Hello , I am involved in a project restoring a Carousel made in the 1990's. It was painted  about three years ago and lived outside and the the Diamond Gloss still looks like new. Condition of  underlying paint is  perfect.   We do want to repaint the horses though.   The  plan is to prime and repaint with a water based acrylic to  modify the colors.  Then to clear coat again with  Diamond .   The material of the carousel horses under the paint is aluminum.  I  realize this is a hard  Cured Urethane  surface.  We would of course scuff and de grease.

We would want  primer to be compatible with artist mural acrylics  such as  Nova color.      What are our primer options-  would there be any more  house painting type of product available-  a high grade  Benjamin Moore  Waterborn  for instance .  If we need to go with an automotive product would we need to top coat with another acrylic friendly primer as an inter-coat.

Also are there  issues with re-coat times.  After priming the idea is  for an extended time before finish and  clear coating. Thanks for your input. 

Clean the clear coated surfaces well with KBS Klean and a scotch brite pad. Then allow the surface to get bone dry.

 

Then dust the surface with a light coat of Fusion SEP. Then paint with your acrylics, allowing them to fully cure before apply DiamondFinish Clear.

 

Please let us know if that helps and if you have any additional questions.

Thanks for the Reply- that makes sense  as a product to bond to the Diamond.  I will keep you updated on project.