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Ezrider_92356

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i dont know if this is the right fourm or not but i realized i still have about a half gallon of white dupont automotive paint and clear coat left over from a project a while back, but its in the garage and probably frozen solid will it be ok if thawed and throughly mixed before using?
 
mudmagnet63

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Re: automotive paints

With all the prep work involved in painting , why take a chance
 
tashasdaddy

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Re: automotive paints

old paint????? seams like it has a short shelf life after opening. but there are many trailer boats painted with auto paint, that hold up well.
 
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Re: automotive paints

First off it's not gonna' freeze, unless you have acrylic which I doubt. The only problem with using old, opened paint is some of your chemicals might bleed out. This will cause anything from poor bonding to the product not drying completely - or ever. All depends how long since opened and how well the can was resealed.
 
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Re: automotive paints

i remember having some two part urethane where the printout said to discard the paint after one year....not sure what effect the cold temps have on it.
 
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Re: automotive paints

its probably about 8 months old, and has been well sealed, i was thinking of using it on my boat. i was just going to block it out with some 600 grit and shoot it. if i dont use this paint ill probably wait till next year to paint it, at this time cosmetics arent my top concern but was thinking about it seems how i have paint here, and it is quality Dupont automotive paint
 
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