rusty primer????

[brandenhs]

ok i put my front end on and one fender is black the other is red and the hood is tan so if i sand it all down and leave it primered will it rust out or am i better off leveing it ugler than hell cause I'm already geting some fendewr rust but i wana stop it asap

[KLRS10]

well what kind or primer is it?

the cheap spray bomb primers actually absorb water and cause it to rust faster... the only kind of primer i actually reccomend is epoxy primer, it's expensive though and you need a compressor and spray gun to apply it... you would be better off leaving it and saving the money to get it done properly

[brandenhs]

yea i was guna use a spray bomb but if its guna make the rust worse ill epoxy it ill just have to get a gun


next question if i buy a gun I'm guna paint my truck my self so can i get one gun to prime and paint

sorry new to this too

[84 shortbox]

I thought all primer was porous?

[KLRS10]

epoxy primer ins;t pourus... when you spray it on it actually looks half shiny, more like a matt finish... most primers are completely flat with no shine... and feel rough.. epoxy actually feels exactly the same as a normal paint job, in all honosty, if you get a spray gun good enough to spray top coats... then you probably would have been better off taking it to a body shop to get it painted.... as in my opinion the minimum to spend on a good top coat spray gun is around $500, i have sprayed cars for aorund a couple hundred bucks for labor before.. if you take it to the body shop and have the primer on it already (make sure the bodywork has been done good and your happy with it, make sure all surfaces are clean and prepped properly, final sand all surfaces with about 180 grit sandpaper before you apply 2 coats of primer, , wait untill you can touch the paint between coats and it doesn;t stick to your fingersit will feel soft but smooth, apply the second coat at that time, then when the primer is fully cured after 24hours you can sand it with 400 grit then 600-800 grit before the top coat is applied... if your going to wait a while before it is painted don't sand it untill it's ready to go to the body shop, your local body shop will likely sell you the supplys you need and tell you which stuff to use doing what step

[Nite Dragon]

if ya just wanna change the way it looks... you can just rattle prime over whats there to give one solid color until you can get whatcha need... thats what i did with my blaz... had a nasty assed up paintjob when i got it. I just primed over it with black primer so it was all one color...

[brandenhs]

yea I gave up on the idea of saveing the rusty parts so for now i just wana get it all one color I'm guna get new fenders,hood,grill and cab corners this winter so for now i just wana be one colar but i also don't want my fnder to have big ass rusty holes in it befor i get it replaced