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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Discover All About Primers and Paint System For Car Spray Painting

By Ulrich Fieldman

Novices that are entering into painting a car for the very first time, dont realise that there are various primers and paint systems available. There're choices that've to be make as to which ones to go with. It must also be realised that several of these systems could be chemically volatile, and must be utilised with extreme caution. That doesnt mean you should be dubious about utilising them, it signifies that you must know what you are doing and use the right precautions.

There're the air-dry type cellulose systems for repair, and then there're two pack products. These're much more durable and professional but are the ones that demand caution.

For the primers there's the etching primer. This's a primer base to which a form of acid is added. You can purchase several one step primers that also come in aerosol form but they don't do quite the same high quality job that the commercial acid based ones do. Be certain to follow the directions precisely as the product says.

Other type of primer you would hear about or even need is the wash primers. These don't have any fillers and are applied in one wet coat over whatever of the areas displaying the bare metal. The etch primer fillers are a bit different because they've a few basic filling qualities. These're applied in two - three wet coats, allowing ten to twenty mins between each application.

A heavier type of primer fillers or surfacers are available that contain filling products. Most of the sprayable products are designed for filling tiny surfaces and scratches not dents, holes our deep scratches.

Air dry is more often your primary cellulose type products. They dry fast but they don't have the identical ability to fill the area. You can also run the risk of it shrinking once it dries out.

You would require to determine if you are contented working with the light aerosol fillers or if you want to go with the more extreme 2 pack primer fillers. Keep in mind these've to be mixed exactly according to directions, and applied as said in the instructions. There're health risks that you must safe guard against too. In the long run they do provide a much stunning finish, but you have to decide does the job youre doing require this. If not then stick with the aerosol products. Then again, if youre not familiar at all with primers, then maybe you could get various expert help or advise on the matter.

Be it which kind you decide to go with , they all have the amount of applications that will be needed. Then they would teach you on what your future steps are after drying for instance how many coats are necessary and how much sanding is needed.

There're new products coming out on the market constantly. Its always a great idea to check with your supplier as to what they recommend. They are commonly well versed in the products they carry and can give you some really good advice. - 21392

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