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Old 10-20-2016, 06:30 PM   #37
oem4me
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Re: Painting grill letters ..the easy way!

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Originally Posted by forestb View Post
Sorry for my ignorance but what is high solids paint?
High solids means that by comparison, there's more paint/pigment, less solvent in the can. High solids paint will require fewer passes to cover well. Some paints nowadays are so watered down they take many coats to build a film, and also tend to fisheye more.
I think the pigment to solvent ratio (like ingredients) used to be printed somewhere on every can, but I just checked a couple newer cans and that info wasn't on there. Hmmm.
Just use the Duplicolor stuff I did, and you'll be fine. It's sold at local auto parts stores.

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