Should I prime whole car or just patches?
10-11-2012, 05:09 PM
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Should I prime whole car or just patches?
Hey guys, I'm currently about to respray my car a custom purple color, with a slight red ghost pearl, but I have a few questions about what I should do.
There is a few spots that have rubbed and are through to bare metal, should I sand these areas down to bare metal and prime just the areas, or sand them down and prime the whole car?
Another thought I had, was to just prime these areas, and then use a white basecoat before putting down my new purple. Theoretically the white will make the purple "pop" a lot better than dark color will, and will ensure a color match. Would this be ok?
I figure using white basecoat rather than primer will make it heaps easier to paint and sand.
There is a few spots that have rubbed and are through to bare metal, should I sand these areas down to bare metal and prime just the areas, or sand them down and prime the whole car?
Another thought I had, was to just prime these areas, and then use a white basecoat before putting down my new purple. Theoretically the white will make the purple "pop" a lot better than dark color will, and will ensure a color match. Would this be ok?
I figure using white basecoat rather than primer will make it heaps easier to paint and sand.
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Yes sand down the areas that are bare metal and primer just those areas. And make sure to prep the car with 400 grit sandpaper before you spray your white basecoat. Just make sure you have a nice clean surface to spray down your first basecoat.
Plus, theres no need to primer whole car! As for the bare metal areas make sure to feather them out before you primer them. If you dont know how to feather bare metal areas there are plenty of how to videos on youtube.
Plus, theres no need to primer whole car! As for the bare metal areas make sure to feather them out before you primer them. If you dont know how to feather bare metal areas there are plenty of how to videos on youtube.
