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Old 11-27-2005, 03:38 PM
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Reducer is certainly a thinner when that word is used as an adjective... Some jargons come about from accident and don't really make sense.. If you say Reduce when cooking you are making the liquid thicker...
Anyway, you need to find some good books ..... like the ones put out by Petersen Publishing Co on Automotive Painting...( I see them on Ebay for Cheap regularly) and really read them... over and over... also... find the best store in your area which sells Paint to Automotive Repair shops... tell them you are going to paint all your MB's... but that first you need to do this job at hand.. take notes when they are talking.. and find a single brand which has a ' system' ... paints /preps/ rubs/ .. which they know work together... and stick with them... read the instructions on each can and follow it... they have spent millions on R and D to get it right... don't take shortcuts... remember that you have to change the thinner if you are spraying at certain temperatures... and this includes your primer..
Yes, you have to use wet and dry to feather stuff out if you want it done right.. it is not hard... main rule NEVER TOUCH THE PAINT WITH SANDPAPER WHICH DOES NOT HAVE SOME KIND OF hard BACKING BEHIND IT... hard rubber squeegy, wood.. whatever.. never hands....
Painting can't be made user friendly... but the rewards of learning the rules and taking your time to do it right can't be matched by many other projects.
You need to learn how to use one of those drip buckets... it takes the guessing out of viscosity... ask the paint shop for one...
Also, take particular care to make sure you have sufficient air pressure...and that it is BONE dry... you need an air pressure guage on your waist before your lead to the paint can.. you look at it when you pull the trigger before starting to see if you are getting enough pressure at the can to spray... then proceed...
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