Want to drive car and work on body this year. Is it OK to drive with primer and working on places.
Visit our community sponsor
Want to drive car and work on body this year. Is it OK to drive with primer and working on places.
That is what I was planning on doing.... It's such a cool car even without paint no one would hold it against you.
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.
CVOBill
MK2 #???? Delivered 11/2002, Finished and Titled 6/2003 5.0, T-5, 4-Link, Sold 3/2005
Hot Rod #304 purchased 5/28/2017 from original owner Unassembled . Titled and plated 8/24/2017 Coyote,
TKO, 3-Link, Heat, A/C, Electric Power Steering, Convertible top
MK4 #9524 Picked up 1/18/19 306 Blueprint, T-5, 4-Link, Gas-N Pipes, Heater
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.
James
FFR33 #997 (Gen1 chassis, Gen2 body), license plate DRIVE IT says it all! build thread
My build: 350SBC, TKO600, hardtop, no fenders/hood, 32 grill, 3 link, sway bars, 355/30r19
Previous cars: GTD40, Cobra, tubeframe 55 Chevy, 66 Nova, 56 F100
Same here. I even like the look and plan to run it that way for a long time.
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
Thanks Jeff