CRX: Re: Primer...

[Brian-SubCultureNM]

And you're doing custom body mods on the car, right? If it must be primered, at least use a quality primer from an auto paint supply rather than from a rattle can (not knowing what you used I'm just making a general statement.) Most rattle can primer will absorb water, holding it against the sheet metal of the car. Hell, even some quality primers will do the same because they're meant to be sprayed under the paint. The only bad thing about using a sealer/primer is that it's not a good surface for a quality paint job and will have to be sanded-off before painting. Of course, after driving a car in primer long enough, it should all be sanded-off before painting anyway.   Finally, I've found that molded door handles can never be made to be completely fool-proof. Because you're pulling on that handle to open the door, you are stressing the material used to mold it in, resulting in cracks. You're taking a step in the right direction by shaving them all together - just remember to spot-weld the full plate every inch-and-a-half, moving around the plate until you have a full seam (and allowing enough cooling time to prevent warping.) Don't ever leave space between spot-welds or you will have cracking of your body filler (it happened on our truck!)   Primer is still whack on cars that don't need it, but yours obviously doesn't fall into that category!   Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeremy Bass To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 11:58 AM Subject: CRX: Primer... "Finally - no primer unless you're doing custom body mods!! Primer is whack on a car that has a stock body!"   Custom body mods??  I had to rebuild several areas on the body because of massive rust.  I've shaved the antenna, rear wiper, windshield squirters, side mouldings, and molded-in the door handles.  (soon to be completely shaved).  I'm not done with repairs and still have severaly small dings to fill in, which is why I shot it with primer.  Fix a ding, re-primer..  This is my daily driver!  better all one color than patches of everything...  Besides, I'm no rich boy.