Kirker Black Diamond

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:06 pm
I picked up a fender for my Tbird today, from what looked like a rented warehouse. As soon as I walked in, There was a faint odor, similar to Benjamin Moore oil base house paint. Then I was shown a makeshift spray booth, where a car was being painted. I asked him if he was using house paint, because that's what it smelled like. He said it was Kirker Black Diamond low VOC. It's relatively new he said, and he never used it before, but he's used their urethanes and primers and was happy with them.
I was planning on using the Black Diamond 2.1 VOC clear over Auto-Air, but since this stuff doesn't have an overwhelming odor, and my eyes weren't burning, I might go the Black Diamond route start to finish. I was under the impression that the bases were 3.5 VOC, which I feel is a bit too much to subject my neighbors to, but the bases seem to be far less than 3.5.
Has anyone tried this stuff??

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:27 pm
I'm actually curious about this too. Countilaw has used kirker several times, I'd send him a PM. Personally, for my (lowish) VOC paintjob I'm going to use ********** 2.1 Euro.
********** is actually cheaper:
Kirker EC350: $93.00 gal + $23 reducer+15% shipping=$133 for 1 gallon of EC350 (black diamond)
********** Euro 2020: $57.50 gal+$35.50 reducer=$93 flat with no shipping charge (I think).
Personally I have heard great things about **********.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:57 am
Are your neighbors right on top of you? When I'm painting, my wife or friends can't smell any fumes on the other side of my house about 100 feet away.

One of the primers I use is 2.1 VOC and it stinks to high heaven. (FP415) Just warning you that you can't go by VOC alone. ;) A low VOC material is generally thicker also, so you tend to get more for your money. :)

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:44 pm
joeshmo wrote:I'm actually curious about this too. Countilaw has used kirker several times, I'd send him a PM. Personally, for my (lowish) VOC paintjob I'm going to use ********** 2.1 Euro.
********** is actually cheaper:
Kirker EC350: $93.00 gal + $23 reducer+15% shipping=$133 for 1 gallon of EC350 (black diamond)
********** Euro 2020: $57.50 gal+$35.50 reducer=$93 flat with no shipping charge (I think).
Personally I have heard great things about **********.

Does that ********** use activator....i don't see it in the figures here. :whoops:
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:21 pm
timbo wrote:
joeshmo wrote:I'm actually curious about this too. Countilaw has used kirker several times, I'd send him a PM. Personally, for my (lowish) VOC paintjob I'm going to use ********** 2.1 Euro.
********** is actually cheaper:
Kirker EC350: $93.00 gal + $23 reducer+15% shipping=$133 for 1 gallon of EC350 (black diamond)
********** Euro 2020: $57.50 gal+$35.50 reducer=$93 flat with no shipping charge (I think).
Personally I have heard great things about **********.

Does that ********** use activator....i don't see it in the figures here. :whoops:

Woops! That 35.50 is for activator. Not reducer. My bad!
http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/Pricing%20Info.htm

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:17 pm
I'm seriously thinking about this paint as well. If there any downside to it? What do you lose when you lose the VOC's?

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:48 am
When you lose the VOC, you're losing the solvents. The Volatile Organic Compounds are usually the solvents and other liquids in the material.

Most materials will spray about the same, 2.1 or 4-5VOC. Some require extra reducer to get it back to the viscosity of the 4+ VOC product, others it doesn't matter. Never sprayed the Kirker Black Diamond, so I couldn't tell you. :(



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:21 am
You're correct about adding reducer. The tech sheet says it will be useful in most situations to add 10-20% reducer in addition to the activator, to get the right viscosity. Most of their other urethanes say further reduction isn't necessary. All of Kirker's urethanes are activated.

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edpol wrote:You're correct about adding reducer. The tech sheet says it will be useful in most situations to add 10-20% reducer in addition to the activator, to get the right viscosity. Most of their other urethanes say further reduction isn't necessary. All of Kirker's urethanes are activated.


What's.the advantage of an activated base coat?

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:43 pm
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What's.the advantage of an activated base coat?


Better chip resistance and less chance of a recoat lift.
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