Ron
our sprayer has used 2K from this lot who also do primer and colour
in cans. Don't know what the quality of the cans is like. Quick mail
order service as well as local distributers.
Regards
Paul Stewart
G-GIDY
On 8 Jul 2006, at 06:32, <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote:
>
> Anyone know of a good primer and top coat in rattle can for smaller
> internal stuff? Where can I purchase?
>
> I have been fooling with rattle can primers for aluminium and
> steel, and
> am not too impressed thus far.
>
> Have tried Spruce self etch primer, very hard to get on thin, tried
> 280
> grit sand, and 100 grit sand / then clean and does not stick all that
> well.
>
> Tempo Zinc Chromate (out drive) does not stick all that well, and even
> with trying to put on thin, stays mushy and does not stick all that
> well.
>
> As far as top coat, I fooled with trying Spruce Epoxy propeller
> paint over
> their self etch primer after waiting am hour to dry and sanding
> with 400
> grit as per instructions, and also tried without primer, not stuck
> very
> good, and not too robust after a week of drying.
>
> Also tried Spruce Enamel over both above primers, and stand alone,
> works
> not too well especial on aluminium.
>
> Sandblasting with 120 grit aluminium oxide, then Dupont Variprime,
> then
> thin PPG adhesion coat (I forget the exact, perhaps DTMF?) then single
> stage PPG polyurethane works well, but is a involved task. For
> internal
> small stuff sure would be nice to use a rattle can.
>
> Thx.
> Ron Parigoris
>
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