Warm weather stripin'

[Bman]

Now that I'm doing a few more jobs-outside-I'm noticing I'm having trouble keeping the palletted paint loose enough. I'm using the 1-Shot high temp reducer with the 1-Shot paint. I believe at first I add an adequate amount of reducer but after about 10-15 minutes of striping the paint gets really gummy. I find myself cleaning out the brush between each section of striping( i.e., front of hood, clean it, over the head lights, clean it, etc.).

I thought about adding the reducer right to the paint. Or I thought someone had mentioned actually using high-temp reducer AND mineral spirits in warm weather.

One more question. Can you mix 1-shot reducer with the 1-Shot hardener? The way the can mentions it, it sound like you have to use one or the other.
Thanks to all.

Brian
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[brushwiz]

When I'm striping outside, I add Pentrol to 1-shot. Then I have a cup with Hi-Temp reducer that I dip the tip of the brush in before I dip it in the paint, then pallette it well to work the reducer in with the paint. This works for a while, but after a time depending on how warm it is, you will still have to wash the paint out of the brush or you can try dipping the brush in your reducer cup and works that in the brush to loose up the paint, then you can dip back in the paint and keep going. It is also a good idea to change pallettes often. Hope still helps.
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[thesevenissilent]

It has been my experience that when you are working outside,the breeze seems to dry the paint faster than the sun.If at all possible,try and block the breeze as well as the sun.
I usually don't pre-thin paint as I would invariably get it too thin and would wind up adding more paint.It is usually easier to thin as needed as you go along.Change the palettes frequently and remember that adding catalyst accelerates the dry time.Someone mentioned adding the catalyst to the reducer but I have yet to try it.When I am using catalyst,I pour some paint in a 1oz. medicine cup and work out of that rather than dipping the brush in the can and getting catalyst in the can.
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[Joey Madden]

I'm not going to get into this in depth but will add that the palette must not be used in the same spot over and over in any weather, but especially when its hot. I like Ray use 1 oz medical cups for my paint and as well for my ChromaFlo or Penetrol if that's what you're using. I also mix high and low temp 1-Shot reducer together and palette that first than go into the paint, than to the ChromaFlo, than paint and onto my work and when the brush gets sticky I than lay it in the reducer which I use from a sardine can for a few seconds, wrap a Scott blue paper towel around the hair and do my routine all over again. This may seem too much for most persons but has worked for me while I was in south Florida to 105 degrees here in Oregon.

BTW, my palettes are made for me from a printer who makes them at 5"x8" in 50 sheets per book in 70 lb glossy paper with 1 gummed edge which to work from folding each page as I use up the space. Hope you understand
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[JunkieJones]

Nice tip on the palettes. Sounds like an efficient setup.

[4Fingers]

Man this is really helpful. I live in phoenix and pretty much can't do anything outside in the summer cause its like 110+. So summer time is when i just do stuff at night in a garage or small things in my place. And not only does my paint dry too fast but it will fry my fingers on the hot car.

[Hetz]

I striped a bunch of shows this year and the weather was at its best...hot and humid. I start ont the day with my brushes in a tupperware tray with just enough mineral spirits in it and tip it at an incline with only the brushes hairs laying in the spirits.
I mix my reducer 1shot 6000 and high temp starting with 50/50 and add more high temp as necessary in a seperate cup. I only bring the reducer to my 3oz paint cup as necessary, I palet in my 3oz paint cup also, just rotate your cup and palet inside on a clean area all the way around and keep on going. It doesnt take much time and you get the hang of it real fast, plus you can keep on striping, at shows you can't take the time to mess with your equipment if you are trying to make money!!!
Also, what Joey and Ray do having that mineral spirits on the side to rince your brush out once in a while really helps because the paint in the heal of the brush is what causes a lot of trouble and restricts flow, I go back to that and fully clean the brush as necessary and you are totally back in business again.

Stripe on

Hetz
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