Primer, HB primer, epoxy primer, sealer. What to use?

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:09 am
Serf27 wrote: So DTM primer is basically a high build primer & etch primer in one?
Sounds like it might be good for me to have a black epoxy on the shelf and a light grey or white one too.

DTM doesn't have (acid) etch primer built in, but it isn't needed with this type of primer. It is more like a hybrid epoxy/urethane, depending on the brand/type.
I use this for almost everything:
https://www.autobody101.com/store/paint ... rimer-kit/
I have a sandrail that has been sitting outdoors in this primer for about a year with no signs of failure :) (rust killer DTM):
https://www.autobody101.com/store/paint ... -full-kit/

They also make epoxy primers.
So quick repaints would be best to spray them with DTM primer?


That is what I do. It will cover sand-throughs to bare metal and just about any other type of material you will run into in the autobody world.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:20 am
Thanks for that Bobby. So I'm goig to be investing in some DTM primer and some sealer for uniform color at the start. Thanks everyone!
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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2016 12:15 am
What is the fastest drying primer aside from laquer primer?
I'm talking about spraying it on, letting it sit for a bit then giving it a sand and spraying some paint on it.
I was going to order laquer tomorrow but if theres something besides that, I will go for option B.
I usually have no time to spray some other primer and wait till the next day for it to dry so I can sand it.
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