tinted epoxy primer?

[jamesf7278]

was going to paint the bronco this year but think it will have to wait till next year, somebody told me to just spray it with epoxy primer to keep safe outside, I was going to paint it bright orange so was wondering if epoxy primer can be tinted as well?

(never used epoxy primer before )

 

[JGZ]

I use PPG cre-321 epoxy primer and yes it can be tinted.Good stuff.It's from their industrial line so you might have to ask about it.I'm pretty sure it's a lot cheaper than their automotive line.

 

[jamesf7278]

i'll check that out thanks!!!

 

[mtp71174]

Just a warning I used a primer sealer that was tinted blue and found when I painted my 73 my base color was translucent and was hard to tell what was too light of a layer and what was layered enough. Never will do that again. As long as you use a high solids color paint you are ok if not having a contrast primer coat helps lay down a more even base coat. note I paint the underbody and all that is where I found this problem ppg primer comes in grey, black, green and other colors.

 

[jamesf7278]

I was hoping to tint primer orange as well, just so I can drive it for a bit and check for problems over the winter before I spray her down proper in the spring, solid orange. like the coral or something mixed kinda reddy-orange

 

[allenfahey]

No matter what primer you use make sure it is tintable. Don't go by what the guys at the sale counter tell you. Check the TDS (technical data sheet) which will tell you if you can or cannot tint it. More than likely it will be a white or light grey and the tint you will likely use is the single stage of whatever line you use. You will likely not get a bright orange primer from it since it will be a 10% max toner added to the primer.

If you do a search for the PPG cre-321 they have a tintable primer but is only 7% max tint. It might or might not get you the color you are after because yellow is a very transparent color and red can be as well so 7% might not be strong enough to shift it to the correct orange you are after.

If you do a search for Spies 5400 they have a product that comes in white, black, green, blue, yellow, and red. It can be mixed as a primer or a sealer. It is already tinted in the can and is epoxy based.

I never used tinted primers and sealers, only black and white and mix them to different shades of greys.

A tip for a situation like mtp71174 ran into with transparent colors. After you are done basecoating the vehicle, turn out the lights and use a very bright flashlight to see if there are any transparent areas you missed.