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<DIV>ooooops, John is absolutely right. I should have looked at my
"cans" of junk before writing such a treatise. I now realize how I made
that mistake. I use to use PPG DP40 epoxy sealer, and an etching stuff
prior to that (a yellow/greenie looking product). Somewhere along
there, the guy I work with said you really didn't need to use the etching stuff
anymore, as as the DP40 would be fine without it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Then, to make matters worse "in my mind", I started using SEM and UPol
"self etching primer" in spray cans, again on the advice of the same guy, when I
would occassionaly sand through, or whatever, the epoxy sealer. My "guy"
said that would be fine, and totally compatible with the DP40 type products
(I now use a similar type product,made by TCP (which I believe is made by
ValSpar, rather than the $$$$ PPG DP40, or even the PPG Omni line). Thus,
somehow in the back recesses of the remnants of my withering brain, the two
products somewhat merged and became "self-etching epoxy sealer". John is
100% correct, ain't no such animal. </DIV>
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<DIV>What I will say, is that on the last 3 cars (well, 2 cars, one large truck)
I have skipped the etching stage completely, and gone completely with the epoxy
sealer, as the first step. Have not had one problem . . . again, on the
advice of a respected auto body supplier person. Guess that is partially
how I derived the "new (so new, it hasn't been invented yet!) product:
self-etching epoxy sealer! Throw in the self-etching spray cans of primer,
which was recommended to use on whatever bare metal areas might occur, and that
completed my erroneous mental route.</DIV>
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<DIV>The next time I attempt such a discourse, I think I best mosey up to my
shop, and check the cans of stuff I'm talking about. </DIV>
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<DIV>#2SteveK</DIV></DIV>
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<A title=mgmagnette@aol.com href="mailto:mgmagnette@aol.com">John Elwood</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 28, 2013 6:18
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Zmagnette] Paint</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I've never heard of " self-etching, epoxy - catalytic sealer
". Always thought it was one or the other... Either an etch primer, or a
epoxy, not both... What product is " self-etching, epoxy - catalytic
sealer "? Google gives me
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