Do I need a special primer for this or will standard PPG epoxy primer work ok??

Yep . . PPG's Dp-48 epoxy primer works great. Thin it out a bit with a fast DT reducer (or lacquer thinner).

Cool, thats what ive got on the shelf. Man, Im gonna owe you a drink or 12 at Kelleys this summer for all the paint advice.

Thanks again Dave.

Always glad to help. see ya out there!

Ques? Will it show through the color coat?

My primer is tinted slightly more pink on the front 1/3rd of the side of my boat.

I went with a white primer and tinted for a fire engine top finish color, I went with a white primer vs. a dark grey because I heard white pops reds and yellows brighter.

Is that true? did I stump you guys, anybody know??

Anybody?

sorry . . been away racing all weekend


for red and yellow top coats use only white primer as a base and no further tint is necessary. covers great. also its a good idea to have a uniform base so yes it is slightly possible that you could have a color differance if you have a variation. you should be ok if it is just a pink shade though but i would be careful. If it was me i would just throw down a few coats of white base prior to the red.

Hope you had fun, thanks for the response.

Here is where I'm at. I have primed & blocked (broke through) so I primed & blocked again. Now I need to spot prime a couple of spots where I broke through.

My question is can I prime again with white and shoot color over the tacky primer or do I have to let it dry, scuff before I can shoot color?

I would rarely sand the primer , used dp40 and a ppg system. Only if I had imperfections I could see. Mostly just shot my color over the unsanded dp40. Used a lot of radience ppg back in the day , metallic base with color tinted clear and then clear again. Glad I don't do it now!!!

Ask dave to be sure.

don't get me wrong ppg is great, I use it as well. But the duratec sand and acts like gel. Great stuff.

Bill