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I paint less frequently than I used to so I'm still using conventional sprayguns . I have noticed for quite a while that most of the new single...
JB Weld epoxy is probably a better and more waterproof solution.
https://www.evercoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TDS_100710_FEATHER-FILL-G2-10.2022-US-ENG-1.pdf...
This is probably the most important part of the process-Zinc Phosphate coating of the steel. This is what most manufacturers do to steel parts...
The "E-coat" (electro deposition primer) on the aftermarket parts is NOT E-coat, but only a "transport" primer, and almost all aftermarket sheet...
You are welcome. The main thing about a GOOD epoxy primer is that if you are applying over surface rust, that rust must be removed and...
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/metalprep.php Here's another REALLY good video from another "High End" restoration shop. Of...
Since I don't do filler over epoxy primer, here's some ways to test or at least discriminate some epoxy primers: the epoxy primer tech sheet will...
Is it really E-coat? What is the process for Electrocoating? EDP Electro deposition primer (E-coat) In the first step – pretreatment – metal...
Which epoxy primers are completely water proof? Epoxy primer does NOTHING to neutralize rust. It covers metal and rust. How do you prep the...
I'm in the "filler over bare metal" camp, and I used to be a rep for Evercoat. I had a lot of conversations with John Hatton who developed the...
What is the process for Electrocoating? EDP Electro deposition primer (E-coat) In the first step – pretreatment – metal is cleaned and a...
I found some red, black and white single stage (21 line) in my cabinet over 30 years old. Last summer and fall I painted some small parts, a rim...
Best served on a "Hot Plate". (Really Old painters will relate)
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