Thinners advice for Zero Base Coat paints

[lotus123]

Hi all

I need some advice after trying unsuccessfully to get some base coat thinners from Hiroboy (not Steve's fault - it's the light-fingered b*****s we have in the South African Post Office who probably got the best "high" they've had in years!).

Anyone had any experience of using automotive (lacquer or cellulose) thinners with these paints? I've found posts concerning use of different clearcoats, but nothing as yet about thinning. I have a few colours that will probably need re-thinning before I use them. Zero thinners would be ideal, but the hassle of re-shipping prompts me to examine alternative sources.

Cheers
Graham

[custanius]

I suspect plain lacquer thinner or Mr.color thinner would be suffice, however I have yet to try it, so far I have used the thinner came with the zero two pack clear setup, seems fine to me.

[klutz_100]

Mr Color thinners works just fine for me. But automotive thinners should also work just fine IMHO

[stevenoble]

You can get a 1 litre or sometimes 5 litre container of basecoat thinner at most automotive paint suppliers.Any basecoat thinner will work with the Zero paints.They are not acrylic like Tamiya paints which are for the most part water based, they are acrylic basecoats, much the same as auto paint.

[Didymus]

Hardware-store lacquer thinner works fine for me when I'm thinning urethane basecoat. (I'm 99% sure Zero paints are urethanes.) It ought to work for the 2k urethane clearcoat, too, but I can't say that from experience.

I also have some UR40 Reducer. It was recommended by the auto paint supplier, but the smell is so scary that I wouldn't use it without a powered air-purifying respirator.

Ddms

[lotus123]

Originally Posted by Didymus

but the smell is so scary that I wouldn't use it without a powered air-purifying respirator.

Ddms

I keep my Zero Paints in an airtight plastic container in a dark cupboard, in an attempt to keep the evaporation to a minimum. I have to say that the fumes that erupt from the box when I open it are enough to cauterise your sinuses!

It would be nice if Steve from Hiroboy read these posts and offered some advice, don't you think?

[stevenoble]

Originally Posted by lotus123

I keep my Zero Paints in an airtight plastic container in a dark cupboard, in an attempt to keep the evaporation to a minimum. I have to say that the fumes that erupt from the box when I open it are enough to cauterise your sinuses!

It would be nice if Steve from Hiroboy read these posts and offered some advice, don't you think?

I believe they are now in glass jars instead of the plastic bottles, so the evaporation is kept to a minimum and so too the smell.