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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 06:42 PM
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Hey guys, I'm planning on doing a rattle can job on my tank and fenders within the next week and I can't figure out which primer is right for the job. Everything has been bead blasted down to bare metal and I know I'm gonna have to do some body work first. I'm planning on using a satin black for a top coat but can't figure out which primer to use. So far I've seen sandable, self-etching, filler primer and just plain old primer. I've mainly been looking at the Rustoleum products but would be open to anything in a spray can that's relatively inexpensive (doing this on a tight budget). Any suggestions??
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 09:49 AM
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if you bead blasted that is a rough finish, your going to want to use a self etching primer, then a filler primer over that... i like dupi color out of a can but they all about the same, i would sugest that whatever you use, stick to that brand... they do not play well with others when it comes to rattle can... after your filler primer block it out before base coat
 
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