<From: RJohn50603 @ aol.com @ USDESMTP
<Date: 11/09/96 11:26:22 AM
<Subject: Re: Primers.....
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<Don,
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<I haven't used the Kondar but, I always use PPG's DP 48 epoxy primer and
DP
<401 catalyst. I assume these are what you are talking about. I love this
<stuff (but I do use a respirator).
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<One of the reasons this is especially good is that (opposed to regular
<primer) it is water resistant. If you get it rained one before you get
the
<finish coats on, it doesn't absorb water. Many people (especially kids)
who
<have to drive a car with some primer exposed before it's all done, have
heart
<breaking paint failures a few months after finishing the car. Regular
primer
<absorbs water and you end up sealing this in with the finish coat and
are
<doomed to rust appearing later.
<
<Thank God we don't have the residential, fresh air police here in Texas
as
<you do in California. We'd have a big problem here if I couldn't spray a
car
<in my garage when I needed to.
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<R. Johnson - Dallas,
<
<,90' MaineCoon
<'79 Midget
<'76 Midget
<'73 MGB
What? I thought primer was supposed to be wet-sanded before applying the
top coat. At least that is what I've been doing. I'm using Rust-Oleum
automotive primer. It says on the can that it is wet-sandable. Does this
advise apply only to certain primers, or am I in trouble?
Bob Donahue, Still stuck in the '50s
53 MG-TD, under DIY restoration
71 MGB, still in the shop, 12 months and counting
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