Wetlook hardner?????

I am running low on hardner for the enamel paint I'm using. The guy I buy my paint from sold me a can of enamel "Wetlook" hardner" He says it is compatable with the SW paint I'm using. My question: I'm doing a satin paint job, the paint is already flattened. Does the hardner have any gloss in it. I always though it was "Neutral" and had no effect on the gloss. I really don't want to shoot it and it come out to glossy. Thanks, Todd

 

in my limited paint experience i have found that a hardener will add just a little bit of gloss to flattened paint..your paint will still be flat

 

I'm wondering if it will add more gloss than the regular Sherwin Williams hardner that I was using? I am happy with the low gloss level I know have. Todd

 

Shoot a test peice before you do anything else. Then compare it to what you already painted.

 

36 3window says the same thing i do......usually hardner will increase the gloss sligtly,even in flat finishes. sw reps tend to be full of ****, at least around here, lol....so id do a test as 35 master reccs



skull

 

Hey Todd,

Generally speaking, mixing different brands of paint products together on a job isn't, always a great idea! Differences in formulations from brand to brand arn't always the same, even in like and kind paint products.
Why not return the hardner he sold ya, and go with what you have on the job, now?

'Bout 30 years ago I had to learn this lession the hard way, big time!
My old man had an old Jaguar E Type, the one with the long swoopy hood.
I'd repaired some damage to the tin and was going to reshoot the hood only, as the paint on the vehicle wasn't but 1-2 years old. The colour was a deep brown metalic, By Acme, a Sherwin Williams product. At that time I was shooting alot of RM Supermax enamel and only used the Acme because I figgured the colour would be dead on. I'd run outa the Acme hardner and figgered wtf, the SuperMax was a modified synthetic enamel with an acrylic additive, just as the Acme. Well...... I used the Supermax hardner in the last coat, and figgured I was home free. I finished and cleaned the gun, than returned to look over my deed. At first the job looked good, too good! The Supermax hardner reflowed all of the metalic and clear, and it was now flowing onto the floor of the booth!
That was the last time I thought I was smarter than the paint chemist!

S****ey Devils C.C.
"Spending A Nation Into Generational Debt Is Not An Act Of Comp***ion!"

 

Pimpin Paint,

Point well taken. I should not tempt fate! Todd

 

dust the last coat...that usually helps take the "glossy gel coat" look out of the satin/flat paint.

 

if u dust a flat, it will look mottled and splotchy.

 

if you have a choice go with what youre familiar with............ otherwise spray a test panel first........ wetlook hardner shouldnt make much of a difference, most of that stuff is made to be universal.

 

i thnk that would depend on which temp reducer you use....i've had good luck out of that method , either with dp90 , prime and seal stuff from evercoat , or even when we satin'd a 40 willys using base and flattener. nothing worse than a shiny flat car.

 

test panel young man, test panel.