| Re: Friday Chat 05.20.16 |
Subject: Re: Friday Chat 05.20.16 by teebee on 2016/5/21 2:39:41 Slept in this morning some. Got busy installing a frame, picking up GS #3's mower to do some maintenance, then off to the 'city' for several things. Spent way more time over there than I really wanted, but got some things I needed or wanted. I spent about two hours this evening removing the finish on the face frames I sprayed the other day as they weren't drying completely. A phone call to the place I got it reveals that I am supposed to "put a catalyst to harden the finsh". "OK, there wasn't any catalyst included." "Yes, we know, we can't ship the catalyst, it's too volatile." "Ok, why wasn't I told that, and what am I supposed to do now?" "Maybe, go to your local Sherwin-Williams dealer to get the catalyst." Which is one of the things I did today. When I get there the guys says, I need to know what the product is, the can sent to me has no label, only some hand written notes. He sniffs and says there are lots of different catalysts and he needs to know which finish it is. So, I call the place again and after about 20 minutes, they tells us which catalyst I need, but they don't have it in stock and can have it for me tomorrow. So I ask them if I can just spray another coat over the top of what I have there. One guy tells me "Just make sure the existing stuff is dry...might take as long as two weeks." Another guy tells me, "You want to remove all the old stuff and it will always be soft and will chip easily." So I buy a couple gallons of lacquer thinner and steel wool. It really comes off pretty easy. Not too much scrubbing. They told me with the catalyst this finish will be as hard as granite. My biggest gripe is the supplier I got the finish from didn't tell me I needed a catalyst....$70/quart and I basically wasted a quart...... I have 6 more frames to clean up tomorrow. |
