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| | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 18 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 18 | Don't mean to sound stupid....but what is filling primer? I've sprayed primer before but have never heard of this type. Is it used for filling in minor pitted areas?
thanks, Ken | | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | I don't remember the term being used on a "label". But it would refer to any primer that is used for surfacing I would think. What a company uses as a name or description cold be misleading.
There are many different "primer surfacers" that would do filling. Everything from the old lacquer that barely fills 120 grit scratches with a couple of coats to polyester primer that could literally bury a quarter taped to your fender!
Is there a particular need you are after?
1948 Chevy Pickup
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,219 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,219 | Filler primer is just what it sounds like. A heavy primer. I used some from DuPont and it worked great. It was a two part epoxy type. About two good coats is all that was needed. Then just block sand down and seal. You can really build up a area with this stuff. Joe | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 12 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 12 | Filling primer is a "heavy solids" primer that will actually fill scratches and build up the surface. The slang name around here is "Bondo Primer". Like JoeH says, Block it out and you're good to go. It is a porous primer and will need to be sealed.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | I would still treat it with zero-rust
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 18 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 18 | Thanks everybody for the info....I wasn't looking for anything in particular....I was reading another post last night and they kept on referring to a filler primer and I wasn't sure as to what they were talking about. I understand it now. By the way, I did treat it with Zero Rust first.
thanks, Ken | | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | SNappy, it doesn't need to me sealed, if it uses a hardener. I have seen the name "Filler" refered to many primers includeing some that have very little filling quality.
1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 12 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 12 | MARTINSR, You're right I was thinking of a specific product called .... Featherfill??? ... But there are catalyzed, filler primers, I've just never used one.
There is no problem so great that it cannot be solved by the application of thought, elbow grease and copious amounts of CASH.
Snappy
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | Featherfill is a polyester, catalyzed primer and doesn't need to be seeled.
1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.
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