Automotive acrylic enamel paint must be mixed with a reducer and hardener before application with a paint gun. The reducer allows the paint to flow from the paint gun smoothly. The hardener, sometimes called the catalyst, is what cures the paint giving it a hard, glossy finish. Ensuring the right ratios of both of these chemicals in your paint mixture is essential to a great looking, long lasting paint job. Some brands of paint may vary slightly in their ratios, so be sure to check all labels before you begin.
Instructions
- 1
Pour 1 gallon of acrylic enamel paint into a 5-gallon bucket.
2Add reducer in a ratio of four parts paint to every one part reducer. With 1 gallon of paint, 1 quart of reducer will be required.
3Use a stir stick to mix the paint and reducer well.
4Add one part hardener for every eight parts paint, or 1 pint to 1 gallon. Mix well with a stir stick.
