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fordf350camper



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:57 pm    Post subject: Paint question Reply with quote

What thinners do you use with synthetic can you use celly.Thanks
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Phil - Nottingham



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Half hour synthetic as opposed to coach enamel - yes. Use what the maker recommends for best results
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

God, no! Don't use cellulose thinners in synthetic paint. Use white spirit or preferably thinners supplied by the paint manufacturer.
Use celly for cleaning brushes after you have finished the final coat, but not in the paint itself.
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Phil - Nottingham



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Half hour synthetic is cellulose substitute and white spirit will not even mix with it!
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

standard coach paint?

You can heat it up in a vessel of boiling water, it will thin it down very nicely.
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buzzy bee



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi

I was told about single coat painting, heating the paint up, to just too hot to touch the tin, then spray on hot. It thins down in the tin, and meeting the pannel it cools, thickens and doesn't run, so you can put it on thicker.

The chap telling me had been doing it for years, so unsure what paint type it was! Not tried it myself. Smile

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Phil - Nottingham



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Use boiling water as long as no naked flames are present otherwise it will spray itseld direct from the can all in one go.

You need to find out what solvent the paint uses
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Few years back I used to work in a paint shop, we painted mostly commercial vehicles, Courage Brewery being one of many big names.

We always used Good old fashioned Coach Paint, not too far away from your average household gloss (oil based)

The main product we used was ICI Polyurethane 383, which is still available.

We used a burco boiler, take the lid off the tin and put the whole tin in the boiler. very simple and my god was the finish good, you have to spray it and let it flow out, if you put it on until it was glossy it'd run like linford christie!!!!

The only trouble was, because the paint film was so thick, it'd take a good overnight drying out session, and even after a week you could leave a thumb print in it!!!

Happy days!!
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jessejazza



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

buzzy bee wrote:
Hi

I was told about single coat painting, heating the paint up, to just too hot to touch the tin, then spray on hot. It thins down in the tin, and meeting the pannel it cools, thickens and doesn't run, so you can put it on thicker.

The chap telling me had been doing it for years, so unsure what paint type it was! Not tried it myself. Smile

Cheers

Dave


That was probably Tekaloid paint which is still available and still the finist vehicle paint available due to pigment. 383 is a close second.

I've just being trying out tekaloid on a car and have to say that i found roller better than brushing and an excellent finish with no runs. I'll use roller again but i will warm the paint up a little next time. Tekaloid was the No: 1 transport paint for many years and many still swear by it.
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