What thinner works for Duracote? I know regular paint thinner doesn't work. Just cleaning up paint gun ect.
Gunsmithing Duracote thinner
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Re: Duracote thinner
...laquer thinner works fine for cleaning your paint gun/cups, but I've found that certain laquer thinners can contaminate your Duracoat. It turns the Duracoat all stringy/spiderwebby, it's a mess, you can't miss it when it happens. I use cheap laquer thinner to rinse the gun and my cups, but then rinse and run a blast of the more expensive Duracoat Reducer through to decontaminate between colors and for clean-up...it's a good habbit to get into and worth the little extra money to make sure the Duracoat sticks and sets up properly..
...laquer thinner works fine for cleaning your paint gun/cups, but I've found that certain laquer thinners can contaminate your Duracoat. It turns the Duracoat all stringy/spiderwebby, it's a mess, you can't miss it when it happens. I use cheap laquer thinner to rinse the gun and my cups, but then rinse and run a blast of the more expensive Duracoat Reducer through to decontaminate between colors and for clean-up...it's a good habbit to get into and worth the little extra money to make sure the Duracoat sticks and sets up properly..
Re: Duracote thinner
Laquer thinner and reducer are two completely different chemicals. Using laquer thinner will completely degrade your paint. Of course the manufacturer of whatever paint you are using recommend using thier reducers for chemical compatibility, i have used other manufacturers reducers with no negative effects. In short use REDUCER NOT LAQUER THINNER!
Laquer thinner and reducer are two completely different chemicals. Using laquer thinner will completely degrade your paint. Of course the manufacturer of whatever paint you are using recommend using thier reducers for chemical compatibility, i have used other manufacturers reducers with no negative effects. In short use REDUCER NOT LAQUER THINNER!
Re: Duracote thinner
Im not worried about thinner/reducer, I just want something that will dissolve the paint so I can clean up my equipment. I already experienced the stringy mess with reg paint thinner.
Im not worried about thinner/reducer, I just want something that will dissolve the paint so I can clean up my equipment. I already experienced the stringy mess with reg paint thinner.
Re: Duracote thinner
I use acetone for quick cleanup.
The reducer is Sherwin Williams #15, BTW. This is cheap enough to use as cleanup as well, tho not as cheap as acetone.
I use acetone for quick cleanup.
The reducer is Sherwin Williams #15, BTW. This is cheap enough to use as cleanup as well, tho not as cheap as acetone.
