[Painter D]

Well first off I actually paint for a living. However I can do bodywork also.


To answer your question you can do it either way. What I mean is you can strip to bare metal first, then epoxy prime ,and then do bodywork on top of the primer. I personally do not prefer to do it that way. The other way is to strip to bare metal , do your bodywork ,and then etch prime the bare metal ,then use high build primer over the whole thing. That's the way I do all of my complete re-work on any old car or truck.

As for just painting over bare metal what I would do is etch prime it, then apply your other primer ,or sealer. Let it dry, prep it, paint it. You'll probably get several different opinions on this, as there is more than 1 way to do it correctly. HOPE THIS HELPS.