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Apr 20, 2008 | 07:52 PM

just-n-time

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Primer only

My son and my wife have had some sort of mutiny, they insist that I leave the newly rebuilt truck in primer. This goes against every fiber in me, it just looks unfinished! Well my question is how do I go about this? do I use the clear coat as is or do I ask for a type of clear? It is in light gray primer, if I use regular clear coat it will look like silver or am I wrong, my son dose not want shinny he wants flat Help Please

Apr 20, 2008 | 08:04 PM

ssidney

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tell'em they got rocks in their head.....there is a special paint that looks like primer, but I believe that fad has passed

Apr 21, 2008 | 12:17 PM

gnwalker

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Primer wont keep a consistent finish after a while and it'll end up looking like chit. I'm thinking a clear coat would make it look worse. Talk them into paint

Apr 21, 2008 | 05:04 PM

uncle.stosh

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There is an additive that you put in paint that gives it a matte finish if you (they) don't want gloss.

Apr 21, 2008 | 05:44 PM

just-n-time

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thank you all for the replies, after reading a few other post to them I convinced them that we should go all the way with paint,my son had seen a fat fender that was in mat finish ,he thought it was primer, after the read on this subject here he opted for paint, cause dad just will not re-due this truck. JNT

Apr 23, 2008 | 10:07 AM

capnmorgking

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yea paint it flat primer gray. primer is porous and water and road grime will get under primer and cause rust and crap like that.

Apr 27, 2008 | 12:31 AM

sealboy84

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I painted my '84 Mustang in light gray primer. I did the hood scoop and rocker panels in black primer. I then used a low gloss clear. it looked pretty cool... until that tree hit it.