How to Guide

TECHNICAL DATA
MDM-15
MODERN MASTERS
®
SATIN METALLIC PAINT
2
Form: ARJ-1823
Rev.: 022620
COMPATIBLE PRIMERS
• Zinsser
®
SealCoat
™
Substrates: wood knots
• Zinsser
®
WATERTITE
®
LV
Substrates: hot concrete
• Rust-Oleum
®
Sierra S-70
Substrates: ferrous metals
• Rust-Oleum
®
Sierra Metalmax
®
Substrates: ferrous metals, DTM direct to metal and
window and door mullions
PRODUCT APPLICATION
SURFACE PREPARATION
Follow standard practices and procedures for properly
preparing surfaces for the application of traditional water-
based latex paint. All surfaces to be painted must be entirely
free of dust, dirt, oil, grease, and other contaminants.
Completely remove all loose, flaking, or chalking paint from
the surfaces. Provide adequate ventilation.
Properly prime the clean, dry surface with a primer from our
Recommended Primers/Compatible Primers list and allow
the surface to dry completely—preferably overnight.
NOTE: Lower temperature and higher humidity will lengthen
the dry and cure times of primers.
WARNING! If you scrape, sand or remove old paint, you
may release lead dust. LEAD IS TOXIC. EXPOSURE TO
LEAD DUST CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ILLNESS SUCH AS
BRAIN DAMAGE, ESPECIALLY IN CHILDREN.
PREGNANT WOMEN SHOULD ALSO AVOID EXPOSURE.
Wear a NIOSH-approved respirator to control lead exposure.
Clean up carefully with a HEPA vacuum and a wet mop.
Before you start, find out how to protect yourself and your
family by contacting the National Lead Information Hotline at
1-800-424-LEAD or log on to www.epa.gov/lead.
APPLICATION
NOTE: Always test the product in a small, inconspicuous
area before beginning a project. We recommend preparing a
sample board prior to beginning a project to check color and
technique. The paint should be mixed thoroughly before
using.
Modern Masters Satin Metallic paints can be brushed, rolled,
or spray applied (See specific equipment requirements
under Spraying) onto any paintable, properly primed, interior
surface, such as walls, ceilings, columns, trim, doors,
furniture, and paintable wallcoverings.
Do not apply in temperatures below 58°F/14°C or above
85°F/29°C.
PRODUCT APPLICATION (cont.)
APPLICATION (cont.)
NOTE: Lower temperatures and/or higher humidity will
lengthen the dry and cure times. Higher temperatures and/or
lower humidity will speed up the dry and cure times.
BRUSHING: Use a high-quality brush recommended for
water-based latex paints.
ROLLING:
To roll add up to 16 fl. oz./473 ml Metallic Paint
Extender to one gallon/3.78 L of Metallic Paint. This extends
the “wet-edge” time necessary to avoid lapping. For best
results use the Metallic Paint Roller to apply Satin Metallic
paints to large surfaces, such as walls. Use a 4-inch
‘sausage roller’ (such as a Whizz
™
roller) to cut in corners,
ceilings, and baseboards. This will produce a slight stipple
finish. For a smoother finish, use a 3/8” nap roller for both
size rollers. Work in approximately 4-foot wide sections,
keeping a wet edge, and finishing the surface by back-rolling
in one direction, ceiling to floor. This procedure will minimize
lap marks, properly orient the metallic paint particles, and
ensure a uniform surface.
SPRAYING: Use a NIOSH approved respirator when
spraying. Provide adequate ventilation. To spray Satin
Metallic Paint Collection paints, thin with up to 16 fluid
ounces of water to one gallon of Satin Metallic Paint
Collection paints. Thin carefully, as over thinning of the paint
will result in loss of hide and a reduction of the desired
appearance. Use an HVLP gun or a conventional cup gun
with the fluid and air supply from a pressure pot and
compressor. Air pressure at the HVLP spray gun needs to
be approximately 45 psi, with greater pressures at the tank,
approximately 60 psi.
NOTE: Do not use turbine-type “air-compressors” to power
the HVLP spray gun; do not use other types of spray guns
(e.g. airless spray guns).
TAPING: Use high quality, low-tack tape when taping over
surfaces that have been previously painted with Satin
Metallic Paint. Therefore consider cutting along the tape
edge with a razor blade to avoid delaminating the fresh paint
from the substrate.
TINTING: All Satin Metallic Colors can be intermixed to
create custom colors.
DRY TIMES: Recoat time is approximately ½ hour. Dry-to-
touch time is approximately an hour. (Drying times were
recorded at 70°F and 50%RH.)
NOTE: Lower temperature and/or higher humidity will
lengthen the dry and cure times.