On Feb 23, 5:37*am, dilbert firestorm
wrote:
On 2/22/2011 11:49 AM, Joe wrote:



On Feb 21, 7:14 pm, dilbert
wrote:
*I'm gonna paint the metal braces black, I brought a paint spray can, and
*a primer spray can. *do I need anything else for finish?

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The directions are printed on the spray cans. Did you bother to read
them? Manufacturers generally have good instructions with their
products. Deviation from them can be a disaster on occasion. If the
products are zinc plated, try a real paint store for something that
will work best. The dishwasher trick for cleaning above is a good one,
too.

Joe

I haven't bought the black spray can yet. *I do have the primer spray
can, which I bought last year, for another project which I've not
started on.

I didn't know painting over zinc is a bit of an issue with paints. *
which is why I didn't read the cans.

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Be careful with mixing brands of primer vs. paint.

I know of cases where they didn't play well together.

Certain primers contain certain materials that might not mix well with
other-brand finish paints.

I know a guy who primed a large object with Rustoleum spray primer. He
then took it to an automotive shop to have it painted and the paint
wouldn't stick.

Something about fish-oils in the Rustoleum primer requiring Rustoleum
finish paint. The facts could be off, but the auto shop basically said
that they could not paint it without sanding, sealing, sanding and re-
priming.