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| dbgriffith75 |
 Apr 22 2008, 09:21 AM
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TheGrif  Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 25-July 07 From: Iowa, USA Member No.: 7,945 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
So as I'm rebuilding the engine on my 914, I've been repainting the sheet metal with, and I know it's not the best way but my budget is limited, spray paint. Not just any spray, it's Dupli-color Engine Enamel- a ceramic rated to 500 degrees. Problem is, the primer gray is showing through no matter how many coats I put on it. One piece must have about 20 coats on it and still the gray is showing through. I finally got to the point where I said screw it and sprayed on a really thick coat on one piece, telling myself that when it cured I'd just sand out the runs and put on a lighter top coat to finish, but even that isn't working. Any ideas if it's just the paint, or maybe I should just switch to a black primer? Thanks.
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| Cevan |
Apr 22 2008, 01:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,079 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Western Massachusetts Member No.: 7,351 |
Because I couldn't find a powder-coater willing to do my tin, I ended up using the Dupli-Color engine primer and paint (low-gloss). I also used it (gray) on the fan housing and intake tubes. I waited 10 minutes between coats and 7 days between primer and color. The low-gloss black covered the primer completely by the second coat and I think I did 3 coats of color total.
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dbgriffith75 Issues painting sheet metal Apr 22 2008, 09:21 AM
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So as I'm rebuilding the engine on my 914, I... Apr 22 2008, 09:28 AM Vacca Rabite Is the primer compatable with the paint?
I had ... Apr 22 2008, 09:54 AM dbgriffith75 I guess I didn't think about that. I'm no... Apr 22 2008, 09:57 AM purple I have gotten really good results with dupli-color... Apr 22 2008, 10:14 AM jasons What do you mean the primer still shows? Are you ... Apr 22 2008, 11:04 AM dbgriffith75 There's no chance there's any oils or lacq... Apr 22 2008, 12:59 PM tod914 Looks great. I inquired with Duplicolor regarding... Apr 22 2008, 01:16 PM jd74914 I used Duplicolor engine enamel too and it came ou... Apr 22 2008, 01:58 PM
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I used Duplicolor engine enamel too and it came o... Apr 22 2008, 01:59 PM tdgray Well I can think of two problems you have...
1) y... Apr 22 2008, 02:07 PM 2-OH! I don't think you should use gas as a cleaner,... Apr 22 2008, 02:08 PM purple Isnt using for anything other than putting into ga... Apr 22 2008, 03:16 PM RoninEclipse2G quick answer about baking. on engine parts, runnin... Apr 22 2008, 03:48 PM |
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