REFLECTOR: priming "how to"?

[Ron Brown]

There ARE NO DUMB QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!

The primer that is most often used is Awlgrip 545, which is a two part primer that is tough and sands pretty easily.  You can get it at a marine supply like West Marine.  Clean the surface, sand smooth, then spray the primer.  It leaves a nice white, almost glossy finish which will become the base for your final paint.

Ronnie 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Grigore Rosu 
  To: reflector at tvbf.org 
  Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 9:21 PM
  Subject: REFLECTOR: priming "how to"?


  I see many nice picures of parts which are "primed" using "primers".  Also, the manual I received with my Velocity occasionally talks about priming, but does not explain it.  I have never been exposed to this process and nobody showed me how to do that during the head-start program.  I know this is kind of a childish question on this list, so I appologise for asking it.  Just finished installing my canard and ailerons and would like to prime everything to look white and nice.  Can anybody help me suggesting some place where this process of priming, as we need it for Velocity, is explained?  Is it necessary to protect the work underneath, or it is being used just for aesthetical reasons during the building process?  Does it add any unnecessary weight? 

  Thank you,
  Grigore



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