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Old 04-15-2021, 07:32 AM   #31
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Default Re: Covid excuse to play hookey

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Originally Posted by GB SISSON View Post
Baking powder for flattening, baking soda for flatulence. I learned many years ago that baking powder makes a good flattening agent. I have since seen mention that the paste we stir up on flat oil based paint is talc, so I'm thinking gold bond or baby powder would do the trick as well. Also, today I found the blue paint can from Ace Hardware that I started my current mix with and it's not horizon blue, it's their tractor and implement enamel and color is 'International Blue'. It is considerably darker than horizon blue.
Thanks! I once asked an auto paint shop if they had a "flattening agent." They said they didn't have it but it was "very expensive."
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