[ccguy]

Your Paint/Reducer/Hardener ratio has always worked for me using a 1.3 nozzle.

For Majic Paint, my ratio is 8:4:1.5 It has a much longer dry time so I add extra hardener to counter that reality and it’s “softer” properties when cured. With the extra hardener, it dries rock hard and I have never had it chip. Their hardener has a very high gloss.

I have never had much success using Cub Cadet acrylic enamel because they don’t sell a reducer or hardener designed for the chemistry of their paint - requiring you to mix products from various manufacturers. I could never find products that mixed or sprayed well with it. Folks on various sites rave about NAPA products so you may want to start there for a compatible reducer and hardener.

CaseIH sells a great product but I was told (Messick’s) that they didn’t sell a hardener so I stayed with Majic with pretty good results. I understand if you leave your equipment outdoors however, Majic paint has a tendency to fade.