Primer...
Thread Starter
Pro
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 654
Likes: 0
From: Now Frozen in Michigan
Primer...
Can anyone tell me what is the best primer to use on suspension and driveline parts when painting? Most of these parts will be glass beaded first. Also in high-heat app's when using a high-temp paint?
Thanks in advance...-Rod :chevy
Thanks in advance...-Rod :chevy
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 4,456
Likes: 6
From: Spicewood, Texas, USA TX-Texas
Re: Primer... (ROD NOCK)
For suspension and driveline parts, or any metal body/chassis parts, a lot of restorers prefer PPG's DP-90 black epoxy primer. If you apply it to white-metal, bead blasted parts...Es muy bueno!.
DP-90 sticks to bare steel so well, that it is recommended for rust prevention of metal body panels by priming with it BEFORE application of body filler. If you apply more than one coat of DP-90, the second coat should be applied within 24 hours after the first coat. If done in this manner, the second coat chemically bonds to the first coat, rather than just the usual mechanical bond.
For high temperature parts, it all depends on what the meaning of "high temperature" is...for engine parts, I think I would see if VHT made a primer.
[Modified by Chuck Sangerhausen, 11:50 AM 4/2/2002]
DP-90 sticks to bare steel so well, that it is recommended for rust prevention of metal body panels by priming with it BEFORE application of body filler. If you apply more than one coat of DP-90, the second coat should be applied within 24 hours after the first coat. If done in this manner, the second coat chemically bonds to the first coat, rather than just the usual mechanical bond.
For high temperature parts, it all depends on what the meaning of "high temperature" is...for engine parts, I think I would see if VHT made a primer.
[Modified by Chuck Sangerhausen, 11:50 AM 4/2/2002]
