Primer Question, Prime now, drive, paint later. Options

[ruby914]

OK, I have my flares on.
I am fumbling through the clean up body work that goes with that and finding other body work that is needed as I go.
Cass Nawrocki's book has already helped.

The thing is, this car is one of my (2) 914 DDs
In order for me to get clean lines on the body I need to remove the last 3, 4, 5 or 6 paint jobs.

I have some 5 Star 5425 X Treme 2K Direct to metal Primer Filler/ Sealer.
After I go down to the metal and spray with the sealer mix ratio, can I trust this to drive the car? Even park out side in the moist air, in the rain???
Then paint later, 6 months, 1 year later ??
What can I get away with?
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[ThePaintedMan]

From what you're saying, there is already a good amount of spider rust underneath that paint anyway. Which means you'd have to take it all the way down at some point. You can do this and probably much better than the body shop in question. Since you're already used to spraying, the biggest issue you'll have is prepping and finding the right materials. I would defer to Scotty on this one. I don't know all the rules out in California. but I do know that when you take it down to bare metal, you want a real good coat of epoxy sealer first. Some would say etch primer, which is a little older-school mentality. But definitely sealer #1. Then you would add 2k urethane primer layers and/or good quality body filler (read: Evercoat). Sand it and block it and paint! Again, defer to the experts on what kinds of paint for out there. I try to use two stage (basecoat/clearcoat) urethanes here in Florida, but single stage acrylic is also a good option, if you're not looking for an ultra-durable show quality shine. Either way, that paint has to come off at some point so you can scrape out the rust veins. However, don't take it all the way off unless you're prepared to do all of the above! Don't expect to do it all in one or even several weekends either. Perfection takes time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Good luck, you can do it!