primer concern - please help

ay786 · 08-04-2006, 04:12 PM

hi all, i just wondered, i will be going for a mirror finish look (trying to) on my lian li case and just wondered, once you have applied your primer and sanded this down then applied it again, do you leave it on and then apply the colour coat or do you sand off the primer coat then apply the colour?

Big B · 08-04-2006, 03:54 PM

You leave the primer on. You sand it so the surface is smooth, but the primer is needed because it provides a better bond between the paint and metal.

ay786 · 08-04-2006, 04:46 PM

thought so, thanks for the help

Ghostman 1 · 23-05-2006, 02:10 PM

You can do this in many different ways,But you would want to do all your cutting
first,Thats if you plan on putting in extra fans and stuff. Next primer everthing
inside and out real good. then you would want to start with some 180 grit sand paper.. sand down the rough stuff, then put another coat of primer..
Also they make primer in enamal and Lacqar... This is up to you on which you decide,You can put enamel paint over lacqar primer,but you can't put lacqar paint over enamel primer.. It will bubble the paint. If you would lake a real nice candy clear coat paint job, then you would use lacqar primer, and lacqar paint
with a clear..

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ay786 Geek Trainee Join Date: Mar 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 33 Status: Offline My Computer	primer concern - please help hi all, i just wondered, i will be going for a mirror finish look (trying to) on my lian li case and just wondered, once you have applied your primer and sanded this down then applied it again, do you leave it on and then apply the colour coat or do you sand off the primer coat then apply the colour?

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	You leave the primer on. You sand it so the surface is smooth, but the primer is needed because it provides a better bond between the paint and metal. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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ay786 Geek Trainee Join Date: Mar 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 33 Status: Offline My Computer	thought so, thanks for the help

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Ghostman 1 Ultra Geek Join Date: May 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 736 Times Helpful: 34 My Mood: Mellow Status: Offline	You can do this in many different ways,But you would want to do all your cutting first,Thats if you plan on putting in extra fans and stuff. Next primer everthing inside and out real good. then you would want to start with some 180 grit sand paper.. sand down the rough stuff, then put another coat of primer.. Also they make primer in enamal and Lacqar... This is up to you on which you decide,You can put enamel paint over lacqar primer,but you can't put lacqar paint over enamel primer.. It will bubble the paint. If you would lake a real nice candy clear coat paint job, then you would use lacqar primer, and lacqar paint with a clear..

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