diy primer
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: charlotte north carolina
diy primer
hi
i saw the $50 dyi paint post.
i don't want to sound like bubba, but-could you roll and brush primer on? i'd like to do everyting except the final color and clear coats because i don't have the skill or equipment (paint and safety) to spray. but, if the primer has to be sanded, could an adequate job be done without spraying? i'm months away from primer, but the previous post started me thinking-a dangerous situation!
i saw the $50 dyi paint post.
i don't want to sound like bubba, but-could you roll and brush primer on? i'd like to do everyting except the final color and clear coats because i don't have the skill or equipment (paint and safety) to spray. but, if the primer has to be sanded, could an adequate job be done without spraying? i'm months away from primer, but the previous post started me thinking-a dangerous situation!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,249
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From: San Angelo TX
hi
i saw the $50 dyi paint post.
i don't want to sound like bubba, but-could you roll and brush primer on? i'd like to do everyting except the final color and clear coats because i don't have the skill or equipment (paint and safety) to spray. but, if the primer has to be sanded, could an adequate job be done without spraying? i'm months away from primer, but the previous post started me thinking-a dangerous situation!
i saw the $50 dyi paint post.
i don't want to sound like bubba, but-could you roll and brush primer on? i'd like to do everyting except the final color and clear coats because i don't have the skill or equipment (paint and safety) to spray. but, if the primer has to be sanded, could an adequate job be done without spraying? i'm months away from primer, but the previous post started me thinking-a dangerous situation!
I would recommend spraying on your primer. It doesn't take that much skill and you could get away with a relatively cheap compressor and gun for primer. Don't be scared about the safety. Just follow some of the safety advice already given in other threads in this forum.
Really, where the skill is necessary is in the sanding technique. Even if you leave the top coating to a pro and do an amateur job sanding the primer, the whole job will look like an amateur did it. Block sanding primer is an art and takes some practice.
Roger
Drifting
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From: Yooperville MI
If you can stand 10' from any car at a show or cruise-in and immediately find waves or body/paint defects, you have the eye. Most people can't see this stuff, but once you become good with bodywork, you'll see it all the time, whether you want to or not. It's a curse.
