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Scott, MO
04-07-2007 06:46:04
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Re: Rust-Oleum in reply to Anthony Casteel, 04-03-2007 20:33:09
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first off, you don't need hardener in acyrilic enamal. You can, but it is not necisarry. It will dry on it's own, it will be slower drying time, but that just allows the paint to flow out more and look better. Hardener also makes the paint more brittle, and cause it to chip easier, and on a tractor, that's not what you want, if your gonna be using the tractor, your better off without the hardener. As for mixing, and thining, I use enamal reducer, and depending on what the temp I am gonna be spraying at, I use accordingly, Low temp, med. or high temp reducer. You can get it at your auto paint supply store. I just got done painting my WD in 60 dergrees, & I used low temp reducer, it was tacking in 20 minutes, and was dry to the touch in 12 hours. To mix, get a mixing container at your Auto paint store, they come in various sizes, I use a quart, It will have all the ratios listed around the container at the top. My paint called for a reducer rate of 4:1, all you do is find the column at the top with the 4:1 ratio. Then fill with paint to one of the lines on the left side of the column, they are volume amounts, no need to worry, so if you fill with paint to line 6, then top off with reducer to the next line 6 in the next column, it's not gonna be alot. Then if you want to use hardener, you top off to the next line 6 in the 3rd column. It's that easy, mix, and pour in your gun using a filter strainer. Good luck, I hope this helps.
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