Posted 2012-07-14 5:05 PM (#145593) Subject: Removeing primer from oxidized trailer paint????
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Location: Dallas
I just bought a Logan steel trailer with moderately oxidized red paint. The former owner had primed small areas of light surface rust and chipped paint with an implement type primer, like you would get from Tractor Supply, with a paint brush (big brush strokes for a small chip). Other than this the paint is pretty good shape. My question is; How can I remove this primer from the paint without screwing up the paint its self?I appreciate any help I can get with this issue!
Posted 2012-07-14 10:56 PM (#145595 - in reply to #145593) Subject: RE: Removeing primer from oxidized trailer paint????
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
Don't think you'll have much luck removing just the primer, without damaging the original paint. Whether you use a mechanical or chemical means of stripping, it will be most difficult not to involve the base coating. If a tractor type of paint primer was used, it may have been an oil based product, which works very well on metal.
If the primer is removed, it will have to be replaced with another, before any colour over coating can be applied.
It will be very difficult to reproduce a paint in the exact faded colour and finish you now have, in an effort to touch up just the spots. If the primed areas are localised, you might consider hiding them with graphics, a two toned paint scheme, or if they are low enough, a metal garnish that is used for stone protection.
Depending upon the quality of the original paint, it might be able to bring back some of the gloss, by buffing it with automotive products. Unfortunately, depending upon the age of your trailer, the older steel units were notorious for their poor paint qualities.
Posted 2012-07-15 5:04 PM (#145602 - in reply to #145595) Subject: RE: Removeing primer from oxidized trailer paint????
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Posts: 3853 Location: Vermont
Originally written by gard on 2012-07-14 10:56 PM
Don't think you'll have much luck removing just the primer, without damaging the original paint. Whether you use a mechanical or chemical means of stripping, it will be most difficult not to involve the base coating. If a tractor type of paint primer was used, it may have been an oil based product, which works very well on metal.
If the primer is removed, it will have to be replaced with another, before any colour over coating can be applied.
It will be very difficult to reproduce a paint in the exact faded colour and finish you now have, in an effort to touch up just the spots. If the primed areas are localised, you might consider hiding them with graphics, a two toned paint scheme, or if they are low enough, a metal garnish that is used for stone protection.
Depending upon the quality of the original paint, it might be able to bring back some of the gloss, by buffing it with automotive products. Unfortunately, depending upon the age of your trailer, the older steel units were notorious for their poor paint qualities.
Removeing primer from oxidized trailer paint????
