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Label Your Paint Cans – Quick Tip

If your in the middle of a restoration or about to start one, there is a good chance you will go through numerous cans of paint.  What happens if you forget which paint was used on each part, you might accidentally use the wrong paint on the wrong component.

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Save yourself the frustration and label each of your paint cans with Masking Tape.

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On the Masking Tape, write down the paint color and the parts it was used on, you’ll never get your paint mixed up again.  This is especially helpful for touch up work in the future.

 

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2 Comments

  1. Epoxy primer adheres well to areas that have been abraded and are bare metal.

  2. I am using epoxy primer, my question is I have a few metal areas and some aluminum will the epoxy primer bond or do I need to use a self etching primer on these areas first