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Waterborne is too high viscosity
Will adding water to waterborne paint drop the viscosity in the paint. The lab tested some paint and said the viscosity was too high by 5%.
Rob Cochran
structural steel fab - SHREVEPORT, LA, United States
2003
The simple answer is yes but it will also drop the volume solids and therefore the film build.
Terry Hickling
Birmingham, United Kingdom
2003
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