PodOne Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Hi any paint experts out there. My shell will hopefully soon be ready for blasting after 18 months of welding and I'm planning on doing the seam sealing and spraying the base coats myself. The final finish will be done by a professional shop. Can anyone suggest what would be:- a) The best bare metal primer, filler primer and primer compatible with 2 pack. (I have access to an air fed mask) b) Suppliers c) Any recommendations with regard to professional paint shop in West Yorks Thanks Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Lechler fix-o-dur ec 04318 Etch primer Upol grey stripe brushable seam sealer/Upol Tiger seal polyurethane sealer Lechler Ti green high build primer 5:1 04109 Supplier, any decent paint supplier Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ed_h Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Hard to go wrong with any quality epoxy DTM primer. Ed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcreweread Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Andy - before committing to a lot of prep work, find the ultimate sprayer and talk to them about the preparation - if any . Many will not touch a proper paint job where they have not done all the coats. When I did my TR4 , it was blasted back to bare metal and etch primed by the blasters to stop it rusting but once at the painters, they removed the original primer before putting their own on. Best to check cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 14 hours ago, rcreweread said: Andy - before committing to a lot of prep work, find the ultimate sprayer and talk to them about the preparation - if any . Many will not touch a proper paint job where they have not done all the coats. When I did my TR4 , it was blasted back to bare metal and etch primed by the blasters to stop it rusting but once at the painters, they removed the original primer before putting their own on. Best to check cheers Rich I had the same experience with my rear wings this winter, the painter insisted on blasting back to bare metal and he said ‘i was right it was rusty underneath’ steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted May 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Thanks for the input. I'd be gutted if they wanted to blast off all the hard work that would go into prepping the shell but understand why if they were reliant on it for the final finish. I'll have a rethink. Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytr5 Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 My local repair/painter prefers Bondaprimer. Regards Harry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 I have always used Bondaprime/Bondarust on all bare metal for the whole shell. most bodyshops will be happy with that as a base as its compatible with anything they want to put over it. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 22 hours ago, stuart said: I have always used Bondaprime/Bondarust on all bare metal for the whole shell. most bodyshops will be happy with that as a base as its compatible with anything they want to put over it. Stuart. Thanks Stuart & Harry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.