anyone used halfords mixed paint?
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anyone used halfords mixed paint?
has anyone painted a car/panel with the halfords mixed paint in a pot? bought some today to spray one of my cars as my usual supplier was closed. i always use 2k stuff, and stock 2k thinners/lacquer etc. thing is the halfords bloke/anyone in the shop didnt know what the paint was or what the mixing ratio was. something tells me i've painted with it in the past and thinned it 50/50. its just a single solid coat paint and im sure ive always used 2k thinners with it so i dont think it would be cellulose based? my usual paint from the paint shop i mix 2:1 with hardener and 20% thinner. all i really want to know is the correct mixing ration for the halfords stuff...
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Fuck me I never knew they did paint mix!!!I'd have thought it's the same as normal fella,don't think cellys even been about for a few years now.how do u find a 50/50 mix on the basecoat?we've always used 2:1 and it comes out great,would it be too runny on 50/50?
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still get celly mate 2:1 on base coat not here that one before 60/40 mabe
solid colour is 2:1 20/30percent thinners well that what i do
id go back and ask for data sheet cos if he didnt knw id be worried he mixed it rite
shuda waited an got from a body shop suppliers mate
solid colour is 2:1 20/30percent thinners well that what i do
id go back and ask for data sheet cos if he didnt knw id be worried he mixed it rite
shuda waited an got from a body shop suppliers mate
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still get celly mate 2:1 on base coat not here that one before 60/40 mabe
solid colour is 2:1 20/30percent thinners well that what i do
id go back and ask for data sheet cos if he didnt knw id be worried he mixed it rite
shuda waited an got from a body shop suppliers mate
solid colour is 2:1 20/30percent thinners well that what i do
id go back and ask for data sheet cos if he didnt knw id be worried he mixed it rite
shuda waited an got from a body shop suppliers mate
So your saying try 50:50 or at worst 60:40 on the bc?we've always done 2:1 and it's been great but Im always open to new suggestions,might save me a few bob!!
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i will double cheak i used to work there im 90% it is cellulose paint enless they have changed since i worked there. to be onest enless you know the person who has mixed it up i would not use it imho.
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just to update everyone, i painted the car in question and mixed the halfords paint 2:1 with hardener and 20% thinners same as i do with the paintshop stuff, got a decent finish so seems to work!! (it was a solid coat not basecoat. i sprayed a different car with my usual paintshop paint today and it painted so much better though. verdict is... ok if need be but use paintshop stuff if you can get it. the only thing that confused me a little is if it is as everyone says, cellulose based, i mixed with hardener and thinners that were 2k and it worked fine, no reactions so im not sure it is cellulose or it would have reacted.
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That's good news fella.we've just painted my BMW cab today in Ferrari red basecoat/laquer and it came from the paint supplies as mix 2:1,which is what we always do and the results were stunning!!!I think it's up to the individual as dingla said he uses 20/30% thinners and we never put more than 5%!!!
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