...Paint [mixture] How-To...

[KoolTrix]

I'm bout to Paint My Honda...First Time Painter...
I have:
Keystone Acrylic Lacquer Thinner [fast]
Keystone Acrylic Lacquer Primer [gray]
ValuPro VA Acrylic Enamel X13 Black Paint
Cumberland Wet Look Supreme: Acrylic Enamel Catalyst High Solids [hardener]
.....

I dont know how much to mix with what?
How much Thinner to mix with the primer, or how much hardener to mix with the paint...no clue...anyone have advice?

I have a guy that's supposed to move in with us for a while, he's a pro-painter, but I dont feel like waiting for him to move in, and its difficult to get a hold of him...so if I mess up doing it on my own, we can just re do it, when he gets here. Any advice, suggestions, reference sites?

 

[Scrymerr]

The containers should have the mixing ratio on them, do they not?

 

[KoolTrix]

haha...talk about common sense...

Keystone Acrylic Lacquer Primer
Directions: Reduce 1:1 with high quality lacquer thinner. Apply light to medium coats. sand or featheredge in 20-30 minutes.

Keystone Acrylic Lacquer Thinner.
No Directions.

Wet Look supreme: acrylic enamel catalyst
directions: add 1 pint of cumberland 660 wet look polyurethane catalyst to 1 gaollon of acrylic enamel.

the paint:
no directions.

okay so...the pint of wet look goes into the gallon of paint. got that part...

but the 1:1...whats that like half thinner, half primer???

 

[Fayt]

haha...talk about common sense...

Keystone Acrylic Lacquer Primer
Directions: Reduce 1:1 with high quality lacquer thinner. Apply light to medium coats. sand or featheredge in 20-30 minutes.

Keystone Acrylic Lacquer Thinner.
No Directions.

Wet Look supreme: acrylic enamel catalyst
directions: add 1 pint of cumberland 660 wet look polyurethane catalyst to 1 gaollon of acrylic enamel.

the paint:
no directions.

okay so...the pint of wet look goes into the gallon of paint. got that part...

but the 1:1...whats that like half thinner, half primer???

1:1 would mean just that, 1 part thinner to 1 part primer. So yes, 1/2 of each.

 

[98DropTop]

if your still not sure , best idea is to call a local shop or paint store so they can tell you, so you dont F' it up and waste the paint/money or make it look like garbage.