Got the paint - any tips? (corlar 2.1 pr)

Well, I finally got the paint for the backhoe and the primer. Whew! One day short of 3 weeks after ordering. Oh well. On the bright side, the company threw in 200 disposable gloves and a pair of safety glasses for my trouble. That was nice of them.

But, 3 1/2 weeks ago I was blissfully ignorant on how hard the 2.1 PR is to get and finished sandblasting all the metal, then ordered the paint. Now there is some surface rust. I will be blasting that off tomorrow, then painting on Wednesday. So, as this is my first time using the Corlar 2.1PR - any tips? Just mix and spray?

I'm using an inexpensive gravity fed HVLP Binks knock off with 1.4 or 1.8 nozzle. I have a copy of the data sheet, but was just looking to get a warm and fuzzy from some one with direct experience.

Thanks!
jb

I found an air powered paint can shaker on sale at HF for 99 bucks and had a 15% off coupon. So, I got one. Pure luxury purchase, but I hate to stand around shaking cans by hand or using the propeller mixer and splattering the shop by mistake. (again)

I have some of the reducer Y32035 on the way - will be here tomorrow. The sheets call for 15% reduction by volume. If more required to call the experts. (You) So, what can be done to thin it beyond the 15% so my normal HVLP gun will work?

jb

Gotcha. VOC compliance is only attainable if dilution is 15% or less of Y32035 thinner.

The water ain't as bad as expected (feared).

First I went to the local harbor freight and bought the cheap pressurized 2 qt HVLP gun. I also used the HF paint shaker for 5 min on each component - then repeated it 2x. I mixed in about 12% of the Y32035 thinner.

The stuff does shoot on with a lot of splattery spots. That may be a combination of the high viscosity, the cheap gun and my lack of painting talent. I only had 1 run and it was in a spot I didn't care about. (had the fluid flow lever on the gun bump and go to full bore) I put 2 medium thick coats on about 1/2 of the parts for the hoe. It was a rough day. First off, the HF gun I bought this AM leaked air like a screen door. The built in regulator wasn't silver soldered completely to the cap. I used a 1/2 roll of teflon tape thinking it was afitting. Returned it and got a second one. Same stinking deal. Well, I NEEDED to spray today so JB weld to the rescue!

Then hanging the parts to spray was a challange. (don't ask - it ain't pretty)

Now I need to let it slow dry over night and squirt some color tomorrow 3.5 HG in basic black.

jb

Then I found out that it's real hard to tell what is coated and what ain't when it's black on red and the light isn't too good. Did a coat, came back in 4-5 hours and saw all the places I missed. SPrayed the next day - checked in 4-5 hours and found I still missed places. Doh! What a numb nut.

Did the 3rd coat today and I think it's all coated pretty good, but the wind is picked up to 20-30 mph and the dust is swirling. Oh well, the dirt will cover the ugly painting in use (hopefully).

jb