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Someone advised I should use zinc chromate primer on fiberglass. Any thoughts on this subject?
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Don't do it. Zinc Chromate is useful as an anti-corrosion coating on steel, but fiberglass does not rust. Choose either a quality epoxy, or urethane primer (or seal with epoxy, build with urethane) and have a better base for your paint.
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Don't do it. Zinc Chromate is useful as an anti-corrosion coating on steel, but fiberglass does not rust. Choose either a quality epoxy, or urethane primer (or seal with epoxy, build with urethane) and have a better base for your paint.
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zinc doesnt work with alot of paints, either
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Zinc Works best with acrylic and epoxy paints
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epoxy needs nothing under it. the whole point of using epoxy is for adhesion and creating a barrier coat.
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You got bad advise, stick with SPI epoxy for your first coat.
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Originally Posted by Scott Marzahl
You got bad advise, stick with SPI epoxy for your first coat.
From what I have seen on this forum it has some build properties too.
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