i know that rattle can primer is definately not as good as real primer, but is it ok to use it when you have no other way of primeing your ride? i just started on the body work on my 56 chevy and do not own or have access to a painting setup... was thinking of using Duplicolor self etching primer and duplicolor primer sealer...the truck will be staying in primer for a few years until i get everything else the way i want it, and i do not want to have to take it all the way back down to bare metal again....
I've seen epoxy primer in rattle cans at the local Fleet Farm store. If painting it that way is your only option, I'd use them.
Primer,,be it lacquer primer,etching primer or the DP types,,,they are ALL primer and will not stop or prevent the metal from rusting underneath the primer. This subject has been beat to death lately,,, If a rattle can is your only option then use it,,,but why not buy an extra can of semi gloss or a matt finish to cover the primer,,,,,it will pay off in the long run. HRP
It does, but it seals the primer and bodywork off from the basecoats and topcoats, not from moisture. The only way to do that is with a topcoat, like HOTRODPRIMER mentioned.
no matter how you prime it...it will need to be sanded and reprimed if your not painting it for a few years..
Primer is pourous and will let rust start if not top coated. If the car is going to be out in the weather spray can primer is a waste of time.
ok, so is there a way to paint it without a gun? besides rollers and brushes that is... it will probably be staying with the "cheap" paint for about 2 years, i just do not want to have to take it all the way back down....it's not like it's a RPU or something tiny like that that wouldn't take that long to sand back down, it's a 56 chevy pickup.....
if you want to paint it with spray cans, go for it. one thing to remember though, if you don't keep your can spaced evenly to the panel,you will have problems with streaking. it may not show right away, but it will as the primer fades. one way to avoid this is to crisscross your spray pattern as you go. just make sure to keep it even. funny you should mention rollers and brushes on the hamb. seeing as this is the place for traditional stuff, i say go for it!! lol! i used to know a guy who started painting in the fifties, he showed me a trick that i will not be attempting soon. he took automotive laquer paint poured it in a pan and applied it to a panel with a roller. when it dried he attacked it with a hand full of sand paper. by the time he got through cutting and buffing, that was the shiniest piece of paint work i had ever seen. way too much sanding, especially if your worried about sanding a primered vehicle every two to three years.
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