[AT] Acrylic enamel paint hardner????

[Ronald L. Cook]

charlie hill wrote:

> Thanks Ron,
> 
> But doesn't Dulux have it's own hardner that is manufactured for use 
> with it? 

Could be now.  This was in 1973 and I don't know what the hardener was.

    Maybe not.  I've never used it but I was thinking it came
> that way. What I am curious about is using plain old industrial enamel 
> and adding some other brand of hardner.

Dunno!  My guess is that it would work if you had the "right" hardener.
> 
> Polyurethanes are hard to work with no doubt.  Imron is just Duponts 
> version but there are lots of them on the market.

And better, in my opinion.

> We have sprayed hundreds of gallons of Polyurethane but almost always in 
> an industrial application where orange peel and even minor runs are not 
> an issue.  The stuff is used in industry not for looks but for 
> durability and cleanability.

I certainly understand that.


Ron Cook
Salix, IA