primer& driving

[1932]

Want to drive car and work on body this year. Is it OK to drive with primer and working on places.

[TDSapp]

That is what I was planning on doing.... It's such a cool car even without paint no one would hold it against you.

[CVOBill]

I put 2,900 miles on mine from the end of August to the first of December. It was amazing how many people told me to leave it that way and not paint it.

[wrp]

My understanding is the more you can keep the fiberglass and primer out in the sun where it expands and contracts, the better it will be when you start the final prep. I drove mine 2 years but it sat for nearly 6 years before I actually started working on it.

[RoadRacer]

Want to drive car and work on body this year. Is it OK to drive with primer and working on places.

hell yes. I plan on the same - 1-2 years of driving and lots of tweaking and improving before final finish.

[sebournd]

Same here. I even like the look and plan to run it that way for a long time.

[Jeff Kleiner]

Primer is permeable meaning that oils, etc. from the road can penetrate and get under it potentially leading to problems when you go to paint later. If you're going to do this use an epoxy sealer which is impermeable.

Jeff

[1932]

Thanks Jeff

[q4stix]

Primer is permeable meaning that oils, etc. from the road can penetrate and get under it potentially leading to problems when you go to paint later. If you're going to do this use an epoxy sealer which is impermeable.

Jeff

Can you clarify a bit? Is that an epoxy sealer in place of the primer or to go over it? Does the same apply to body fillers like bondo/rage, etc too?