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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: wwwarbird on March 09, 2015, 06:43:26 PM
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I've got some Brodak White Primer that I'm thinking of trying out for the first time. The plan is to use it to create a uniform base for a yellow topcoat. I'd like to know ahead of time though, when dry does it sand easily like a typical grey rattle can primer or does it dry more to a harder finish like regular dope?
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Its sands very easy, just like the DC540. You will fill your shop with white snow, make sure you wear a mask or you will probably get a headache. But just like most primer/fillers it builds weight fast. Only leave the bare minimum to get your white base, which you do need for yellow.
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Just used it myself Wayne....sands easily.
Shug
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Well, I've tried the stuff out. It's really thick out of the can, got a funky smell to it too. I thinned mine a lot, probably about 75/25 thinner/primer and sprayed it with my detail gun. It sprayed and covered well, but I don't feel that it sands as easily as the DC540. My feeling was that it's not as hard a finish as dope, but it's close. My opinion? I like the DC540 much better, too bad it doesn't come in white. D>K
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Hi Wayne,
I haven't bought any in a while, but I am sure Duplicolor still makes a white primer which is similar to DC540. I used it for a blocking coat under light colors. It covers well and sands easily. I get it at NAPA.
BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM
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Thanks Bill, that might be something to keep in mind. I'm fine with grey primer, except under yellow.
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Primer weighs too much,
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Primer weighs too much,
I agree. The main reason I tried it here though was to achieve the white basecoat for the yellow. I was also curious about how the product worked. Figured it would be a toss-up weightwise between it and a good solid basecoat of white dope. I'll be back to my normal no primer routine next time. D>K