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Miken
Joined: 24 Dec 2012 Posts: 544
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:24 pm Post subject: Painting |
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Later this year I plan on having my pickup re sprayed. The car itself is very sound but it has a terrible amateur cellulose paint job at the moment with runs and drips and it flakes off very easily.
There are a few small areas of the metal that require repairing though.
My plan is to weld in these small repair patches and prime them. I want to keep the car on the road through the summer.
I will use epoxy primer for this which I think is non porous.Hopefully, having all the repairs done ready for the big strip down will make it easier later on and help keep the price down.
Can anyone see a proplem with this plan? Is it ok to keep it in epoxy primer without a top coat for 6-10 months?
Thanks
Mike |
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Penguin45
Joined: 28 Jul 2014 Posts: 382 Location: Padiham
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Mike. Perfectly logical and sound reasoning. I'd go one step further on a belt, braces and safety pins basis and order up an aerosol of top coat from Jawel or St Helens (other paint suppliers are available). For the sake of an extra tenner, it'll look better and you know for certain that the surface is waterproof.
Chris. _________________ '67 Wolseley MkI 18/85, '70 Austin MkII 1800 The Landcrab Forum. |
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Miken
Joined: 24 Dec 2012 Posts: 544
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply and advice Chris. |
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andycars
Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 239 Location: South Wales
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Doing something similar on a 1947 Rover Ten. Is epoxy primer OK to spray in the home garage without an air fed mask? And are there any top coats it will not ne compatible with? |
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Brent29
Joined: 07 Jun 2018 Posts: 57
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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2021 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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Penguin45 wrote: | Hi Mike. Perfectly logical and sound reasoning. I'd go one step further on a belt, braces and safety pins basis and order up an aerosol of top coat from Jawel or St Helens (other paint suppliers are available). For the sake of an extra tenner, it'll look better and you know for certain that the surface is waterproof.
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Good to hear the aerosol top coat from Jawel is also recommended here. We'll work on uncle's new project soon after we finish installing the new wheels and nitto tires on the current Silverado project and clear the garage. |
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