paint ratios

[mkrapf]

Hi,
I have a question about painting my sickle mower.
I have just bought a gallon can of ACE brand industrial enamel.
On the can it tell what to thin with, but not which ratio
to use
Oh I plan on spraying this.

thanks ,
and have a great weekend

 

[RobS]

If you are spraying with a conventional, siphon feed compressed air sprayer you'll probably need to thin quite a bit. Almost as thin as say, whole milk? Try maybe a 3:1 paint to thinner ratio and experiment from there. (qualifier... I worked in a body shop over 20 years ago and painting was never my strength /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif )

If an airless sprayer you'll be able to use nearly as is.

 

[mkrapf]

Robs,

Thanks for the help. I am using a sypon type sprayer.

Mike

 

[SPIKER]

there should be amix ratio on the can, but lots of them are not giving much info. try and get the paint mix to be about as thick as a heavy chocolate milk, like described above, mix it thick and try a bit of spray, if it comes out stringy or leave the surface very wavy (orange peel effect) then thinn it a bit more. and try again...
Just don't take a drink to see if it is the right consistancy!
Mark M /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif