Just Joel Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 All right paint gurus... I've been working on the body of my goon off and on for a while now, working out small areas and rattle can priming as I go. The time has come to push the car out of the shop in preparation of building the motor. My question is, how should I top coat the primer to protect the repairs from the weather until the day the car gets painted (years from now)? Should I just find a red paint the looks close to stock color, or is there a rattle can primer/sealer product that I can trust against the weather? Keep in mind that I live in the high desert and moisture is low and rust is almost a non issue. Thanks Joel Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 i think you need to take off the rattle can paint, it has a chemical in it to keep it from sticking to the inside of the can. I hear epoxy primer will stick to it, but as nice as you have been doing things, i'd suspect you'd want to have something better then rattle can primer under the paint I am no paint guru, thats just what i've been seeing since the day i was interested in doing it. Pm the510keeper or wait for someone with more knowledge pipes up :D Quote Link to comment
jun Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Do you have a spray gun? A 2K epoxy sealer (like the one made by PCL- fairly inexpensive) will seal the work inside and protect it from moisture and bad stuff. If you are not going to topcoat it with paint right after, you'll need to sand it down with 400-600 before topcoating; otherwise paint will not stick to it. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 What type of primer? I sprayed my car with epoxy primer and then it sat for 8 months. Epoxy could care less what it goes over. 2K paints hate rattle can paint. Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I'm using automotive sandable primer... Rustolium I think. This is only temporary and eventually, I'll been sanding down everything before final primer and paint. For now, I just need to make sure the body filler won't been damaged by the weather. I don't have gun or the facilities to spay paint but I have seen epoxy primer in rattle came from. if its compatible, do you think this would work for now? Or would a standard paint work for now? Later Joel Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 2k epoxy in a can is gonna cost a fortune to paint a car with, and to mention it is rock hard when dry and can be horrible to sand (ask me, I sanded my whole Goon). Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 this will take it down a notch :rofl: Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 yeah, like I was saying, these are only spot repairs. I only plan to treat the currently primed areas, not the whole car. Later Joel Quote Link to comment
merlin Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I'm just getting down to metal prep right now and am in the same boat.. Not likely to paint for a bit. I'll be using Eastwood fast etch on everything. Then it'll be a Tremclad in the HVLP gun. Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 To be honest, I really do not know what to tell you. You already have rattle can primer on the car, are you just trying to protect that, and some plastic filler under that, in places? If that is the case, just cover the primer with the same brand of rattle can topcoat. When you get ready to paint the car for real, I think the best thing to do is to remove it all, and use a high quality epoxy primer, followed by the same brand of topcoats. If you leave the rattle can paint products on the car, you risk having a poor adhesion between the metal, and the top coat, or even having issues with the undercoats reacting unfavorably with the paints you put on top of them. You might get lucky, and get that way cool wrinkle finish. So very Ratsun! Quote Link to comment
deadmonkey Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 uhm... I know it may be obvious... but how about just a nice big tarp. I know that isn't going to help with air moisture. I'm just saying it is gonna help a lot. Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 lol... I guess I'm just going to hit it with enamal ratle can for now. I'm already planning only sanding all the ratle can off when I paint for real later down the road. I just don't want to loose the filler in the mean time. I'm going to be working on the body for a while and I need a solution untill the day I get to actually paint the car. Later Joel Quote Link to comment
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