REFLECTOR: priming "how to"?

[Grigore Rosu]

Since in IL there will be a few more months of temperatures below 75F, a
primer that can cure at lower temperatures could probably make more sense in
my case.  Searching aircraftspruce, I found the following one:

STITS EPOXY PRIMER WHITE EP-420/EP-430
 http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/stitsepoxyprimerwhite.php

It cures at temperatures down to 35F!

Do you think this one may work well, too?  If you see any drawbacks in using
it please let me know; I can just wait a few more months and then apply the
more common awlgrip 545.

Thank you,
Grigore

On Jan 7, 2008 5:40 PM, Steve Goldman <steve at fatcatair.com> wrote:
>
> Al Gietzen wrote:
> >
> >
> > These primers are 'sandable', and you will need to sand to about a 400
> > grit finish before putting on a top coat.  However; it is good to leave
> > unsanded until you are ready for final paint because once you sand off
> > the gloss surface it is more likely to absorb contaminants (like oil and

> > finger prints) that are diffictult to clean up.  You are likely to find
> > that for a first coat over fiberglass you may want to first use a 'high
> > build' primer to fill pinholes and surface imperfections.  You can use
> > either a good urethane or expoxy primer for this coat. Most of this will

> > get sanded off before applying the final coat of expoxy primer.
>
> So I'm curious what high build primers people have used other than
> Smooth Prime. I'm thinking based on what I've read that I don't want
> to try and use Smooth Prime here in a high humidity state.
>
> --
> Steve Goldman
> '77 Tiger N28531
> Velocity XL5-RG (T-2880hrs)
> Pittsboro, NC (9NC8)
> http://fatcatair.com
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