Retarder for paint

Submitted by Laurie on 12/21/1998. ( )

How and when should retarder be added to paint? And in what situations? Thanks for your help.

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simply put...

This response submitted by Bill on 12/21/1998. ( yoxtax@aol.com )

...retarder slows down the paints drying time. If it comes out of your gun grainy then add retarder. If you use thinner to thin it down, you'll probably need to add retarder. Not a lot, test it to see.


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