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Old 09-17-2007, 01:28 AM
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Re: white paint on red plastic

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Originally Posted by MidMazar
Im pretty sure just white primer will be good, make sure you spray enough coats though. Grey primer, white primer will work, but then you have to cover the grey primer, so i figure its a waste of primer. Also if you intend on using white pearl, i would spray white first then the pearl white, just how i would do it. Different people will tell you otherwise, its just on their preference.
Sorry, I don't agree. Grey primer, white primer or white base (e.g. Gunze) and then paint is the only safe way to go.
IMHO primer is NEVER a waste of time or money - especially on the body. It's dirt cheap compared to the pain involved with possible problems and fixing them.
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