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HELP! Spraying flat black rust oleum oil based enamel?

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I'm cleaning up my car frame down to bare metal and going to prime it with this https://www.grainger.com/product/RUST-OLEUM-Self-Etching-Primer-Self-Etching-4YLC3. I bought this for the paint https://www.grainger.com/product/RUST-OLEUM-Interior-Exterior-Paint-Exterior-3ZHX1. I've got a black widow hte gun from harbor freight with I believe a 1.3 mm nozzle and a gallon of acetone to thin with. Think it can be done with the gun I have? Anybody run this paint through this gun before? I'm thinking thin it 2:1 and lay it on thin? Any advice greatly welcome!!!!
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I'm cleaning up my car frame down to bare metal and going to prime it with this https://www.grainger.com/product/RUST-OLEUM-Self-Etching-Primer-Self-Etching-4YLC3. I bought this for the paint https://www.grainger.com/product/RUST-OLEUM-Interior-Exterior-Paint-Exterior-3ZHX1. I've got a black widow hte gun from harbor freight with I believe a 1.3 mm nozzle and a gallon of acetone to thin with. Think it can be done with the gun I have? Anybody run this paint through this gun before? I'm thinking thin it 2:1 and lay it on thin? Any advice greatly welcome!!!!
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If I recall correctly, Rustoleum takes just regular old paint thinner to thin with. Which I've done with good results, should say on the can what to thin with.
 

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If I recall correctly, Rustoleum takes just regular old paint thinner to thin with. Which I've done with good results, should say on the can what to thin with.
Says acetone. I'm more so trying to figure out if I have the right gun and how much to thin.
 

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I’ve use Rustoleum rusty metal primer, mixed 50/50 with lacquer thinner. Went on nice and didn’t take forever to dry.
Also painted the metal front door with regular Rustoleum white, same mix. Sprayed before lunch. Put it back on the hinges after 6 hours. I think acetone will work well!
 
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