What defines a "euro" clear?

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Bentrustynail

What is the definition of a "euro" clear? Most companies seem to offer one, I suspect it's somewhere in the middle of a top-of-the line clear and a production type clear but it's not clear :) to me.
Solids? time to buff?

What is "euro" about it?
 
its the biggest scam going! Yes i do have a Euro clear as jobbers said the name is important.
Are these clears made over seas? Dream on.

For 15 years its been joke of the day at meetings, more letre cans coming into USA for filling than regular cans.
Most are low grade, if truth is known as its all about price, hense 2:1 mix.
 
What's the difference between your Euro clear and your universal clear? Obviously the Euro is priced lower so I assume it's inferior to Universal in some way or ways?
 
Bentrustynail;n81506 said:
What's the difference between your Euro clear and your universal clear? Obviously the Euro is priced lower so I assume it's inferior to Universal in some way or ways?
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All i did on the Euro is take the UV formula and change the OH/NCO to a 4:1 mix, that why the activator "seems" to weigh about 10-LBS, LOL
The other change is the trimmer Iso is the most expensive of the activator blend so i cut back the the Euro was made for the production shops and they tend to paint and buff the same day or next morning, so its not a problem having a clear that buffs good a month later.

So the difference in Euro clears, most of them I have tested comes in at 27 to 32% solids but they spray nice, so thin they don't run they dry fast of course but at the cost of losing mils and thati is why they don't last. This is why every painter should have an electronic mil gauge, so he knows fact from fiction..

I just had a sample of a 2 year old clear sent to me from a shop in Virginia, they used on two cars two years ago, bridle as crap and 1.5 mils, second car was 1.7 mils and he said they did 2 wet coats, 2000 and buffed.
Need a minimum of 2 mils net for lasting.
 
I don't paint very often - just a hobbyist - My next paint project is my daily driver so it's not a valuable vehicle.

I'm not experienced with HS clears, so SPI-universal has me a little bit apprehensive. Is Euro clear "easier" to spray than UV? I notice it mixes 4:1 vs 1:1 for UV. Not really sure what that means in terms of sprayability, but most 4:1 clears I have experience with are not super viscous -and less than 40% solids.
 
mix ratio has nothing to do with how thick the clear is. personally i think the universal is easier to spray. not that the euro is hard but the universal is just easier.
 
1:1 vs 4:1 also means how much mixed sprayable product you get. For 1:1 you mix 1 gallon with one gallon and have 2 sprayable gallons (8 quarts).
With 4:1 you only have 5 sprayable quarts... Say you are spraying a complete car. That means door jams, under the hood, under the trunk lid etc. Also say it takes 7 quarts of sprayable clear to do the job. With 1:1 Universal clear you are set. With 4:1 clear, you have to buy another full gallon of clear and more activator...

Danford1
 
True European pretty much is RoHS compliant. Think of the VOC restrictions in California being over the entire country. They are way ahead there.
 
I had the chance (or not) to try different Euro clears over the years, I also was wondering the same thing. I think it's just the name. Some mixed 2:1 some 4:1. Some were thick and some thin. Currently my clear of choice for everyday work is the low VOC SPI Euro, I find it similar to the PPG EC750 Appearance clearcoat, if not easier to spray.
 
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