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Date:         Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:15:26 +0300
Reply-To:     Janne Ruohomäki <janne.ruohomaki@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Janne Ruohomäki <janne.ruohomaki@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: is primer/sealer weathertight?
Comments: To: dylan <insyncro@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <366157.11067.qm@web52103.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Oh yeah.. blame it on the hippies.. ;)

On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 3:49 AM, dylan <insyncro@yahoo.com> wrote: > Here is my test Syncro. > http://syncrospecialist.com/blacksyncro.aspx > It had a horrible hippie paintjob until I sprayed it with flat black primer in the rattlers. > Everytime we go for a spin, when I return I touch up any dings from offroading. > Never sanded a thing, just keep on coating it. > Not what most would do, but I am surprised as to how well the primer has stayed put. > It was the 88cent per can flat black from WalMart. > I spent way more on beer.

Yes, it holds ok.. for a while. I have never visited WalMart but the local equivalent shop has similar products of similar price level which I used to use on my previous project. But they also had semi-glossy topcoats which I used. It really makes a difference after a while, but does not cost any more actually. I always cleaned the spot,sprayed a very thin layer of primer and after that the topcoat. With the same amount of paint & work You can get more lasting result. You just change the can You are using after first few puffs. I just saw my previous project while ago and it had developed several new rust spots. Mostly in completely new places, not the ones I painted. On the otherhand my brothers project that has been sitting in similar place had enormous pieces of paint chipping away. That car was painted with porous primer only. Some 95% of surfaces still ok, mostly places that have original paint under them.


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