cat paint

I went to the local dealer to get some primer and paint and saw that the cans looked different. The parts guy told me that Cat changed paint makers. I then asked for thinner and they said that they don't carry it anymore because the new paint is ready to spray right out of the can. They had great paint and even better primer and I'm worried that they screwed it up. Anybody try it out yet? Any opinions?

Thanks, Randy

Sounds like the antifreeze deal: 50/50 for $10 or 100% for $13. I like to mix my own paint. Yellow has poor hiding power already, so you need high solids, not a bunch of thinner. Plus some parts you might want to roll or brush without thinner.

I work for a drilling company and our caterpillar sales rep for Warren cat in okc told me cat is no longer producing any solvents glues greases or chemicals. They got rid of the cat green glue and orange a few years ago. We just got a case of the new oring/coupling grease. Came in a grainger box stuffed inside a cat box. They are no longer in silicone cualking tubes but grease gun tubes.

If your paint is what they painted an engine for us recently is, then it's junk. Took for ever to dry like it needed hardner. Sat for week at the dealer and still left finger prints.

Paint has become very expensive these days. I have been a car and whatever painter for 50+ years. A friend of mine wanted me to paint some parts for his dozer so I priced a gallon of Nason (dupont) urathane enamel and the hardner and it came to around $500.00 not including the reducer So I checked with Sherwin Williams and got a gallon of urathane with the catalist for $150.00 but I supplied the reducer. The paint was thick as pudding so I kept reducing it until it was sprayable and it worked pretty well, it did take overnight and some of the next day to dry but I liked it. Sherwin Williams also had their epoxy primer at a good price. I will use their paint again. Cat paint and some of the other manufactures paint has been substandard. If anyone knows of a better deal on single stage (non clear coat) urathane please let me and others know. Charlie