energy pro 250
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We all know why they were having dieback and slow to dry problems with no heat :p Energy pro is a fast dry low voc clear and IMO is not that nice,it will get the job done and thats it.The choice for reducers does not help the fact that it dries very fast,it does not stay open very long.I have a hard time doing a complete side with it as it sets up fast(our booth flows in the area of 12,000-14,000cfm)using slow.I mainly use it for a bumper cover or a 2 panel job,and superior for everything else.ACIII is fine as long as you never use rapid activator on a horizontal surface.With the HS+ and ACIII you have more choices for reducers and you can mix it to suit your needs.If I didn’t have to use energy pro and could use HS+….well you know the answer.It says in the tech sheet that energy pro will go over ABP solvent but I would not try it if changing out the hardeners.Lesonal glamor clear is also very nice but it depends what you want to do in your shop.If you are a speed demon and turbo up your clear all the time and do 10 jobs a day stick to ACIII with rapid,and accelerator and you will be golden,bet everyones clear will die off a bit if you turbo it up.You can speed up Autobase plus if you use lesonal or utech reducers instead of high performance reducers(too much acetone= slow flash time),something to try,thats what I did when I was using it.
Well Im just hoping I can try the ACIII and HS+ so I can get my own opinion of it. Also, Im not one to stack on the coats wet with no flash time then clear. I have seen this done so that could be a problem. I will need a clear thats slow and looks good for big jobs that can be baked for 40 min or so then come out and be reassembled shortly after. I also need a fast air dry clear for mirrors, moldings, and bunper covers that is fast and still looks good. Im just not that crazy about pro air. It takes me 3 coats to get it to look deep so I go thru a lot of clear per job. Also it seems to fisheye easy. the only way I can keep it from doing it is to add a few drops of lesonal accelerator.???
If you are still using an LPH-400 for proair that is your problem for no film build,it worked fine for me with a 1.4 rp and 2 coats,never had a problem with fisheyes.ACIII or HS+ needs A 35 min bake at 140F with slow,if you use a faster activator it will reduce bake time.ACIII with rapid activator and accelerator is plenty fast for air dry,HS+ is awesome for big jobs.Trust me I used both of those clears for 10 years before switching to water and superior.ACIII is better than energy pro250 IMHO but everyone is different.
Yep still using the LPH400 1.4 silver cap. I also have a 3000 1.3 hvlp, a 2000 1.3 hvlp. I dont like those two guns for clear. Too slow. I tried a 3000 RP with a 1.3 and thought my LPH worked better. I would like to try a w400lv or a tekna. That may help too. What would you recommend using for spraying ACIII and HS+?
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