In a message dated 4/6/01 8:49:39 AM Central Daylight Time,
matttrebelhorn@netscape.net writes:
> ? Or should I stop worrying and just leave the black "primer" on the
> outsides of these parts until they go to the painter?
>
>
If these are recently manufactured panels that balck "primer" is what is
termed "E coat". It is there to protect them from rust and as a better
adhesion layer than conventional primer. Let me rephrase that last part.
The E coat binds better to the bare metal than the body shop's primer and the
body shop's primer will bond better to the E coat than it will to bare metal.
The manufacturers know what they are doing and auto paint has come a long way
from the laquer primer and acrylic paint days. Your body shop/paint guy
should be able to explain all of this to you so that you don't work against
him.
George
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