bounce Posted July 12, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 12, 2010 I was hoping that cheap stuff will work...but , rust oleum? better stuff? pray tell?...hthaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbudvet Posted July 12, 2010 Share #2 Posted July 12, 2010 I always use a self etching primer. Rustoleum makes one that I like.carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bounce Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted July 12, 2010 I always use a self etching primer. Rustoleum makes one that I like.carl22.55$ for 6 cans? is that a good price? rustoloeum self etching? thanks.. do we have a board sponsor that sells paints for good price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikez73 Posted July 12, 2010 Share #4 Posted July 12, 2010 22.55$ for 6 cans?That sounds like an excellent price to me. I paid $7 for a can of self etching primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisZ Posted July 12, 2010 Share #5 Posted July 12, 2010 Just stop the rust first, use Phosphoric acid as Dave (ZS) mentioned in another thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEZZZ Posted July 12, 2010 Share #6 Posted July 12, 2010 ditto on the Rustoleum "Self Etching" primer..I get the one that is green in color. BTW, its much cheaper at your local Walmart than it is at your local car parts or hardware store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g9m3c Posted July 13, 2010 Share #7 Posted July 13, 2010 Dupli-Color makes an excellent Self-Etching Primer as well. Might be the same as Rustoleum though. I used it on some control arms and was shocked at how easy it made the job. If you get the metal clean enough, you don't even have to sand it. This stuff just plain STICKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EScanlon Posted July 13, 2010 Share #8 Posted July 13, 2010 Just a quick note:Etching Primer is only required when spraying onto bare untreated metal. Untreated meaning no chemical preparation. If you've used "Metal Ready", "Ospho", or PPG's Metal Prep, then you've done the basics of the metal preparation known as the "etching". You could use plain old primer/sealer over that and have a satisfactory base for paint to adhere. Without the etch primer/sealer/paint will not stick properly to metal.Etching Primer over painted surfaces won't be using it's "etching" properties, and as such, you'd be better off $ wise by simply using a Sealer or a Fill Primer.Filler primers have components to deposit sandable material onto the surface, but unless they specify that they ETCH, they won't adhere well to metal alone.There are multi-role products, but as can be expected, they can be spendy.FWIWE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderkeg Posted July 13, 2010 Share #9 Posted July 13, 2010 I've had good Luck with the SEM Brand of Primers. Dave Ruiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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