29-03-2024, 04:41 PM
Hi all,
It struck me that this might be a good place to review products of all types that work (or do not). I know everyone has their favourites so maybe an idea to share good and bad experiences.
No fighting though!
To kick off, a couple of paint primers that I have experience of, one bad, one good:
1. Blackfriars Red Oxide Metal Primer
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Thick, gloopy consistency. Very little odour, even though it's a "wash brush in white spirit" paint. Very poor coverage, brush strokes just show base metal through the furrows. Altogether a poor product that I won't use again.
2 Halfords spray acrylic etch primer
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Good paint, self etches to steel and Aluminium. Excellent coverage, one coat is usually enough. Readily overcoats with spray acrylic. Don't use it where E10 (or E5 come to that) petrol may spill onto it, like all acrylics, it will dissolve with the ethanol!
It struck me that this might be a good place to review products of all types that work (or do not). I know everyone has their favourites so maybe an idea to share good and bad experiences.
No fighting though!
To kick off, a couple of paint primers that I have experience of, one bad, one good:
1. Blackfriars Red Oxide Metal Primer
red-oxide-paint-140x100.jpg (Size: 8.87 KB / Downloads: 313)
Thick, gloopy consistency. Very little odour, even though it's a "wash brush in white spirit" paint. Very poor coverage, brush strokes just show base metal through the furrows. Altogether a poor product that I won't use again.
2 Halfords spray acrylic etch primer
Halfords Etch.png (Size: 103.3 KB / Downloads: 313)
Good paint, self etches to steel and Aluminium. Excellent coverage, one coat is usually enough. Readily overcoats with spray acrylic. Don't use it where E10 (or E5 come to that) petrol may spill onto it, like all acrylics, it will dissolve with the ethanol!