slick66stang

my door is done. no rust no dents its perfect. i have a quart of primer and thinner. do i need to mix it or just spray staright primer? if i have to mix the two what is the proper ratio of thinner to primer?

67t5ponycoupe

What kind of primer? It makes a lot of difference.

rmodel65

go by the direction did u get miving cups its gonna be in a ratio formule like 4 parts primer and one reducer ex. 4:1

slick66stang

its Acrylic Lacquer Primer

rmodel65

whats the can say? y didnt u go with a urethane primer?

slick66stang

whats the differences between the two?the can says its ready to spray but it looks too thick to spray

rmodel65

most paint needs to be about the thickness of milk to spray. the lacquer is just dated nothing really wrong with it(if u use a lacquer topcoat they fade out faster than the new base clears and single stage urethanes) just gotta make sure its compatible with the paint system u end up using(so u dont have a chemical reaction)

Color by WEASEL

In the old days...70's, acrylic laquer was reducedf 1:1. Paint-reducer. If you want it do dry slower, add retarder. I'm talking about ol Ditzler or PPG type paint.

slick66stang

thanks everyone. im using half and half primer to thinner. its turning out nice.pics to come soon hopefully