Reducing Clear Coat

[mokid]

Was gonna paint the engine bay in my Dart. Mixed the stuff 4:1, just like instructions say. It was thick as pancake syrup. No way a spray gun would move it. Tried reducing it with urethane reducer and lacquer thinner.........both times it separated with a glob of stuff floating like a yolk in an egg. Tried upping pressure on my gun, but no way would it move that stuff. Please help!! I really need to get that engine bay finished.

 

[moparshaker]

i use extreme klear kote and it mixes 4-1 with the activator and the clear alone was thin enuff to spray. maybe your clear went bad somehow?

 

[waggin]

urethane reducer should have done the trick...sounds like the clear has gone bad?

 

[Carpainter]

Was gonna paint the engine bay in my Dart. Mixed the stuff 4:1, just like instructions say. It was thick as pancake syrup. No way a spray gun would move it. Tried reducing it with urethane reducer and lacquer thinner.........both times it separated with a glob of stuff floating like a yolk in an egg. Tried upping pressure on my gun, but no way would it move that stuff. Please help!! I really need to get that engine bay finished.

I'm curious about what brand / part number this clear and hardener are?

 

[fanofpetty]

don't use laquer thinner to reduce urathanes...not compatible! The clear was probably old and no good by the sounds. I use PPG high velosity clear. nice stuff.