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rustyj14
04-06-2007 09:53:01
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Re: Paint Reducer in reply to BarnYard4020, 04-06-2007 09:11:26
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Thinner/ reducer is a term for the material used to "thin" the paint (refinishing product)! Thinner was/ is used for mainly laquer paints, used on the older cars, mainly GM products. Laquer is still used in some applications, but is mainly phased out by the newer base coat/ clear coats! The product, Lacquer thinner is also used to clean paint guns, and related equipment, and in some primers, and paints. there are several grades of lacquer thinners. Fast dry for primers, medium dry, and a slow dry, used mainly in color coats in the past, but not being used as much any more! Reducer was a product used to thin (reduce) the old type, synthetic enamel paints used on cars, etc. It may have another name now, because of the newer type of paints, used in the Base coat/ Clear coat type of paints. The difference in names was to differentiate between the 2 types of paint, because Reducer couldn't be used in lacquer paints. But lacquer thinner could be used in enamel paint sparingly, and as long as the underlying finish wasn't an air dried enamel product! This would cause wrinkling of the underlaying paints! I've been out of the Auto body trade for about 15 years now, and things have changed much, so somebody else on this board will have to tell you all of the new stuff!
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