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04-16-2013, 12:10 PM | #1 |
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Enamel paint when it is cool out?
What happens if you paint the frame with enamel paint when it is only 40-45 degrees out?
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04-16-2013, 01:03 PM | #2 |
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Re: Enamel paint when it is cool out?
Nothing as long as it is catalyzed and allowed to slowly cure. Forcing the paint to cure too quickly generally creates a brittle paint.
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04-16-2013, 01:45 PM | #3 |
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Re: Enamel paint when it is cool out?
Chuck painted Minerva's fenders, splash panels, etc, with synthetic enamel & some kind of hardner. After sitting in the sun for only 2 days, he was able to cut & polish them, amazing & beautiful job. He also cut & polished the body that had black lacquer from '96. God! the car looked like a total quality repaint!! Bill W.
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04-16-2013, 04:17 PM | #5 |
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Re: Enamel paint when it is cool out?
Your probably OK with enamel if you have the right amount of hardener in it. Just let it dry and gas out naturally. I would give it a couple of weeks before cutting and buffing.
I prefer painting in a controlled environment due to humidity and seldom lay color down when it is that cold. Paints expensive...I suspect you know that. |
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04-16-2013, 06:56 PM | #7 |
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Re: Enamel paint when it is cool out?
Check with the paint rep that sold you the paint. Probably best if you can find a heated garage to spray in. A lot of paints stop curring bellow 65 degrees. I wouldn't paint in 45 degrees, because your metal will be cold and could cause more problems than it's worth by rushing the process. We're only a few weeks away from summer time.
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Re: Enamel paint when it is cool out?
I have shot acrylic enamel at 0F before. I don't recommend it but you can get away with it if you are patient and know what you are doing with the paint.
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04-16-2013, 11:20 PM | #9 |
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Re: Enamel paint when it is cool out?
Paint people always told me that catalyzed paints won't cure properly below 60-65 degrees.
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04-17-2013, 07:40 PM | #11 |
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Re: Enamel paint when it is cool out?
55 Deg.s is about as low as you would like to go. Below that it will take a long time between coats for the paint to flash off. It can be done but it's a toss of the dice.
I remember painting in 32 deg.s and it took hours for the paint to flash and boy did it run!! The joy's of youth!! The Old Tinbasher |
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