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Exit1965, I have to say that it is really strange about the Acetone and mineral spirits thing. I have two cans of the professional here in my house. The flat black from just last fall and they both say to thin with Rustoleum thiner and cleaner or mineral spirts. And do not thin with gasoline, lacquer thinner, turpentine etc.
I also read the label closer and there is a small block on the side labeled NJ and PA right to know. And guess what it says the professional line has in it-Alkyd Resin. While right on the front it says oil based so it appears that oil based can also be alkyd based and that our products are probably similar to the Tremclad. Anyway no pressure but we are awaiting your test panel with the professional line to see if there is a difference.
Todd

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Yes I should have some results by the weekend sometime.

I bought the quart of professional today at lowes, V7570 almond (a number I cannot find anywhere online..). It says thinning not needed for brush or roller, if sprayed, thin up to 15% with acetone.

This one doesn't say anything about alkyd resin that I can find, it does say that "the product contains chemicals known to the state of calfornia to cause cancer..". I am guessing various states have various legal things written on the paint cans, I do wonder if the mixtures are all the same. This can says Max VOC 450 g/l.

William - glad to read that this professional stuff is more durable in your experience. Who knows, if it comes out nice we may be packing this stuff up and sending it to our friends in Canada.

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You sure it's not 7770 ??

http://www.rustoleum.com/product.asp?frm_product_id=48&SBL=1

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You sure it's not 7770 ??

http://www.rustoleum.com/product.asp?frm_product_id=48&SBL=1

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I have OMNI S/S enamel that I was planning (dreading) to spray. Could this be used as discussed here?

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to answer your question in a nutshell, NO, those S/S paints use primer, primer sealer, and topcoat color, and every stage requires using a reducer according to temperature and hudmidity conditions. you have to spray that stuff, it has a really small window to "flash" and needs to be sprayed. it would get really messy, really fast if you tried to roller it. you have to first prime with a compatable primer, then shoot the primer sealer, then within 10-30 mins depending on the reducer you use you have to shoot the color coat, either wait 10-30 mins, and if you miss the window something like 10 days. so the single stage paint process cannot be done this way, i have sprayed about 5 cars in total with single stage acrylic enamel with professional results in my garage. dust will be your worst enemy if you don't do it in a paint booth. some tips if your going to do it in your garage, wet the floor down before you paint, cover all your stuff in the garage you don't want over spray on, and i mean everything, make a blower system so that the room is positive pressure all the time, so air allways wants to go out of the garage and not in, also clean the surface alot with tack cloths. oh and wear a respirator, even with a high end charcol filtered resperator i was high like a kite, another reason to not do it. that's how i did it, hope that helps

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and for those who have been wondering if this thread has been saved, don't worry, it has

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This thread has apparently drawn many people over from other websites, so I don't see why it shouldn't be stickied as well- its definitely a hot topic..

Now back to paint talk.

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Just how cold can it be to do this.The garage isnt heated but I want to do the kids truck.-Don

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i painted the 1974 orange bug in my garage in january and it was about -20 celcus, really really damm cold. i had a electric 1500W heater and 2 1500W work lights, i was warm enough to work in a sweater, and the car came out perfect. just takes a bit longer to "cure" but the steps and times are the same.

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I'm still thinking that there may be a difference between the US Rustoleum and the Canadian Tremclad. C38coupe couldnt scrape his paint off after just a few days, but the US stuff was scraped off by a fingernail after a week of curing. What do you guys think?

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