The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop 2K primer in rattle can?

As winter approaches, it's getting too cold to paint in an unheated shop. I have a lot of small pieces that I could prep for paint, etc. in my large shop in the house. I can't really bring my compressor and paint gun there, so I'm wondering if anyone knows whether a good 2K primer is available in rattle cans that I could use to get these smaller parts ready for paint in the spring/summer. If so, do you have a product name? Is it available at NAPA, etc.? Will it be compatible with later paint applications? Thanks in advance for your answers.

Thanks!

Jim

Hi Jim,

I don't know if it a 2K primer, but I've painted all my parts with NAPA self etching prinmer. $4.99 a can, sprays great. Holds ANY paint on like glue, never EVER had a problem with it. Once I decided I wanted to changed a color of something I painted, I used my cab. blaster to remove the paint, but the ptimer stayed on for the most part. The only way to remove it is by wash/soaking in Laquer thinner.

http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPag...scription=Spray+Paint+-+Specialty+Primer

Dear Modelman,

Thanks for the reply. I have also used self-etching primer on such occasions in the past and it seemed to do the trick. BUT, I have more recently read (I think on this forum) some posts from some expert body guys that you should never use self-etching primer for a good final paint job; your experience seems to contradict such advice. Not being an expert or very experienced in all of this, I would like to hear more from others who are the experts.

Thanks again!

Yours,

Jim