You need to sand the primer with a 320 or 400 grit sand paper to smooth out
the rough texture. This will enhance the sucessive paint coats which also
need to be sanded, using 600 grit.
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire4 Mk1
Houston,Texas
-----Original Message-----
From: jay pollmann <thorfinnxx@hotmail.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 06, 1998 3:32 PM
Subject: Prime or unprime, that is the question
>
>This winter, as I disassembled my spitfire and stripped each piece of
>it's old paint, I sprayed primer on some of the pieces to prevent
>surface rust(everything but the hood and tub.) I used a can primer
>(duplicolor filler primer-enamel), and had degreased it before I
>sprayed. Is it advisable to sand that off again and hit it with the gun,
>or should I do what I'd planned, and use a sealer, then paint it (with
>PPG Omni)? I guess what it boils down to is whether canned primer just a
>bunch of crap or is it ok as a base primer/filler for some of the
>smaller pieces? It doesn't seem likely to chip since I can't really
>scratch it with my finger. I'm ready to seal the whole thing, so I don't
>really want to strip the pieces, but if people think the paint will fall
>off in the first rain, obviously, I'd take it back off.
>Thanks....j
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