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When Mixing Car Paint And Thinner Using Ratio 3 To 1, How Much Paint And How Much Thinner In Ml?

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Mark Henderson answered
It depends entirely on how much paint you need!

No matter how much paint you intend to use you should mix the thinner and paint to a ratio of 3:1, as you have stated above. Therefore if you need 300ml of paint then you'll have to mix that with 100ml of thinner!

Use a cup or measuring jug and pour three cups of paint to every one cup of thinner into a bucket. This is the easiest way to get an accurate mixture ratio.

Remember that, when it comes to spray-painting your car, a thin coat is better than a thick one - so use caution and take your time!

How much thinner in car paint?


Paint thinner is used to thin oil-based paint. Numerous solvents can be used as paint thinners:

  • Mineral spirits
  • Acetone
  • Mineral Turpentine
  • White Spirit
  • Naphtha
  • True turpentine
  • Xylene
  • Ethylbenzene
Be careful when using paint thinner, as the vapours given off by the solvent can be dangerous if you become over-exposed to them.
Paint thinners should never be used around the house, as these vapours could cause a health risk.

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Anonymous answered
Well depends on how much you need, but you'll mix it 3 parts paint 1 part thinner, so basically 3/4 paint 1/4 thinner. So you have your reducer but do you have a catalyst/activator.

Also for best results wipe down whatever your paint with tack cloth. Hope this solved what you needed. Good luck.

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