Please excuse my ignorance in most aspects of painting (except spray can, I
think I mastered that :^) ) the items I have been painting with rustoleum
are items like axels and driveshafts (small bits). I wanted to do something
good on the frame. Does Epoxy primer get sprayed on with a paint gun? Then
do you spray over that with the final coat of paint? I have a good
compressor and a good paint gun (that I don't know how to use).
What do I need to do here? what all do I need to paint the frame (eventually
body) considering I am taking it to bare metal. What are reasonable costs.
Thanks alot
Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire - was a simple engine rebuild now a complete frame off
restoration!!!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 12:43 PM
To: Bowen, Patrick A
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Redoing Frame
Patrick,
While rustoleum is ok, I recommend priming them with Epoxy primer. With
that, when rocks chip off the paint, as it surely will, the primer is
still there to protect the metal.
Joe
"Bowen, Patrick A" wrote:
>
> I pulled the body off of my frame this weekend and am currently stripping
it
> down to prepare it for sandblasting and eventual repainting. The car will
> be painted British Racing Green and I was assuming to paint the frame the
> same color. Is there anything special I need to put on the frame or do to
> it before I paint. Or do I just paint?
>
> Also, I have been painting most of the suspension components with
> Rust-o-leum will this be good/hard enough or am I just wasting paint and
> time?
>
> Thanks Patrick Bowen
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