RosharonRooster
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i like to say "sounds good, wont work"....
Is this scientist humor? I don't get it.Well there’s some guys that insist SNOR15 is the cat’s meow too.
Por15Is this scientist humor? I don't get it.
I worked in a PBE store when this was coming up, The hardest sell was the price, as the lacquer system was less then half the price. But it shifted quickly as the lacquer started going up and the 2K down, plus the high build and quality of the final finish switched everyone but the final few.Back in late 80s and early 90s my brother in law was a jobber at a store that carried two of the big name paint companies products. Just paint , no car parts etc. I remember him trying to get the shops to start using this new kind of primer called 2k and also epoxy. Most did lot work and lacquer primer was king. Interesting to look back on. They didn't want to try something they weren't familiar with.
There is still paint grade lacquer thinner available, but it's very expensive, and other then a few specialty applications, there's no need for it. I have an industrial account that buys a gallon about every 2 or 3 years. I think they said they only use it to thin some old school adhesive.I think the last time I tried using cheap lacquer thinner in base was around 1991. Even then it was no good. Of course back then you could get good thinner, I was just trying to be a cheapskate. But nowadays, good lacquer thinner doesn't even exist. Well, it's just changed names, it's now called SPI 885.
I would tell you a good scientist joke, but all the good ones Argon.Is this scientist humor? I don't get it.
EDIT: Took awhile but I get it now. Doh!
He told me that I did'nt know what I thought I did about paint materials, He said he used urethane reducer before and since he has used laquer thinner he can tell no difference in anything he has done. I said before that he painted a black truck and the whole truck's clear coat was like a hazy milky look and he said he had no idea what happened, I told him it looked like a moisture issue and he said he never has moisture problems. Jim C said laquer thinner has a lot of moisture in it and that was probably the issue with the clear. This guy is my friend and I like him but he just will not listen to me on this issue. I appreciate your advice and experience.That's interesting about wanting to use lacquer thinner, just the opposite is true.
I do a lot of cabinet building in my wood shop and use a commercial epoxy finish
made just for cabinet makers, it's called "conversion varnish" tough stuff.
It specs out that you should use lacquer thinner to reduce it. (MFG specs)
But a lot of finishers on my woodworking sites complain about problems
these days and thanks to what Barry told me years ago I recommend them to use
urethane reducer to thin their product like I do.
It really does work much better for flow out and smoother finish.
So no way would I use lacquer thinner in auto paint.
I second that JC.I guess I must sound like a broken record, but you could use some better friends.