Whats a good Dupont air dry clear?
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Unfortunatley the shop I’m at has no heat in the booths.
We are also stuck to buying from one paint supplier. They are dupont. They also sell Transtar.Because we mainly do fleet and are not a production shop we don’t see many reps.
Since I’m gonna have to paint, I might as well look into some products.
Last thing, it has to be low voc. I’m in Ontario Canada. I guess 3.5 is the limit.
Thanks
Glen
LE5100S 4hr air dry
LE 5300s 2hr air dry
HC2300S 2hr air dry
they are all 2.1voc clears
never tried them, just looked them up on duponts web siteI’ve used the Snap Dry LE5400. It is a very fast clear, good for smaller jobs (up to 2…maybe 3 panels if you are fast). It flashes relatively quick and is out of dust super fast. 2 hour air dry or about 20 minutes with a heat lamp, but be careful not to boil the stuff. Has a reasonable finish and is pretty easy yo use. Definitely not a high end clear, but plenty good for fleet work.
I haven’t tried the LE5100, but I have heard it is decent, it should be better for the medium-large jobs compared to the 5400. Again, not a high end product, but probably what I would choose for fleet.
I would think that 1 or both of these should do good in a fleet shop. If you happen to be doing lots of small jobs and blow ins, the 5400 would be ideal.
Are you guys using Cromax or Nason for your base?
I’ve used tons of the LE clears. I started using the LE5100 last February and sprayed it along with my Spies clears till this past fall. It’s got good gloss and buffs easily, quite user friendly. Looks very OE for collision work. Probably realistically looking at a full 6 hours to dry to really handle and polish without being able to get the panel temp up. The LE5300 has been discontinued, in the states at least, and the LE5400 i don’t find quite as nice. Actually waiting on it to do a quick bake while i type this…it isn’t bad clear, actually looks decent and air dries to handle and polish in about 2 hours, i agree. Wicked fast with a short bake. If you go the 5400 route, larger fluid nozzles are your friend. Dupont recommends 1.4-1.6. Believe it. I’ve done it with a 1.3 and you really need to move in tight and lay it on. I don’t use it on more than 1 medium size or 2 small panels, it’s just too quick.
The newer LE8300 and 8700 clears are nice, but don’t consider them without bake capabilities. If in fact the regs are still at 3.5 consider the HC4700. I used to love that clear when used with the appearance activator, fast air dry too.[quote=”Ben” post=25365]I’ve used the Snap Dry LE5400. It is a very fast clear, good for smaller jobs (up to 2…maybe 3 panels if you are fast). It flashes relatively quick and is out of dust super fast. 2 hour air dry or about 20 minutes with a heat lamp, but be careful not to boil the stuff. Has a reasonable finish and is pretty easy yo use. Definitely not a high end clear, but plenty good for fleet work.
I haven’t tried the LE5100, but I have heard it is decent, it should be better for the medium-large jobs compared to the 5400. Again, not a high end product, but probably what I would choose for fleet.
I would think that 1 or both of these should do good in a fleet shop. If you happen to be doing lots of small jobs and blow ins, the 5400 would be ideal.
Are you guys using Cromax or Nason for your base?[/quote]
We have the Transtar no mix base system. Used to be Chroma premier. We switched to low voc in the fall of last year. They wanted us to get new booths to go water so that will never happen. Also using Nason fulthane 2.8.
We have the snap clear.
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