Thinning paint

Ron,
I do not know. I was given a pint of the stuff when I bought the plane.
I will try my local NAPA store and see what i can come up with.
Sounds like I need a course in automotive painting.....
Michelle

Ron Natalie wrote:

Michelle P wrote:

Duh?
The paint is Martin Senour Automotive paint, Maule White.....(cream)


You stil don't say which of their paints. For the TEC/One and
Tec/Glo urethanes theysuggest thinning with their matching retarder.
For Tec/Plus they suggest acetone. All available presumably at
your local NAPA store.

Michelle, I for one would be very interested in how any of this turns
out. My Maule is chipped and cracked all over the place (flying in the
rain seems particularly effective in removing paint). I bought some
Randolph thinner and paint but didn't do anything with it.

Michelle P wrote:
Ron,
I do not know. I was given a pint of the stuff when I bought the plane.
I will try my local NAPA store and see what i can come up with.
Sounds like I need a course in automotive painting.....
Michelle

Ron Natalie wrote:

Michelle P wrote:

Duh?
The paint is Martin Senour Automotive paint, Maule White.....(cream)


You stil don't say which of their paints. For the TEC/One and
Tec/Glo urethanes theysuggest thinning with their matching retarder.
For Tec/Plus they suggest acetone. All available presumably at
your local NAPA store.

That still does not tell us what kind of paint this is, only the brand
name. Most paint manufacturers made several different "automotive"
paints (acrylic lacquer, acrylic enamel, vinyl dyes, and polyurethane -
possible several different polyurethane). Each is reduced (or catalyzed)
with different materials. Can you tell us more?

A ready reference is a person who deals in that brand, you can check the
phone book (or Bigfoot.com). Dealers of a particular brand attend
classes and are usually quite knowledgeable about their paints. Most
manufacturers also put out publications specific to each of their paint
lines. These are also available at the paint dealer. I find the pubs and
the advice of the dealer to be extremely helpful. While you are talking
to the dealer, ask which local body shop buys that particular type of
paint. Give the shop a call (or better yet, visit) and ask to have 10
minutes of the painter's time. Tell them you are touching up an airplane
and they will probably be tickled you are approaching them for advice.
Ask the painter(s) their real world experience with the particular paint
line. Bring a couple of 1 pint bottles with screw on metal caps and
seals and ask if you can buy small quantities of whatever they say you
need to thin, cure, and accelerate the particular paint.

Good Luck,

Mike
Ron,
I do not know. I was given a pint of the stuff when I bought the
plane. I will try my local NAPA store and see what i can come up with.
Sounds like I need a course in automotive painting.....
Michelle

Ron Natalie wrote:

Michelle P wrote:

Duh?
The paint is Martin Senour Automotive paint, Maule White.....(cream)


You stil don't say which of their paints. For the TEC/One and
Tec/Glo urethanes theysuggest thinning with their matching retarder.
For Tec/Plus they suggest acetone. All available presumably at
your local NAPA store.