Jet Flex paint (water based) cost?

Pmerems · #1 10-22-2006, 06:26 PM

Gents,

What is the cost of Jet Flex water based paint for interior painting? Quart?

Thanks,

Paul

KTM520guy · #2 10-22-2006, 06:51 PM

Off the top of my head I want to say $30-$40 for a quart. I'll look it up on monday.

JimP · #3 10-22-2006, 08:08 PM

I think it was about $46/ qt. Not cheap, but I like it. It took about a quart and a half for the interior.

Jim

KTM520guy · #4 10-22-2006, 08:32 PM

I used less than a quart for the inside of my -8.

mdoyle · #5 12-20-2006, 08:08 AM

I'm getting close to spraying my interior with SW Jet Flex WB, QB's have a Sherwin Williams wash primer already applied, do I need to prime with something else, or just scuff with scotch brite and clean? I have primed all of the loose panels with SW 988 aerosol. I assume that is compatible. I've searched for instructions and haven't found much.
I know several others have used this paint with good results, I would like a few comments about paint prep.

Thanks!

Jim P · #6 12-20-2006, 09:05 AM

Best bet is to talk to the SW distributor. For my epoxy, they suggested a good scuff and clean and it seems to be sticking well. Make sure you clean your stuff quickly; this paint really sticks once dry.

Jim

N155RE · #7 12-20-2006, 06:18 PM

I've used this paint for the interior of my RV7. I had some of my interior already primed with Azko a two part epoxy primer. I tried some samples and found the following:
With the Azko primer just scuff with the red scotch brite pad and clean with naptha.
For bare aluminum I just scuffed and cleaned with either naptha, alumiprep, or my favorite Dawn dishwashing detergent then paint. I did not use any primer on the bare metal.
Both samples came out the same. The paint dries quickly if its warm say 70 or higher and can be wet sanded with 1500-2000 grit if there is any over spray. The paint seems to be tough and bet of all you can clean up with water.

I ordered my Jetflex with a satin finish and it cost $100/ gal.

mdoyle · #8 12-20-2006, 08:39 PM

Thanks for all your replies, sounds like I'm in pretty good shape.

N282RV · #9 12-20-2006, 09:03 PM

Word of caution painting over the SW primer that the QB comes with, I used this exact stuff, P60 G2 something something and vans confirms its the same as the QB, the can says to topcoat within 4 hrs. I found that this stuff gets very hard and slick, and I topcoated months later and guess what....I just got done stripping all my interior...what a mess. I suppose if you dont mind redoing the paint down the road I could have left it but I want something that I am not compromising with right off the start. I am not sure what you could do except wipe it off with acetone and start over with the prep and paint process to insure as good adhesion as possible. Scuffing this stuff seems not so good. I sure wish I had just used zinc chromate/oxide as anything I had that one stuck just fine.
anyway my 2 cents
still figuring my next move on painting my own interior.

alpinelakespilot2000 · #10 12-20-2006, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by N282RV

Word of caution painting over the SW primer that the QB comes with, I used this exact stuff, P60 G2 something something and vans confirms its the same as the QB, the can says to topcoat within 4 hrs. I found that this stuff gets very hard and slick, and I topcoated months later and guess what....I just got done stripping all my interior...what a mess. I suppose if you dont mind redoing the paint down the road I could have left it but I want something that I am not compromising with right off the start. I am not sure what you could do except wipe it off with acetone and start over with the prep and paint process to insure as good adhesion as possible. Scuffing this stuff seems not so good. I sure wish I had just used zinc chromate/oxide as anything I had that one stuck just fine.
anyway my 2 cents
still figuring my next move on painting my own interior.

Jeremy-
Out of curiosity, did you scuff the old primer and shoot a new thin coat of primer over the old before you topcoated? The new thin coat should etch into the old to give a good foundation for the finish. From what I understand, the primer serves two purposes in helping the paint bond well: 1. it promotes a "mechanical" bond with the topcoat by providing texture (more surface area) and 2. it provides a "chemical" bond with the topcoat--in a sense, the primer and topcoat mix slightly where they meet. The latter can only be achieved while the primer is still fresh--usually it's a very short window. Thus, if you didn't re-shoot a thin primer coat that may have been what caused your problem. I'm not a paint expert, by any stretch though, so take this FWIW. Good luck.