Calling all Duplicolor/Rattlecan Experts

hard to tell from your pictures, but is the edge between the new & old feathered to completely smooth? is it the edge of the bodywork you see or just a difference in gloss on the new part? if it's just the difference in gloss I'd say sand it & prime it again...

might want to take a close up macro shot... I wouldn't paint it till it's invisible before paint...
 
I can take a macro shot later tonight for you to look at jon. i am seeing a difference in gloss between the different materials. the seem feels smooth when i run my finger across it. i just picked up some stuff at a generic auto supply house down the street. i bought it mainly because it looks more like a professional can than a duplicolor or somethign like that. those are all flashy designed to attract customers, where this is just a plain looking can. It is made by Nason and is number 421-24. It says that it is a 1k primer gray. Jon, what exactly does the 1k mean anyways? i looked at a bunch of high build aerosol primers online and most have the 1k in them too.

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oh yea and the can says FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY by professional trained painters. not for sale to or use by the general public.

SWEET!:tongue.:
 
that primers pretty good, 1k means one component, no activator or hardener, bout all you can get in an aerosol. in the shop we use 2k products, those are activated/use a hardener... a 2k will always be better than a 1k but 2k won't work in an aerosol cause once it's mixed it only has a usable lifespan measured in hours...

micro pinholes or surface imperfections could be causing your gloss issue, either that or the patch is soaking in the primer different than the rest, but doubt that is your case really unless your mix of repair compound was way off...
 
ok i'm going to sand and try some of this nason primer later on. i'll do a couple coats, with sanding in between and see what i come up with. i used the mixing tips they provided with the automix plastic repair stuff to apply everything and a applicator gun, so i'm confident that it was mixed properly. also, if i were to use nason paint (402-01), would it be more like an enamel or a lacquer?
 
I agree on the material, since it is the first coat each of the materials are showing the primer a bit differently. I always use duplicolor's sandable primer with my rattle can jobs and spray and sand until I am happy with the surface outcome.

Nice work.
 
just a quick update. this nason primer is really really nice. i'll be using it on all my DIY paint jobs from here out, no question about it. covered great, and showed just how poorly i had sanded everything. had to hit it with the 100 grit again to shape it a little better, then respray again with the primer. more updates to follow when i shoot some paint over it.
 
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