I am getting ready to paint one of my trailers in none other than IH red. I'm getting the paint from TSC and was curious if I need to thin it out or just add hardener or do both? I planned on buying two gallons and mixing them together and just spraying and sitting and spraying more until it was gone. It's not a big trailer (16') but this time I want it coated good to last and look good.
- Thread starter Diesel D
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If you are painting a lot of different angles and in corners a little to thin will not hurt. Turn your air down according and hit it lightly. Then go back a short time later and hit it at a different angle. Three or four time won't hurt. If heavy paint and covers good the first time, it will run. Putting a light tacky coat on the first will let you put a lot heavier coat on the second time.
Makes me wonder which is better and easier, spraying or brushing?
I've got a 16' equipment trailer to repaint. It's not a nascar hauler but something that heavy wood and iron will be bounced around on the paint. Too me, spraying leaves light coats easily scratchable and creates messy oversprays. Then I have to clean up the gun. Brushing gives a heavy coat and a good brush won't leave much for marks. My uncle painted an old van with a brush and you wouldn't know it on the street. If you were standing next to it and knew he brushed it, then you can go find a few brush marks.
Just wondering if I'm missing something with the spray gun. I had a guy spray my horse trailer and he seemed to leave some thin spots that to me could use another coat or two.
And Diesel, probably about everything you would want to know about painting is over there on the painting forum. I have't been there is a while though.
I've got a 16' equipment trailer to repaint. It's not a nascar hauler but something that heavy wood and iron will be bounced around on the paint. Too me, spraying leaves light coats easily scratchable and creates messy oversprays. Then I have to clean up the gun. Brushing gives a heavy coat and a good brush won't leave much for marks. My uncle painted an old van with a brush and you wouldn't know it on the street. If you were standing next to it and knew he brushed it, then you can go find a few brush marks.
Just wondering if I'm missing something with the spray gun. I had a guy spray my horse trailer and he seemed to leave some thin spots that to me could use another coat or two.
And Diesel, probably about everything you would want to know about painting is over there on the painting forum. I have't been there is a while though.
It has been a while since I have painted anything.
One of the tricks I used to use when painting parts for myself was to heat the paint: usually right in the paint gun cup.
I can't tell you what the temperature was or even the kind of paint. Most likely it was enamel and epoxy primers.
It eliminates the need for thinners. The coats are thicker. Runs are greatly reduced. Flowout was excellent.
I would place the spray gun on the top of the wood stove and let it sit for ten minutes to half an hour. A lot depended on how hot the stove was at the time.
I got the idea from reading some articles regarding production painting techniques. Google might have some leads.
One word of caution. Don't try this in your wife's microwave. It would rank right up there with using the dishwasher to clean parts.
One of the tricks I used to use when painting parts for myself was to heat the paint: usually right in the paint gun cup.
I can't tell you what the temperature was or even the kind of paint. Most likely it was enamel and epoxy primers.
It eliminates the need for thinners. The coats are thicker. Runs are greatly reduced. Flowout was excellent.
I would place the spray gun on the top of the wood stove and let it sit for ten minutes to half an hour. A lot depended on how hot the stove was at the time.
I got the idea from reading some articles regarding production painting techniques. Google might have some leads.
One word of caution. Don't try this in your wife's microwave. It would rank right up there with using the dishwasher to clean parts.
John in Ct
Member
Go to an auto paint supply house, find out what hardner and reducer ( if needed) will work with your paint , what the ratios are (paint:hardner:Reducer (if needed)) and should you go with fast, medimum, slow hardner/ reducer ( if needed) for your painting conditions. Buy a metal paint mixing stick for those ratios and ask them how to use it. It should take them a minute to show you how to use it then you will be ready to paint.
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