Is this safe to use??

[sgt wilko]

http://www.hbbody.co.uk/content/ind...d=55:body-960-wash-primer-activator&Itemid=19

My buddy has brought this product to paint the galvanised body of our Series 3 landrover.

I read the destructions last night and it mentioned 2k, and after reading horror stories on here we left painting it last night.

Phoned the paint shop this morning to enquire if its safe for us to use, bare in mind that we have carbon half mask filters, and will be spraying it in my garage. They replied 'no worries mate it'll be fine'..

What are your views on using it??

Thanks

Paul

 

[jaykay]

after reading the msds sheet on that link,i would'nt use it without full air supplied mask.
dont do it.

 

[sgt wilko]

Thats exacly what i thought, sounds nasty stuff..

Are paint shops funny about returns??

 

[jaykay]

did they give you a spec sheet when you brought the paint?
did they tell you about health risks?
if not i'd go back and jump up and down to get a refund.

 

[sgt wilko]

No there saying its ok to spray with my carbon mask.

Going to go play my face tomorrow and get my money back..

 

[weldwise]

been using 2k for years in my garage with carbon mask as long as you have an extractor fan i still do 5 mile runs in the morning and im 47....

 

[jaykay]

well it's up to you if you use it.but 45 yrs as a sprayer,i would'nt.
you only have one set of lungs.

 

[rtbcomp]

My buddy has brought this product to paint the galvanised body of our Series 3 landrover.

SIII Landrover bodywork is aluminium alloy, not galvanised, so is that paint suitable anyway?

 

[sgt wilko]

Sorry ment aluminium, my mistake, yeah the paint is still suitable for it..

Ive got 5 ltrs of matt black synthetic for the colour coat, so im just going to take it back and swap it for synthetic primer..

 

[Chipper]

Synth primer won't stick well to bare ally, that's why an etch is used.
Have a look for the sheets on the hardener itself too, should be some for it. Although the paint info alone looks enough to be careful of.

 

[sgt wilko]

I like it how the simplest things turn out to be a minefield

Thanks for the advice, im not going to take the paint back to bare metal as the paint isnt in that bad a condition. Would synthetic primer be ok to paint over the existing paint??

Any recommendations greatly received.

 

[jaykay]

the paint is a import.and looks like the spec sheet is worded carefully.
ali needs a etch primer or epoxy primer.i'm old school and would go etch first,others use epoxy.

syn.primer should be ok to use over existing paint.

 

[Chipper]

If the paint's decent you could rough it up and then go for colour, but using primer'd let you fill in little nicks and such and flat it. Did that on my Landy, found the synth primer quite nice to sand.

 

[sgt wilko]

not after a top notch finish as will be using and abusing the landy once done, the paint on there isnt bad just wanted a different colour.

going to the paint shop in the morning to see if they will swap it over.

 

[rtbcomp]

I used Wickes Trade Paint on mine, over etch primer.

 

[sprayerDrew]

This a fantastic etch probably the best and is very agressive bite. Some etches are solvent sensitive. Is fine for galv and alloy. Colour doesent cover well but it is an etch not a surfacer. I use carbon masks with paint particulate flters. Granted in a booth but i have used it out in a workshop too. Its all up to you everyone has different opinions. I use this etch or epoxy.