Rusto Paint Spray Test

[Plymouthy Adams]

Thanks for the report back on this Fred...I have never worked with alykld paint except for the automotive line and thus the kit included the hardner for that product. I will shoot some Rustoleum black here soon..the tire side of the inner fenders..have decided to body color the engine side..as the only black I have here is quite old, I will buy me a new quart can when I next go to town along with a couple cans of rusty metal primer...I figure I need to let the primer cure a couple more days yet..

Today has been pretty productive..have stripped the door openings on the wagon to bare metal..cleaned up a few latches..removed trim from the dash..need to pull that for sandblast and prime..

[55 Fargo]

Thanks for the report back on this Fred...I have never worked with alykld paint except for the automotive line and thus the kit included the hardner for that product. I will shoot some Rustoleum black here soon..the tire side of the inner fenders..have decided to body color the engine side..as the only black I have here is quite old, I will buy me a new quart can when I next go to town along with a couple cans of rusty metal primer...I figure I need to let the primer cure a couple more days yet..

Today has been pretty productive..have stripped the door openings on the wagon to bare metal..cleaned up a few latches..removed trim from the dash..need to pull that for sandblast and prime..

Just got home from nightshift, 15 hours after the test panel was painted with the rust paint and hardner, the paintis as hard as rock, tried to dig my fingernails into the paint surface, no chance, very hard finish compared to not using a hardner...............Fred

[Ed Griffin]

This was some very interesting reading. Learned some things but still have something that has been bugging me for awhile.

Isn't the word "Acrylic Enamel" a oxymoron? I've never understood how a water based paint and oil based paint could be made to work together. Do you use water to clean it up or mineral spirits/ thinner? Is the use of the word Acrylic used because it has a "acrylic" color compared to that color enamel?

I guess it's a little deep for some to wonder about such things but being that I've "painted" ever since I could pick up an artist's brush. I've learned the differances in same colored paints, yet water and oil base will look different. I have been confused as to what exactly is "Acylic Enamel" as compared to basic enamel or acrylic?

I realize were not talking about painting pictures but cars. I'm just not "up" on the newer paints or at least those terms used for car paint. Do you know the primary colors?