PlayD0h
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Apr 23, 2009
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so I grabbed 2 pints of Rusto’s marine top-side primer and either missed or forgot WOG’s advice to check the can at the store.
The cans had a brownish oil on the top and took a lot of stirring to get it to a consistent white. However there were tons of small lumps. I had to clean out my hlvp tips every 10 mins from clogs. And it took me a couple hours to scotchbrite off the dried lumps.
I put my first coat of paint on, which was lump free and I started wondering where the primer lumps came from. Then I re-read WOG’s paint post and understood.
Now my concern is if the primer is compromised in terms of durability or something? I’m painting the hull bottom, and if it’s a certainty that this primer will fail, I’d better deal with it now. That would be a huge PITA and flush lots of work and money, but it would only be worse if the paint started to flake off in a few months.
My guess is is that it’s ok, or there would be a decent amount of info on the fact online is it was that big of an issue. I opened the second can of primer and used a little bit of it, but I’m going to try and exchange it for a good can.
If that doesn’t work, I’m thinking I could strain it with a mesh filter or cheese cloth. That is if lumps are the only issue.
The cans had a brownish oil on the top and took a lot of stirring to get it to a consistent white. However there were tons of small lumps. I had to clean out my hlvp tips every 10 mins from clogs. And it took me a couple hours to scotchbrite off the dried lumps.
I put my first coat of paint on, which was lump free and I started wondering where the primer lumps came from. Then I re-read WOG’s paint post and understood.
Now my concern is if the primer is compromised in terms of durability or something? I’m painting the hull bottom, and if it’s a certainty that this primer will fail, I’d better deal with it now. That would be a huge PITA and flush lots of work and money, but it would only be worse if the paint started to flake off in a few months.
My guess is is that it’s ok, or there would be a decent amount of info on the fact online is it was that big of an issue. I opened the second can of primer and used a little bit of it, but I’m going to try and exchange it for a good can.
If that doesn’t work, I’m thinking I could strain it with a mesh filter or cheese cloth. That is if lumps are the only issue.