Buy paint while you still can
#31
10-16-2015, 12:34 PM
Cargo Master
Been using Low VOC paints for years...no big deal. As for mixing brands, ask yourself why was that a big deal to begin with? The answer is that you had to be sure that when you sprayed one product on top of another, the top product did not adversely react with the first one. Next question...how stable is 2-part primer? The answer is that it is very stable...no lacquer, basecoat, acrylic, or enamel is going to react with it. Once cured it is essentially inert to all top coats. I have used many brands of epoxy primers, including those the are not "really" epoxy but are 2-part catalyzed paints, and I have never had any adverse reaction due to mixing brands. That said, basecoats are not catalyzed and you can have issues with some clears over non-catalyzed bases.
To the OP...I wouldn't be concerned at all using a non-Summit brand of paint over their epoxy primer.
To the OP...I wouldn't be concerned at all using a non-Summit brand of paint over their epoxy primer.
Usually you only get a reaction when the solvents are still present. Val spar 2k primer, sherwin williams base coat with blue sky clear (as an example). If you layer one on top of the other too quickly, the reaction is called "solvent pop". It can also happen if you apply a second or third coat of clear too soon.
All that to say, I wouldn't fret it.
Is there a local auto paint store near you? Go visit with them. They can even color match what you have or want.
#32
10-16-2015, 02:33 PM
Senior User
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: South Burlington, Vermont
Posts: 120
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Same problem here. My project was epoxy primed with Summit product a couple years ago. I got around to high build primer and hot rod satin single stage paint but they couldn't ship the high voc stuff to me. They never even mentioned they had low voc that they could ship. After a couple weeks of research a saw they had low voc and called back. Oh yeah... We can ship that to you...
But we can't ship a 4 oz bottle of limited slip additive either.
The low voc stuff seemed to work fine.
But we can't ship a 4 oz bottle of limited slip additive either.
The low voc stuff seemed to work fine.
#33
10-16-2015, 05:13 PM
I'm not a painter, but have sprayed many a bike, cars and trucks alike. I learned as I went.
Usually you only get a reaction when the solvents are still present. Val spar 2k primer, sherwin williams base coat with blue sky clear (as an example). If you layer one on top of the other too quickly, the reaction is called "solvent pop". It can also happen if you apply a second or third coat of clear too soon.
All that to say, I wouldn't fret it.
Is there a local auto paint store near you? Go visit with them. They can even color match what you have or want.
Usually you only get a reaction when the solvents are still present. Val spar 2k primer, sherwin williams base coat with blue sky clear (as an example). If you layer one on top of the other too quickly, the reaction is called "solvent pop". It can also happen if you apply a second or third coat of clear too soon.
All that to say, I wouldn't fret it.
Is there a local auto paint store near you? Go visit with them. They can even color match what you have or want.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post