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Primer Question, Prime now, drive, paint later. |
ruby914 |
Feb 26 2012, 02:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 26-April 09 From: Hawthorne, Ca Member No.: 10,305 Region Association: None |
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? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) |
scotty b |
Feb 28 2012, 02:01 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
The thinking that the factory rimer is the best you can get is wrong. Modern primers nowadays are light years beyind the original ( as good as it is ).
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boogie_man |
Feb 28 2012, 06:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 308 Joined: 22-April 11 From: So Cal Member No.: 12,969 Region Association: Southern California |
The thinking that the factory rimer is the best you can get is wrong. Modern primers nowadays are light years beyind the original ( as good as it is ). + 100 you could block feather the layers down with like a 40 grit d/a, then to 80 block or air-file til it's pretty evened out, then I would spray or rattle can with a good etch, scuff that, then a good 2 part primer might last a bit. The problem you may have is the moisture seaping under all your hard work and surface rusting back through which means you start over/make it worse. Pull the hood and decklid, strip and prime them, that's very easy as well as the doors while they're off. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/img.photobucket.com-12969-1330476540.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/img.photobucket.com-12969-1330476540.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/img.photobucket.com-12969-1330476541.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/img.photobucket.com-12969-1330476541.4.jpg) |
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