Mike,
I have found that in general the spray can primers are fine (I get
mine at Ace Hardware fwiw). However, primer itself can absorb water,
so you should topcoat with a compatible paint as soon as possible. I
repaired rust on the front lip of my bonnet in '97 with hardware
paints and primers and there is absolutely no sign of rust there
after 3.5 years of constant use.
Jeff
At 9:59 AM -0400 9/15/00, Graziano, Michael wrote:
>All,
>
>I'd like to start working on that bit of rust on my lower quarterpanel
>(behind the rear passenger wheel). It's limited to the piece below the
>moldings, so paint matching doesn't have to be perfect.
>
>My question has to do with rust and bondo. After I wire brush out the rust,
>I'd like to put some type of rust inhibiter to prevent the cancer from
>spreading. Spray Can Rustoleum Primer has always worked well on my wrought
>iron fences and lawn furniture. But I'm not sure if the bondo will hold to
>the paint. If I apply the bondo directly to the bare metal, I'm worried
>the water that's trapped might cause the rust to begin again. This needs to
>last a few years as I can't spend the money right now to have the work
>professionally done.
>
>I only need a light layer of Bondo to fill up the rust depleted portion of
>the fender. It shouldn't be more than 1/4" at the worst spot.
>
>Is spray can primer OK after the the bondo work has been done? Any
>recommendations or words of advice?
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Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
Assistant Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
Senior Editor, Molecular Vision, http://www.molvis.org/molvis
mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
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