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" the surface leveler is it acrylic or enamel or a Laquer and what should be used to thin it and clean it up after I'm done using it?  "


It's acrylic .

That's the type of resin used as a binder for the pigment .

The term " lacquer" refers to the type of vehicle / reducer that is used -- it's really more an indicator of the type of acrylic resin used . It's another term that causes confusion like " enamel " since it isn't wholly descriptive .

You'll see paints labelled  " acrylic enamel "  -It's an acrylic paint that dries to a hard , glossy surface ( maybe ? ) but again  , it's a corruption of terminology .


" enamels " use alkyd resins which cure through oxidation . They actually change chemically during the cure .

Acrylic's do not .


Alcohols , acetone and other ketones  , pretty much all of the solvents discussed will dissolve dried acrylic resin .

Cured alkyds are much tougher and you need solvents like xylene ,ethyl acetate , butyl acetate or a caustic solution like sodium hydroxide  ( found in that Super Clean  and in much higher concentrations in oven cleaners )


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