Quick paint job, part 3.
So, let’s finish up this paint job (part 1, part 2). I thinned the paint for spraying, I think a lot of people have problems using spray guns because the paint is too thick. Most automotive paint has specific thinning instructions and there are tools for measuring viscosity, but here is a good rule of thumb: thin until when you pull the paint stick out of the paint, the paint running off the stick breaks into two streams (instead of one).
I thin in a separate container (necessary if it’s catalyzed paint), you can buy disposable plastic containers just for this. This way you strain thinned paint into the gun.
Double up the strainers to make sure you keep dirt out.
Here’s the paint on the trailer.
dude I would appreciate it if you could touch on cleanup, esp. cleaning the gun. Also I assume one needs to thin all of the paint for the project at once to avoid color mismatch?
thx man
Comment by Rick — November 10, 2006 @ 12:37 pm