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How much reducer?

jd2cyl1943

jd2cyl1943

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Bemidji, MN
So I went to the local Deere dealership and bought paint, reducer and thinner. On the paint cans their are instructions for thinning the paint but it says nothing about reducer. How much reducer do I add to the paint?
 
i am not a painter, but I thought reducer was for lacquer and thinner was for enamel.This information is about 70 years old
 
I've always mixed the John Deere
paint products as follows..

Paint 8 Oz

Thinner 1 Oz

Hardner 1 Oz
----
10 Oz total mix
All of the above has worked good for
me using a siphon style paint gun.
The yellow may need less thinner as
it's more watery than the green.
 
The instructions should be on the hardener container. Every brand for non-urethane paints that I've used specified 8-1.

Urethanes are usually 3 or 4 to 1

There may be other ratios but those cover all those I've used recently.
 
Any paint I've used, it's 8 parts paint and one part hardner. If you put in a little more it won't hurt anything. With the thinner, I go by how the paint runs off the stir stick.
 
See if the JD dealer has a tech data sheet on
their paint. Paint thinners vary by temperature.
What primer to use. What type of spray gun to
use, sandpaper. Try going online to find a Tech
Data Sheet for JD paint.

Evercoat has an online training course to learn
how to prep cars for painting using Evercoat
products.

Very Informative.
evercoat training course.
 
I forgot, your paint may require a hardner, catalist or activator.
Get a Tech Data sheet for your paint.
 
I use 8:1:1 (paint, hardner/catalyst, reducer/thinner). Fore the reducer/thinner I don't usually stick to the 1 part, rather I add as much or little as needed to get the paint to the consistency I like. Most of the time is falls just under the 1 part mark, and once I stir it up good I usually see that a little more is needed to put it a little over the 1 part mark. Of course, temperature and humidity have a lot to do with it too.
 
Best to understand reducer ratios well for spray jobs. The reducer will determine a LOT about the clarity of the paint on the material and how long it will last once sprayed.

Reducer is rated for fast, med, and slow. It is highly temp dependent. The flash time the reduced paint comes out of the gun is affected by the type and mix ratio of the reducer. Hot days, vs cold days can mess up a paint job real fast. Hardener affects pot life, but reducer will make for a nice sheen coat, or a misty, even blotchy coat.

Get some pro help, and learn about the reducer you need for each job. It's worth the effort. Adding more reducer to increase the flash time will result in runs, and blotchy coverage. Don't forget, it's always possibly to add reducer to the media, but it's impossible to remove reducer once it's mixed.
 
(quoted from post at 06:48:09 09/14/23) Best to understand reducer ratios well for spray jobs. The reducer will determine a LOT about the clarity of the paint on the material and how long it will last once sprayed.

Reducer is rated for fast, med, and slow. It is highly temp dependent. The flash time the reduced paint comes out of the gun is affected by the type and mix ratio of the reducer. Hot days, vs cold days can mess up a paint job real fast. Hardener affects pot life, but reducer will make for a nice sheen coat, or a misty, even blotchy coat.

Get some pro help, and learn about the reducer you need for each job. It's worth the effort. Adding more reducer to increase the flash time will result in runs, and blotchy coverage. Don't forget, it's always possibly to add reducer to the media, but it's impossible to remove reducer once it's mixed.
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Good point and explanation! THank you.
 
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