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[blue redtop]

hi all i went in to my local body shop on saterday morning and i got a quote for a respray.£800 thats with primer and top coat.

he said because the panels are new and havent been painted before that he will need to paint it with a special primer.
is this true?.
i forgot what he said it was called but was something like acid or acidtec primer.

anyone heard of this before?.
he said that it will stop any rust coming through in the future.

[shashora]

Did he say dioxidizer? or etch primer?
Etch primer i am pretty sure is needed but just so that the paint will stick better to the bare metal. Dioxidizer is like a rust converter.
But i think both are needed from what other people have told me that are panel beaters.

[blue redtop]

Did he say dioxidizer? or etch primer?
Etch primer i am pretty sure is needed but just so that the paint will stick better to the bare metal. Dioxidizer is like a rust converter.
But i think both are needed from what other people have told me that are panel beaters.

im sure he said something with acid in. there is no rust on the panels.the whole front end is new.

cheers

[panelbeaterpeter]

he probably said acid etch. Basically etch primer.

[blue redtop]

he probably said acid etch. Basically etch primer.

that well could be it.
do you know what the difference is between the two. cheers

[panelbeaterpeter]

There isn't any! etch primer is an acid, so it's just another name for etch primer.

[mini_lad_1990]

as the panels aint painted it will need etched
i do it at college all the time panels come in and my lecture says just etch them up for me lol lazy ass he is aswell lol

i would say 800 is quite resanable for a mini but thats just me!!