10-08-2010, 05:31 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 196
|
dupont paint question? Need help fast.
Can anyone that has used dupont paint help me? I am painting my cart with dupont chroma paint (urethane). My base coat paint seems to be taking a long time to dry (still sticky after an hour). I am mixing the paint as per the instructions given to me but I dont know if I trust the paint person that gave me the instructions (didnt seem real knowledgeable). I have a chromabase that I am mixing 1-1 with 7175s basemaker and then mixing that 4-1 with chromapremier 12305s activator. Is this right and should the paint take that long to dry?
|
Today | |
Sponsored Links
__________________
This advertising will not be shown in this way to registered members. Register your free account today and become a member on Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum |
|
10-08-2010, 06:29 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Southwest Georgia
Posts: 1,469
|
Re: dupont paint question? Need help fast.
No it should not take that long to dry, You need faster reducer. Been along time since I used dupont but I believe your base maker should come in slow, medium and fast. Since you are using 7175s I think you will find there is 7175m. That would be the medium. Whats the temp and humidity where you are? Just a rough guess is OK. When I used chroma it was tack free in 30 min.
|
10-08-2010, 06:44 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 196
|
Re: dupont paint question? Need help fast.
Temp is about 75 to 80 in my garage and humidity 47%. It is starting to set but it has been over 4 hrs and still a little sticky. I think they just sold me what they had in stock and not what I really needed. For the price I paid that really ticks me off.
|
10-08-2010, 06:50 PM | #4 | |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NC
Posts: 35
|
Re: dupont paint question? Need help fast.
Quote:
|
|
10-08-2010, 07:09 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Southwest Georgia
Posts: 1,469
|
Re: dupont paint question? Need help fast.
Medium should do it but fast should be ok too. Yeah they sure don't give er away. I'll tell ya a funny story. I decided to paint my bike in 2000, Picked a current auto color (2000 intrepid)and had a qt. mixed $104. Paint worked great but I needed just a little to finish and also wanted a little extra for touchup. Went back to store (been 2 weeks) guys say the formula is gone. I said you mean you cant find it? He says, No they dont offer that color anymore. I said I have the can with formula at home. He says I could mix it from that but I can't sell it to you.........I was just about to rip him over the counter and kill him and he said I will have to give it to you!!!!!!!!!!
|
10-08-2010, 07:11 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 196
|
Re: dupont paint question? Need help fast.
Thanks guys I really thought something was really wrong. It does seem to be drying but 4 hrs between coats is a little much. I have two coats on already but I wanted to knock down some bug blemishes before I put on the last coat. It looks really good except for a couple floaters that landed on it. It has been a little stressful since I have not used this kind of paint before and because the price went from $35 a quart (for the cheaper brand I wanted) to $93 a quart for the premium stuff they mixed and then told me. So at that price I dont want to screw anything up. I will be glad when I am done.
|
10-09-2010, 11:05 AM | #7 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 196
|
Re: dupont paint question? Need help fast.
I left the cart set overnight and the paint seemed to be harder but it is still tacky. I was going to lightly sand some areas and them recoat but the sandpaper stuck to the paint. I dont know what the problem is but I dont think this stuff is ever going to completly dry. I am raising the temp in my garage to about 90 and see if I can get it to dry. Hope this works!
|
10-09-2010, 12:23 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Reddick IL
Posts: 11,217
|
Re: dupont paint question? Need help fast.
Not dupont but I ran into that when I rushed the second coat once.
The first coat never did set all the way. |
10-09-2010, 01:30 PM | #9 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 196
|
Re: dupont paint question? Need help fast.
|
10-09-2010, 02:03 PM | #10 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Reddick IL
Posts: 11,217
|
Re: dupont paint question? Need help fast.
I lived with it for a year until the wife ruined a
white sweater and then stripped it down and repainted. It was a very ornate bench and tough to strip. |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Paint question | Body and Paint | |||
Question about paint job | Body and Paint | |||
Question for the paint Gurus | Body and Paint | |||
Fast Question - Cable Clamp Thingy | Big Block Talk! | |||
Paint prep question | Gas EZGO |