[AT] Acrylic enamel paint hardner????

[John Wilkens]

I found some fast dry acrylic equipment enamel that I like real well--and 
at a great price.  It's made by Nason.  The paint dealer (Baxter Auto) said 
any acrylic enamel paint hardner would work fine with it.  Question is, how 
does the hardner work?  Is it just a clear liquid that mixes with the paint 
and dries a lot harder, or does it somehow chemically react with the paint 
to make it cure to a harder finish---something like two-part epoxy 
paint?  I've asked this question at the local paint shops, and even to some 
auto paint guys but they never seem to be able to answer this 
question.  All suggestions will be most welcome!   John W. ...still 
striving for something better than the usual orange peel paint job!

                    In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon