I have the DuPont Lucite Laquer and I need the laquer thinner like the DuPont 3602, 3661, 3565 and 3613 . DuPont no longer makes these thinners.
I know that you can get DuPont lacquer thinner here, maybe it is that off brand that DuPont sells now. I get it at NAPA, I am not a pro painter and know little or nothing about the numbers you are looking for but I know that the NAPA stuff works fine with DuPont Lucite Acrylic. I am guessing that what you are looking for has to do with drying time and humidity?
does Nason...DuPont's cheaper line....have it? or could you use lacquer thinner from another manufacturer?
You can if you don't know any better. With any paint it is best to use something in the same family more so now with the newer paints. Lacquer is more forgiving than newer paints, but you can still get it to blush if the humidity is high and the like.
Thanks buddy Nason was what I was thinking about but couldn't remember the name. I don't know about other states as I have been pretty much rooted here for the last 20 years, but here in Missouri you can shoot lacquer if you are not a pro and NAPA handles lacquer, and DuPont products. I don't know how they decide who is a pro and who isn't. I guess if you are a pro you don't buy paint @ NAPA?
Since lacquer dries, instead of a chemical reaction to 'cure', the brand of thinner you use is relatively unimportant. Any will do. But I would seek out one that says 'virgin thinner' on the label, instead of recycled stuff. The real problem is the temperature range the thinner is made for. Most thinners today are used for cleaning and such, where dry time is not so important. NOT like painting! Most generic thinners will probably work in temps between 65* and 80*, as long as humidity is low. If you can't find virgin thinner in your locale, try "Paint Guru" here, he does his own formulations and is very knowledgeable about paints. He can ship it to you.
Restoration Shop brand through TCP Global appears to have it. Brand isn't that important on this. John
I completely forgot about the Guru ( @Paint Guru ) he actually has a thread about lacquer now and is asking questions about things that I couldn't even begin to answer. He's pretty damned sharp when it comes to paint.
The numbers I have posted is for the humidity and temp range. That is what I need to cover different temps and humidity.
Walmart and Lowes has basic Lacquer thinner in the paint section. It is not temperature graded like the DuPont versions.
PaintGuru or tcp global would be my choice. I'm liking tcp more and more. PorknBeaner, do you shoot napa lacquers? I've used their enamel but it's been a few years. I've never shot lacquer, wondering how you like theirs. I've been trying to use urethanes on everything with this recent project.
Ive painted tons of stuff with lacquer and Ive been buying napa thinner, they have it on sale occasionally for 36 bucks for 5 gallons, been happy with it its virgin medium speed stuff most of the sales guys are not knowledgable dumbass said to me once when I asked if they had it in fast "all lacquer thinner is the same,only reducer comes in different speeds" so I bit my lip, payed and got out of there before I said something I would regret
I couldn't find a slow lacquer thinner in town so I went to the local autobody paint supply store and he was able to order some for me. Might try checking with them.
Like I said, even the generics will work in a pretty large window of temperatures. If you do need to slow down the dry time, you can always just purchase retarder and mix it in as necessary. Keeps you from having to buy a bunch of different gallons of thinners for different conditions. If it's too cold for your thinner, wait til it warms up a bit! Back in the day, many painters would wait for a low humidity, or perfect temperature day before painting. That's a bit extreme, though.
Yes I have and I guess I do. At least I'll probably be using their thinner the next time I shoot. Here the NAPA paint is DuPont or Nason which is DuPont (or vice versa). In a world of PPG and other pants which I know little or nothing about I am still a DuPont user. I got a little over a gallon of DuPont Lucite acrylic here that I plan on using up hopefully very soon. No thinner and I doubt I spend a lot of time looking for thinner. My two favorite paints are lacquer and single stage enamel. Nothing too fancy here, I'm just a broken down old mechanic.
This what I do. Just about any current lacquer thinners are acrylic based, the old school stuff is long gone.
"Back in the day", I used many gallons of Lucite with PNT 90 lacquer thinner. I think it is made by Ditzler, and still available. I used it with most all brands of lacquer paint. It is a very slow thinner.
I was able to find PPG Ditzler laquer thinner. The paint store has to order it as they don'thave much call for it. About $68 for 1 gallon. They are pretty proud of it. JB
I am going to go out on a limb here and say that they do. At least if you can buy slower thinner you should be able to by whatever is used to slow it down.
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