt use or need hardener, but my mix was about 25% paint, the rest thinners
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| <p>um, my kit contain 1 gallon of paint, I quart of reducer, 1 pint hardener, my after thought is the gun was set up wrong, and the air pressure was to low, plus after mixing the paint I don't think I gave it some time to jell, I mixed it then poured it in the gun and spayed, I think I made every mistake that one could make, but the gun I used was the new low pressure low volume gun, if not this fall then early spring I may have another go at it, but I will buy a better or try and find a used air compressor with more cfm and air reserve , and buy a hvlp gun from what iv been told I should have put down 2 light guide coats and then berry the final coat heavy, iv watched many many videos of guys painting , and my spay came out to thick and to narrow, could have been the gun itself and my low pressure i feel 100% better now that i was able to sand it down, im very good at getting dirty, removing engines, trans , brakes ect ect, but when it comes to the finesse stuff, i choke, im too much in a hurry, forget what i learned, and this is what happens , i always always have to do things twice when it comes to fixing these old cars, i go too fast, no patience at all , none, zero patience!!!</p>
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Location: Perth Australia | HVLP gun is what you need and a reasonable compressor to keep up, but the "LP" part means low pressure, so your average air compressor should keep up
I painted all my coats about the same, a guide coat is almost no paint at all, kind of a dusting, but I have never laid down a heavy coat, that invites runs, just even, consistent coats with extra attention paid to the edges (need to have a bit more there to try and help when buffing, so you dont cut through)
6 liters of paint, 20 liters of thinners will paint the car and jams, if your painting inside doors and under the boot and bonnet ect, more like 8 and 30 to 40
Its always more thinners than paint, otherwise it will be to thick and you get orange peel and runs
Also, prepsol or wax and grease remover is very important, otherwise you get fish eyes
4 liters (1 US gallon) is enough to pain the outside of a camry, the large US cars need more
Not sure what you mean by the paint gelling, to me, that sounds like its starting to harden (take ages in a sealed paint pot, but maybe not so long with a hardener), but that would be the last thing you want, the paint should be watery to atomize out of the gun
You have to remember, the professional paint shops have very expensive equipment that can handle thicker paints ect and will use different techniques than what you will use at home
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| "i see said the blind man" here's want I did, I filled the paint cup up to the #8 line with paint, then added reducer up 2 more lines then added the hardener up to the next line, daaaaa 8x2x1 that's why it came out so thick, so I need to better understand how to mix paint, this time I will mix it all together 1 gallon paint I quart reducer and 1 pint of hardener |
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my first paint job soon
