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city farmer

11-03-2006 15:07:49




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i am getting ready to clean preasure wash sand blast and so on was going to use red primmer from rustoleaum red paint fron tractor supply with hardener 1st question are these the right primmer and paint that i can use 2nd do you have 2 prime as soon as you finish sand blasting what about using osfo before primming this is not going to be showroom quality but want i to look it's best and last for a good while thanks for the help that you may give

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jason(ma)

11-05-2006 04:38:17




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 Re: WHEN TO PRIME in reply to city farmer, 11-03-2006 15:07:49  
If your looking for a book to read on the subject I'm happy with motorbooks "How to paint your car" by parks and jacobs. It's up to date with the currently available paint chemistry's. Some of the other books I've bought have been reprints of ones put out in the 80's.



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Rod (NH)

11-04-2006 15:31:39




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 Re: WHEN TO PRIME in reply to city farmer, 11-03-2006 15:07:49  
Hi,

See my post above to Greg regarding Rustoleum primer.

Rod



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CNKS

11-03-2006 20:12:44




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 Re: WHEN TO PRIME in reply to city farmer, 11-03-2006 15:07:49  
Ospho is a rust converter. Since you don't have rust after sandblasting, you don't need it. You can coat the surface with a mild rust preventative such as Picklex 20 or Must For Rust (Home Depot and other places sell MFR). Picklex 20 can be ordered from www.autobodystore.com. They will prevent rust on bare metal for several months IF everthing is inside. The parts cannot be exposed to moisture or the products will fail. And, although I have used it this way, the phosphoric acid in these products will penetrate cast, possibly causing problems with the paint, so you are on your own if you use it on the chassis. As to the Rustoleum, as B says, it will not last. You need at a minimum acrylic enamel, Rustoleum is usually alkyd enamel, developed in the 30's. And hardener is dangerous, you should use a supplied air system with it -$$$- a charcoal mask is not sufficient. Epoxy primer is far superior to the "red" primer you mention. For paint to last as you want it to, there is more to painting than meets the eye. It would be beneficial if you read as much of this forum as you have time to do. Although it is not all inclusive, it will give you a pretty good idea of what you need to do, then you will know what questions to ask. It is hard for us to give you a step by step procedure for painting along with the proper explanation as to why you need to do it without writing a book.

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B-maniac

11-03-2006 18:38:16




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 Re: WHEN TO PRIME in reply to city farmer, 11-03-2006 15:07:49  
First of all,you didn't say whether it was a cultivator or a tractor.(makes a difference). Second of all, "look it's best and last a good while" is a requirement that the paint you mention will fail to meet. YES,you need to get blasted metal primed asap. I don't know what osfo is,but you need nothing between the virgin blasted surface and your primer. Thirdly,if you post back on to ask what paint you SHOULD use,you need to give every bit of information you can think of pertaining to the particulars and priorities of your project. Good Luck.

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