Do you have to stir or shake clear in the can?

[mr.kenny]

(I didn't mean shake it in the toilet.):rolleyes:

This is a question or observation.:o

Yesterday I was shooting some clear that had come from the bottom of the can;..it sure seemed thick!!?? ...I had to use more reducer than reccommended just to get it to atomize correctly.
Then it hit me; I had never, ever, stirred a can of clear.... Nor had I ever seen anyone else stir a can of clear.

Mixing up or stirring the clear never occured to me, mainly because you don't see the seperation of color like you see in a can of paint.
All you see is crystal clear,... clear.

Are all the clear solids in the bottom of the can??:confused:

[Chris L]

HMm i've never bothered with it but the solids settling sounds interesting if it does do that.I use a Gallon a week or 3 so it dont bother me any.

[Len]

I've never experienced a clear that settles out. The gallons of Glasurit clear that I purchase come in the square gallon cans that can't be shaken or stirred but just poured from the spout.

[fixdent]

I've never had a can of clear settle. I have also never stirred a can of clear.

What brand of clear were you using..??

--
Gordon

[mr.kenny]

Roberlo....it's from Spain I believe.

The partial can was over a year old and maybe it lost some of the solvents through evaporation.

[reflections7]

The transtar rep said shake it if even by hand. So I always have even my hardner.

[Len]

The transtar rep said shake it if even by hand. So I always have even my hardner.

I can see shaking color but did he say to shake the clear?

I guess there could be some solids that may settle out but I've never had any inconsistencies in the materials that I use.

[srmotorsparts]

I have used several different clears over the years and have never had any of them settle or give me a problem. Most of my clears don't set around that long anyway.
srmotorsparts

[Mooch]

Same with me . I would have to hear it from more than one source before I would do it. Didn't someone post here that he shook his clear and had problems with air bubbles when he sprayed ? mooch

[barneyfzr600]

I usually shake the clear + activator for the heck of it! Doesn't hurt to do it, so why not.

[Len]

I usually shake the clear + activator for the heck of it! Doesn't hurt to do it, so why not.

It doesn't hurt to shake prior to painting.

The only time shaking has hurt me is when we had an old paint mixing system that measured the depth of the paint in the cup. We would adjust the height of a probe then pour the tints into the level of the probe. When we would shake the paint the bubbles would cause the depth to change so we had to shake or stir the paint then allow it to settle for a while before we measured.

When spraying the paint is much thinner and any bubbles that are generated by shaking disappear quickly.

[Phil V]

I believe it was James Bond who said " Shaken, not stirred ! ". Just kidding. its a good idea to stir any paint in a can prior to mixing for the spray gun. The only paint that really needs to be shaken is like primers that are thick an tend to settle out in the bottom of the can. It wouldn't hurt to shake high metallic color coats in the can also.