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Re: Material: Painting
By:Dan Caouette (CSCWC)
Date: 6/30/2016, 8:45 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Painting (JohnAbercrombie)

Was that Black or Graphite color in the Wetlander?
And 0.5 Quart did the 3 coats?
What's the pot life and recoating time - did you need to mix separate batches?

I used the color Graphite on the Panthera. At the time I bought it Black wasn't available. If I do a SOF I may use the color "Sealskin." :)

Yes, I used a little more than half of the quart kit for all three coats. The first coat used the most. The following coats were lighter. I have enough left for at least one more good coat. A quart kit is the smallest size you can buy btw.

The pot life is listed as 1 hour at 68F. In some ways it's like automotive urethane in that you can apply all three coats in one afternoon. As soon as one flashes (water evaporating from the surface in this case) you can spray the next coat. That takes between 20 to 30 minutes depending on ambient conditions. I mixed more than I needed for the first coat, sprayed, then mixed more for the second and then third. So I essentially mixed new batches for each coat. I just added more to what I already had in the gun.

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Material: Painting
Yoshi -- 6/28/2016, 4:47 pm
Re: Material: Painting
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/28/2016, 5:45 pm
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Yoshi -- 6/28/2016, 9:39 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/29/2016, 11:35 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/29/2016, 12:52 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/29/2016, 2:33 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/29/2016, 3:47 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/30/2016, 8:45 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/30/2016, 11:32 am
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Mike Bielski -- 6/30/2016, 8:48 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/30/2016, 10:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/1/2016, 3:15 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/1/2016, 7:10 am
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Mike Bielski -- 7/1/2016, 9:13 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2016, 12:03 am
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Mike Bielski -- 7/2/2016, 5:19 pm
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dave koslow -- 7/6/2016, 2:13 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 7/6/2016, 10:55 pm
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dave koslow -- 7/7/2016, 1:45 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 6/29/2016, 9:45 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/29/2016, 10:25 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/29/2016, 10:37 am