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Old 09-17-2021, 11:10 PM   #72
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Re: Yet another spray paint comparison thread!

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Originally Posted by Mbeef61 View Post
I used soap and water and then brake clean and let dry overnight. Self etching Primer went on great. But the top coat I used rustoleum auto enamel and it orange peeled bad. You could tell there was a reaction. Like painting bare aluminum. It just spots and pools. I waited an hour and it said 30min. I will do overnight next time.

What was your process for those pedals?
it's been a while but here's what that post says

first pic - original custom Rust Patina

second pic - after using a 4" angle grinder with a wire brush

third pic - brushed on some Phosphoric acid to get into nooks and cranies

fourth pic - not drying paint inside the house on our beautiful hardwood floor, honey

sounds like I maybe did not use primer but I am sure I used baking soda to neutrolize the acid followed by denatured alcohol and then that KRYLON Semi Flat paint

I would just skip the primer and see how the KRYLON paint takes to the metal, go about six super light coats (you should see no color change after the first one, it's just to make it sticky type of thing)

cruise through my Restoring Rusty thread (it's only a 1,000 pages but has a Table of Contents on the first post) I paint a bunch of parts there step by step
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