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is there a clearcoat made that i can mix into say a Tremclad type rust paint to make it more durable and resist harsh elements better .
 
I painted a 1968 Coronet R/T in the 80's with an ultra-high gloss urethane topcoat from NAPA Martin paint. It got so hard it took a bit to water sand it all nice and flat.
 
Tremclad is an Alkyd Enamel (Synthetic Enamel) Paint.

This 5star hardener is made to work with Synthetic Enamel Paint.

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Rustoleum equipment enamel is also a synthetic enamel paint.

Basecoat Clearcoats are chemically different paints and will probably curdle the Tremclad if you mix the 2 together.

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I use the 5 Star Hardener with John Deere Medium Gloss Equipment Enamel Paint with great success for under body coatings, frames, and iron fabrication projects.

Dries fast with the hardener and is a tough finish when cured.


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I used enamel hardener with the hammered Rustoleum paint on my roll cage. It made the paint quite a bit harder, shinier and it dried much quicker. No idea how it would do in the elements though. For that, I'd probably spring for some cheap 2k automotive grade stuff.

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I’ve mixed the hardner from tractor supply with oil based and automotive enamels with success. Dry time is less than half and hardness has gone up quite a bit.
 
Syleng1 said:
I’ve mixed the hardner from tractor supply with oil based and automotive enamels with success. Dry time is less than half and hardness has gone up quite a bit.
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I painted my railings with Rustoleum and didn't want to wait 2 days so that was the 1st time I did the hardener trick. Then my blue cabinets to red next.

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I'm unfamilier with TremClad, but I use Majik from TSC and they sell a hardner that works with it. I think someone earlier posted a hardner that will work with TremClad.

Now if you want to get creative, we used to take single stage, spray 2-3 coats of it and then spray clear mixed with single stage, mixed with less and less color each coat. Wetsand and buff. Those paint jobs looked amazing.

You could also just try clearing over the TremClad.
 
roccodart440 said:
I'm unfamilier with TremClad, but I use Majik from TSC and they sell a hardner that works with it. I think someone earlier posted a hardner that will work with TremClad.

Now if you want to get creative, we used to take single stage, spray 2-3 coats of it and then spray clear mixed with single stage, mixed with less and less color each coat. Wetsand and buff. Those paint jobs looked amazing.

You could also just try clearing over the TremClad.
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Thanks Rocco , this is just for steel fishing boat gear like A frames and net rollers . just a little extra protection i use a 2 part epoxy primer for bottom coat . , great stuff .
 
You can't kill Imron paint. Painted my Ragtop in 1985 with it. Still shined living outside until I restored it in 2020. Now the PPG single stage paint fades each year. Constantly buffing polishing or waxing. My hardtop PPG Base / clear. Shines awesome. Never fades. 10 years in. Ragtop before resto.

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Kendog 170 said:
You can't kill Imron paint. Painted my Ragtop in 1985 with it. Still shined living outside until I restored it in 2020. Now the PPG single stage paint fades each year. Constantly buffing polishing or waxing. My hardtop PPG Base / clear. Shines awesome. Never fades. 10 years in. Ragtop before resto.
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Ah, imron, that brings back memories... PPG sadly has always been an inferior paint, and clear coat for that matter. If you ever want to see a demonstration, buy code99 black PPG and put it next to Dupont or Spies, it's brown, vs. blue. While I don't use their clear, house of color makes a very nice base coat.
 
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