
Halfords Paint
#1
Posted 29 April 2009 - 01:21 PM
Says contains xylene and butyl alcohol. Is this not what hammerite own brand thinners has got? So could I use this as have some of this at home.
#2
Posted 29 April 2009 - 05:51 PM
#3
Posted 29 April 2009 - 06:41 PM
Just curious, as I hope to do some spraying at some point in the future
Thanks
Craig
#4
Posted 29 April 2009 - 10:55 PM
If it is acrylic would using cellulose thinners to thin it cause a problem?.
#5
Posted 29 April 2009 - 11:00 PM
#6
Posted 29 April 2009 - 11:06 PM
It is metallic- Thats great will try some with cellulose thinners in the afternoon and see if it works. This TMF is great for help and advice and been a big help over the past while. Mini should be back on road 8th May can't wait.I dont work on parts, but aarently its a "cellulose hybrid", and it looks as though cellulose thinners work ok. It is illegal to sell cellulose now, and legally I beleive we are not allowed to mix up 500mls or more in a go- we have to do little bottles of it- UNLESS its a metallic colour??? Laws are stuid......
#7
Posted 30 April 2009 - 02:54 PM
#8
Posted 30 April 2009 - 07:35 PM
Tried with cellulose thinners today and seems to work and no brush marks as well as paint taking a bit longer to dry. Will finish this on friday. Looking good what I have done so far.
Er brush marks? Come on which bits are you painting and can we see the finished job please
Cheers
BM
#9
Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:40 PM
Only the underside of car and under the wheel arches so not seen. But finish so far good and as over the top of the stoneship good. Before thinner used when painted the paint was drying to quick and seemed to drag with brush but now seems to stay smoother with out the brush dragging it. Found the trick when doing this was to paint a bit at a time and not go over what you painted 20-30 seconds before as it gets tacky with drying and drags. But to do another bit then go back to what you have done when dry and carry on painting next to it. Does not take that long to get touch dry about 15- 30 mins. Will take pictures later next week of what I have done then using this method. Will take some before I finish pics so it can be compared.Tried with cellulose thinners today and seems to work and no brush marks as well as paint taking a bit longer to dry. Will finish this on friday. Looking good what I have done so far.
Er brush marks? Come on which bits are you painting and can we see the finished job please
Cheers
BM
#10
Posted 01 May 2009 - 03:21 PM
Only the underside of car and under the wheel arches so not seen. But finish so far good and as over the top of the stoneship good. Before thinner used when painted the paint was drying to quick and seemed to drag with brush but now seems to stay smoother with out the brush dragging it. Found the trick when doing this was to paint a bit at a time and not go over what you painted 20-30 seconds before as it gets tacky with drying and drags. But to do another bit then go back to what you have done when dry and carry on painting next to it. Does not take that long to get touch dry about 15- 30 mins. Will take pictures later next week of what I have done then using this method. Will take some before I finish pics so it can be compared.Tried with cellulose thinners today and seems to work and no brush marks as well as paint taking a bit longer to dry. Will finish this on friday. Looking good what I have done so far.
Er brush marks? Come on which bits are you painting and can we see the finished job please
Cheers
BM
Cracking...seems like your doing a really good job
BM
#11
Posted 03 May 2009 - 11:38 PM
So can you still quite easily buy cellulose then? The paint shop I was in today said they stopped selling cellulose ages ago, and they can't sell to the public, just for commercial users. He did say that you could still get it for vintage / classic cars, so does the mini count as this? Did the halfords guy ask what it was for?
It is illegal to sell cellulose now, and legally I beleive we are not allowed to mix up 500mls or more in a go- we have to do little bottles of it- UNLESS its a metallic colour??? Laws are stuid......
You can still easily get it. I bought 5Litres of "Standerd Cellulose Thinners" from my local auto factors about 5 months ago, and last time i went in there they still had it on the shelf.
They didnt ask what it was for, come to think of it, they didnt even ask me for ID.
So i think that thing about cellulose is a myth lol
I am also brushing in parts of my paint work, mainly chips and scratches, allong with the scratch+mark where my dad dragged a ladder accross my re-painted wing (boy was i *drunk* OFF!)
and you honestly can tell the difference between the brush painted, and spray painted sections.
Chris
#12
Posted 04 May 2009 - 08:43 AM
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