primer selection
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From: Silver Springs
Hi Hickey, welcome to the Paint & Bodywork forum.
After sandblasting our '41, I used a self-etching primer and then an epoxy primer. From what I've learned in this forum, I'm probably over-killing on the primers, but the guy that told me the steps is an old-timer that has had a Paint & Bodyshop in the West Palm Beach area for over 50 years. I told him I wanted the best (not cheapest) way of protecting all the work I have into this project. He told me to go with PPG (I'm sure cause thats all he uses).
He said and I did, Sandblast, Metal Ready (or Ospho), Etching Primer, Epoxy Primer, filler if needed, High-Build Primer, Tweek with Icing (filler), then paint. I'm very pleased with the results.
I went with his steps because he's done this work for so long, specializes in classics and also raced with us on the local dirt track's.
From reading all the posts and being a part of this forum for so long, I know that the steps I've gone through are Over-Kill, but I'd rather be safe since I'm in it for the long term.
What I've learned here is that the current epoxy primers have the same etching qualities as the etching primers. I'd still suggest some sort of phospheric acid treatment (metal ready/Ospho/Pickeklex) before applying any type of primer. This stuff is watery and gets into places paint can't/won't.
BTW, I'm a firm believer that any filler/bondo goes OVER the epoxy primer.
Good luck with your project and I hope you put some progress photo's in your photo gallery.
After sandblasting our '41, I used a self-etching primer and then an epoxy primer. From what I've learned in this forum, I'm probably over-killing on the primers, but the guy that told me the steps is an old-timer that has had a Paint & Bodyshop in the West Palm Beach area for over 50 years. I told him I wanted the best (not cheapest) way of protecting all the work I have into this project. He told me to go with PPG (I'm sure cause thats all he uses).
He said and I did, Sandblast, Metal Ready (or Ospho), Etching Primer, Epoxy Primer, filler if needed, High-Build Primer, Tweek with Icing (filler), then paint. I'm very pleased with the results.
I went with his steps because he's done this work for so long, specializes in classics and also raced with us on the local dirt track's.
From reading all the posts and being a part of this forum for so long, I know that the steps I've gone through are Over-Kill, but I'd rather be safe since I'm in it for the long term.
What I've learned here is that the current epoxy primers have the same etching qualities as the etching primers. I'd still suggest some sort of phospheric acid treatment (metal ready/Ospho/Pickeklex) before applying any type of primer. This stuff is watery and gets into places paint can't/won't.
BTW, I'm a firm believer that any filler/bondo goes OVER the epoxy primer.
Good luck with your project and I hope you put some progress photo's in your photo gallery.
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