I'm a novice. Paint peeled off refrigerator door and rusting so thought I'd use this and then paint over. Do I need paint thinner to clean brush?
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this stuff dries hard!! i would use a cheap chip brush and the toss it. if you wear glasses,be careful not to splash on them. like i said,this stuff dries hard and can ruin your (plastic lenses) eyewear. do cover/protect surrounding areas!! good luck.
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No. I don't have to thin latex paint. This sprayer is great and has no problems with any paint or stain
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Diluting is a personal choice. Thin coats will mean more coats, it's going to depend on what your painting. If you were using a brush or roller you would end up using 2x the amount of paint than a sprayer. So just experiment on something similar too see how thin you can go. Hope that helps.
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This is really just a very gentle soap, unlike, say, Dawn dishwashing type detergent. I put a little in the palm of my hand and then place the bristles and ferrule of the brush into it and work it around gently. After cleaning and rinsing so water runs clear of paint and soap, I put a little more of a soap/water mixture on the bristles (wiping off excess) and put brushes away as usual. This sort of conditions the bristles for when you use them next. Swish 'em in water first again, and you're ready to paint!
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Although I didn't try it on existing stainless, it worked perfectly on our bare (regular) steel cabinets that are 60 years old. According to the manufacturer, you should not need a primer on bare metal but you must clean the surface with a window cleaner or 50:50 ammonia/water. (Be sure to remove all residue.) Follow the directions to the letter and watch the video several times to understand the technique. You can get great results. NOTE: Every stainless steel surface looks a little different so you may not get an exact "brightness" match to your other stainless appliances. Nonetheless, people are stunned when they see our kitchen and want to know where we got the beautiful stainless steel cabinets. Although I didn't try it on existing stainless, it worked perfectly on our bare (regular) steel cabinets that are 60 years old. According to the manufacturer, you should not need a primer on bare metal but you must clean the surface with a window cleaner or 50:50 ammonia/water. (Be sure to remove all residue.) Follow the directions to the letter and watch the video several times to understand the technique. You can get great results. NOTE: Every stainless steel surface looks a little different so you may not get an exact "brightness" match to your other stainless... » Read More Although I didn't try it on existing stainless, it worked perfectly on our bare (regular) steel cabinets that are 60 years old. According to the manufacturer, you should not need a primer on bare metal but you must clean the surface with a window cleaner or 50:50 ammonia/water. (Be sure to remove all residue.) Follow the directions to the letter and watch the video several times to understand the technique. You can get great results. NOTE: Every stainless steel surface looks a little different so you may not get an exact "brightness" match to your other stainless appliances. Nonetheless, people are stunned when they see our kitchen and want to know where we got the beautiful stainless steel cabinets. « Show Less
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Technically, I think you would be OK. This stuff not only converts the rust to an inert material, but it produces a thick, hard black coating on the 'non-rusty' parts. However, if the goal is to preserve the metal as long as possible, I would still prime and paint with a high quality enamel paint. I am using ift to refurbish an old BBQ and it is working very well.
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My suggestion would be to sand off any rust first. If its a large are then I would go Sherwin Williams for the primer and go with their recommendation for the metal primer. If its a small area then rustoleum should be fine. I would plan to apply 3 coats of Kool Seal. If you do go to the paint store then I would take the can of Kool seal with you to shake it. Its thick.
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You would have to remove the rust first with steel wool or sanding paper. If you paint over the rust it would just eat the paint away.
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Hello Bill, To use any primer or paint, you have to clean the metal. Most new metal has at least traces of manufacturing oil on it. This will ruin your paint job even before it's finished. Clean the metal with a strong dishwashing liquid and rinse well with hot water. If you don't have compressed air, at least get as much water out of the inside as possible, then dry off the tube with a clean towel. The make sure that the first inch of the inside is dry so the paint on the edges is not affected by water. Then Prime. The thorough cleaning is very important. Hope that helps! Joe
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You will see when you use it that the paint has a very thin consistency. Brush marks should disappear.
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That's a good question, I've never had a reason to try that before. My best guess would be any generic paint thinner. With any other paint that I typically use on models (which is what I got these pens for) I use paint thinner to clean the brushes and to clean up areas of excess paint. Since these pens are made of roughly the same kind of oil that the regular paints are I would assume that paint thinner would work just as good with them. Hope this helps and I definitely hope it works!
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Have only used to thin paint for spraying, so don't know how well it takes paint off.
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I read instructions on the can, nothing mention about using brush to paintI was used with air sprayer .This liquid very thin ( like.... water, solvent)
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You should be able to use it over paint provided the painted surface is smooth without chips or cracks. If it is not smooth, the stain will look different on places where it touched wood vs. places where it touched paint. Depending on the color of the paint it might impact the color of the stain too. It won't show up very well on black paint, for example. Honestly, i would just use paint over paint but you can always do a small patch of the door to test.
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yes. and I did not use a primer however, use of a primer and paint would not be a bad idea if the door handle gets used a lot.
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I used it on a "textured" fridge. My fridge didn't have any deep grooves or designs, but a subtle texture that makes it less slippery. I spray painted the sides of the fridge with black appliance spray paint. You could still see the original fridge texture through this spray paint. The Rust-Oleum paint, however, actually creates a "new" texture (after 3 layers) that isn't perfectly smooth either.
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In most cases, it is always good to have thinner. You can get the small bottle 1/4 oz, but I likre to buy the big bottle 1 3/4oz. The only time you need to use thinner is for cleaning your airbrush (if using testors enamel paints) or cleaning paint brushes. If you are using acrylic paints you can still use thinner, but I use an oderless airbrush cleaner my medea. Sometimes when using a gloss enamel color, the paint is to thick to for the airbrush, so I will thin it down by using thinner. Hope that answers your question.