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Catalyze Topcoat for Superior Durability

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Crosslink or Catalyze your paint? Which is better?

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Tools and materials

  • Drill with mixing paddle
  • Centurion 2800 Series 2K Poly Topcoat
  • Centurion Catalyst (CW-4002)

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catalyzing does to the product itself okay so the 2800 series products in all that line the flat satin semi-gloss gloss products um you can catalyze them and catalyzing is adding a hardener to the product which um adds a pot life to it so it's um there's a five to six hour pot life so there's a window that you got to make sure that you clean your sprayer out before that paw life ends because you could ruin your product because what it does the product starts to harden even in the can so it gets super hard and you would actually ruin your sprayers so catalyzing what it does you're adding a hardener to the paint and it gives you better bonding capabilities it makes the product product harder like a cross linker it adds chemical resistance it adds water resistance it does add chip mar and scratch resistance and then by catalyzing it you're actually adding to the product a better look and a better feel to the product so there is a difference when you've got a lot of experience with these coatings when you catalyze it you definitely can feel the difference and see the difference between a catalyzed product when you catalyze it you have an extremely superior product um compared to what's actually in the can and that's something that you should just always do to your cabinets vanities and even entertainment centers these things that are high traffic units that you're actually painting and

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