bob johnson
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what is the product you guys would suggest for priming with rustoleum on a bare aluminum hull, when i plan to top coat with rustoleum professional brand enamel?
I see there are SEVERAL primers some are obvious the wrong choice ..
they have marine paints but the primers all are for ABOVE THE WATER LINE!!
they have Automotive primers-fillers
they have some that come in spray cans only...
I want to buy quarts or maybe a gallon...
a guy here used the gray primer mixed with flat black to get a dark gray flat paint job...which is what i want...
but he just said rustoleum.....
he wasnt specific. plus he painted over the original paint surface....
I have bought a few cans of the SPRAY primer for aluminum...it could be used for the bond to the metal and my top coat of flat..
I know not to use the latex primer for aluminum!!!
other wise they dont list a primer for aluminum in enamel that is sold in gallons or quarts that come in gray!!!
I will use a spray gun to apply this paint.. I am thinking if i need to I could use the spray cans to cover one coat of the bare hull....and hope it can be top coated by the top coat i choose( the label says nothing of top coating over that spray primer for aluminum, nor the prep for top coating or a time frame!!!!!!!
you want to get this right,....it has been soooo much work removing all the old paint and getting a clean bare hull...id hate to waste all that time and money with stuff that wont stick...
and i only want a flat dark gray paint job.....
thanks
bob
I see there are SEVERAL primers some are obvious the wrong choice ..
they have marine paints but the primers all are for ABOVE THE WATER LINE!!
they have Automotive primers-fillers
they have some that come in spray cans only...
I want to buy quarts or maybe a gallon...
a guy here used the gray primer mixed with flat black to get a dark gray flat paint job...which is what i want...
but he just said rustoleum.....
he wasnt specific. plus he painted over the original paint surface....
I have bought a few cans of the SPRAY primer for aluminum...it could be used for the bond to the metal and my top coat of flat..
I know not to use the latex primer for aluminum!!!
other wise they dont list a primer for aluminum in enamel that is sold in gallons or quarts that come in gray!!!
I will use a spray gun to apply this paint.. I am thinking if i need to I could use the spray cans to cover one coat of the bare hull....and hope it can be top coated by the top coat i choose( the label says nothing of top coating over that spray primer for aluminum, nor the prep for top coating or a time frame!!!!!!!
you want to get this right,....it has been soooo much work removing all the old paint and getting a clean bare hull...id hate to waste all that time and money with stuff that wont stick...
and i only want a flat dark gray paint job.....
thanks
bob