Ulix,
The recipe is in 3 parts - the color, the reducing
agent (thinner) and a hardener. Mix 'em in the ratio
specified, and don't reuse what you've mixed (lesson
learned). The paint shop people were helpful with me.
Ron
--- Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> I need a couple of words of wisdom from someone who
> has done some car
> painting. No, I will not paint my car. It was
> painted a couple of years
> back, but only the outside. My engine and
> transmission are out, so I want
> to paint the engine compartment.
>
> I bought a little paint gun with built in gas
> cartridge. I figure this
> will work fine for painting such a small area.
>
> My main problem is that I know nothing about paint
> except the kind in
> spray cans :-)
> I have the "recipe" for my paint which I will take
> to the paint store.
> But what do I buy? I guess I need primer, paint and
> thinner (is that
> called reducer?). What kind do I want, how much?
> (I can't really go back
> and ask what was used when the car was painted.)
>
> TIA,
> Ulix
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