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Old 10-29-2018, 11:28 PM   #5
Foot Stomper
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Re: Pre-Paint prep questions

No need for a wax and grease remover if you haven't applied wax or grease... seriously, if you've primed a clean and dry surface, then sanded to a paint ready substrate, then blow it off and use a tack rag sold in the same store you buy the primer and paint, then paint.
If you are in a very dusty shop, or want to be extra careful, then a mild wax and grease solvent will help to clean the substrate with a micro fibre cloth or premium towel prior to using a tack rag.

The tack rag is the key here, don't use paper towel or other "lint" type products before paint... always use a tack rag. They are designed to grab every bit of dust and debris from the substrate. They cost 2.00$.

EDIT: Be very careful when using any wax and greaser, acetone, alcohol and/or lacquer thinner on lacquer primer as it will likely melt and wash off the primer because the modern day wax and grease removers are a hotter solvent and will literally disolve the lacquer. Best to just use a tack rag.
Question... what are you planning on using for paint??? Lacquer paint is hard (if not impossible) to find so you may end up with an acrylic enamel or urethane which will attack the lacquer primer and cause "crazing" if you don't know what you are doing. Lacquer primer went the way of the dinasour 40 years ago... I wouldn't use it on my wheel barrel... if it's not too late, I'd wash it off with lacquer thinner or sand paper and start over with a urehthane high build primer and have a far superior substrate that can be painted with a single stage urethane, acrylic enamel or base coat/clear coat.
Lacquer primer is a problem waiting to happen... there's no such thing as good, cheap paint. Why spend countless hours on metal work, body filler and then mess it up with lacquer primer?? Makes no sense to me.
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