magic paint from TSC, 2nd try

souNdguy

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Back when TSC stopped carrying valspar I tried the magic paint and was unimpressed.

It was on sale a while back so i got enough to paint my 941D ford this weekend and must say.. I'm now impressed.

for the test i did use their reducer and hardner .. I painted my tin with that.

for doing the cast, since I had enough excess paint out of a gallon I could experement and loose some paint if it went bad without needing to buy more, i tried my mineral spirits and naptha.. worked fine.

i also tried NASON quick cure hardner that they sell for their single stage synthetic enamil. I used this with valspar paint as well.. I liked it better than valspar hardner.. the magic and valspar hardner appear about equal. the nason hardner, IMHO.. is better. faster cure.. i paint on the open.. and flying bugs and diust are a problem long term. I can wet and spray the ground and keep it dust free a couple hours.. but past that it is a gamble. the quick cure hardner is pretty safe in half an hour for stuf to adhere to it.

Looks like Magic has improves their product since i tried it last... good.. because i had avoided it and painted my last tractor with nason.. and spent a bit more... the nason syn enamil likes it's own reducer.. and is not real happy with naptha... I use their medium reducer for the nason SS syn enamil.. decent results too.. but at 2x the price of magic..
 
I've been using Majic for just over a year now. I got a cheap HVLP gun for X-Mas last year and decided to try it out.

Most of my stuff get the Rustoleum treatment.

I have painted a Dearborn 2 row field cultivator, an old Oliver single gang disc, a finish mower, and a 6' blade. Used Majic reducer and hardener each time.

The dry time was slow, but was safe to handle in about 12-24 hrs (just like the can said). I had heard horror stories about it taking weeks to dry. It's pretty chip resistant too.

For about $30 a gallon, I like it for working equipment(which all of mine is). I felt like an oddball for the longest time hearing the problems with it. Works good for me...
 
i tried it when tsc first started carrying it. I disliked it compairted to valspar.

whatever has changed. i like it now.

and hardner greatly reduces dry time.. I do like the nason hardner much better though..
 

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