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Old 09-22-2022, 08:45 AM   #12
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Re: lacquer primer and base coat?

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I bought some lacquer thinner and give it a little wipe. It is lacquer primer put on over 25 years ago and the truck has been kept inside our home shop all these years. I think it is PPG brand but cannot verify. I have begun working on the body again and now need primer. Dad and I did body and paint over 40 years ago, so I am experienced spraying enamel and lacquer. Refinishing products are way different now days. And way more expensive!
I would still be afraid to paint over a porous primer that has been on for 25 years. Even inside it’s subject to moisture.
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