Anything out there? The convenience of grabbing a few cans outways the trouble of buying a quart of DP, reducer, etc. for this particular project. Thanks.
What ive been really happy with using latley for small parts is the engine enamal primers and paints.. they got them at checkers and probably alot of other places. There heat resistant and i like how they hold up on my bikes. -stephen
SEM makes epoxy primer in a poof can might help, bought mine at local autobody supply store for 8$ a can kinda convieniant to have around.
I have 3 spots primered on my truck, the visor and the top of the cowl, and the bottom of the cab corners. The visor is painted with high dollar 2 part primer and is about 6 months old. It has turned ugly and chalky. The other spots are over a year old and look as good as the day I shot them. They are shot with Dupli-Color Red primer, from a rattle can. Good stuff!
SEM is good. When I have a small job, I use a disposable aerosol sprayer with DP90. The sprayer has a glass jar on the bottom and a scew on aerosol cartridge on the top. Holds about 4 ounces and you just toss it when your done. Acutally lasts quite a while (coverage wise) and only costs about $5.00.
UPOL makes a really good build primer that comes in a spray can. Can be purchased at auto body jobbers $10-15 and WAY better than rustoleum. My friend who owns a body shop uses it on small jobs and loves it.
This is the way to go, I use it all the time in my shop I have used the SEM primer also, its good too but I like the UPOL better but it cost a few bucks more than the SEM.
I've never used a rattlecan anything that didn't end up causing some problems. alot of them will reactivate, wrinkle up, lift, bleed, etc when you topcoat em. At least that's my experience. I used a little bit of rattle can etching primer on the roof of my 53 and that etching primer made me have to do the roof over and end up costing me $700 instead of $350 in materials.......
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