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Re: Recommended Spray Can Primer for Acylic

To: "High Tech Coatings" <rick@hightechcoatings.com>,
Subject: Re: Recommended Spray Can Primer for Acylic
From: "Greg Schroeder" <gschroeder@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:39:26 -0500
My mistake.  I meant to type polyester instead of polyurethane.  Thanks for
catching that mistake on my part.

I spoke to someone at O'Reilly that is checking to see what he can find
through a couple of contacts.  I will update this if they are able to locate
anything.

Greg 0036


> DO NOT USE POLYURETHANE PRIMER on acrylic, you are asking for problems,
you
> "can" use a polyester primer, I have in the past without issues at least.
> Once the acrylic has been sealed with the polyester you can use
polyurethane
> over the polyester. you cannot get a polyester primer in a spray can. it
> requires MEKP (methylethylketoneperoxide) to harden and once mixed has a
> bout 1/2 hour of pot life before it goes off. I have no knowledge of
> waterbased sealers that stick to acrylic. IF it is  a small area you want
to
> touch up you may want to try a sign shop that does lighted signs, they
have
> paints that are acrylic safe and may have a color close to what you need
>
>
> On 7/11/06 11:55:22 PM, Greg Schroeder (gschroeder@comcast.net) wrote:
> > I have read through the forum and searched the email index and I have
not
> seen
> a primer that is available in a spray can that was recommended. I am
seeing
> that Terry recommends water based sealant and others recommended a
> polyurethane primer.  I just want to paint the acrylic roof panel.  It has
a
> lot of cracks and stress fractures.  I was hoping to experiment with just
> painting this piece and not having to invest into a complete car painting
> system at this time.  If I can get the required primer/sealant in a spray
> can
> it would be more than enough for this small job.  Any recommendations?
>
> Greg 0036




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