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| | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | I just bought a new tailgate ,front bed panel and splashpan are these ready to paint or should
I primer them first,like the rest of the truck | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | I believe most replacement bits have a primer coat on them and are ready for top coat. To be sure you'd best ask the supplier. But everyone I have seen were paint ready. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | The body panels are black and the rest of my truck is primer gray will their be a color difference when I get it painted if I dont primer it. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 257 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 257 | How is the panel construction compared to the originals? I've bought aftermarket panels for another truck and been very disappointed in the steel thickness compared to the originals.
I can't help you with your question as I'm not quite to the same point yet. But I'll be interested in the answers. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 | I have new panels that have black EDP coating and others that are just raw steel. I asked this forum if I should shoot 2-part urethane over the EDP because that would be the same primer I would use on the raw steel (after etch-primer). The consensus was that it would be a good idea to scuff the EDP and spray 2-part urethane in order to make sure that paint was applied to the same base. It also allows you to block-sand the panels to make sure they are perfectly straight. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | Thanks for the help I will light sand them and primer them. RedGreen I got them from chevy duty
and they seem as sturdy as the originals and they were packed very securely | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 35 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 35 | For something like the EDP coating, which is quite thin, I reccomend using a scotchbrite pad to scuff up the factory primer. The red pad has served me well for coating with primer. They conform to irregular surfaces better than sandpaper and you're less likely to scuff through the primer. Your local automotive paint store should have them in big sheets like 8x10.
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