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Old 07 December 2009, 12:43   #1
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Flo-coat question

Is it ok to dilute flo-coat with acetone to make it thinner (and hopefully easier to get near perfect finish on a flat surface)?
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Is it ok to dilute flo-coat with acetone to make it thinner (and hopefully easier to get near perfect finish on a flat surface)?
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Have you tried it?
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Is it ok to dilute flo-coat with acetone to make it thinner (and hopefully easier to get near perfect finish on a flat surface)?
Can you spray it ?
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No, was planning on rolling it on (searider hull do it doesn't need to be 100% perfect)
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Have you tried it?
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So how do you know
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But so much better when they are
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That does look very nice. What did you use to spray it? I've got no experience (other than trying to spray an old cattle trailer with B and Q gloss when I was a child) of spraying.
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That does look very nice. What did you use to spray it? I've got no experience (other than trying to spray an old cattle trailer with B and Q gloss when I was a child) of spraying.
That was a two pack paint + special primer

I've done 23 ft trailer sailor with spray flowcoat it's all in the prep, but it can come out looking like new, you need to practise on an old piece first
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