GCI Paint Mixture

1952m37lw · Post by **1952m37lw** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 6:42 am

I bought a gallon of late WW2 GCI paint and am getting ready to start painting some fenders. What has other people used for thinner and what ratio. I'm planning on using acetone and no hardener.

greeno · Post by **greeno** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 7:32 am

Don’t use acetone. Up to 10% Xylene.

And let them dry for a week. Without hardener things are soft for days. I’m not using hardener either.

1952m37lw · Post by **1952m37lw** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 7:52 am

Thanks for responding. Is there any big difference between xylene and mineral spirits or is xylene just the best for GCI paint?

greeno · Post by **greeno** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:54 pm

Xylene is good because it flashes off very fast.

PoW · Post by **PoW** » Sat Feb 26, 2022 5:49 pm

Mineral spirits as a reducer will have your paint turning to chalk in a year or so.

Xylene is the way to go.

PoW

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