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I'm no
expert, but I thought the encapsulator was for areas that you couldn't get all
the rust out. I've used it on an old sway bar before with good results. If
you are going to the trouble to get down to bare metal (no rust), why not just
use the same metal prep as the rest of the body.
The
guy that was in the middle of restoring my 66 El Camino used PPG DP74 red epoxy
primer to seal bare metal, followed by the more typical K36 gray primer.
Apparently the DP74 makes a harder surface seal on the metal, and the K36
is a sandable primer. Then the top coats are applied.
Tom
Tomlinson
Hi all,
I am in the process of stripping the interior of
my '66 down to bare shiny steel with grinders and 3M discs. It's cleaning up
beautifully. I bought some of Eastwood's rust encapsulator to apply on the
bare metal (floors, firewall, under dash). I plan on painting the
interior the same as the exterior (some kind of blue I haven't
decided on yet). I am questioning using the rust encapsulator after reading
many recent posts about just using an epoxy primer like DP-90. Am I o.k to
cover the entire inside with the rust encapsulator? I know I may have to use a
primer on top of that depending on the top coat I choose. I just didn't want
to make extra work for myself if not necessary.
Also will I have a problem laying down a blue
topcoat over the black encapsulator or primer? I haven't brushed any on yet so
I could still get the new silver stuff before I start.
Thanks for the advice as always!
TC #1921
ACES #5880
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