Painting question about new radiator support?

[tractorsx]

I am new to this board, but like what I see so far compared to other forums dealing with classic trucks. I spend a couple of days reading 20+ pages of back posts to kinda get a feel for this site. I likey. I have disassembled the front of my truck with the intention of doing a frame off restore but have lost interest in it for now, so I putting it all back together so I can drive it again hopefully regenerating new interest in it. Now for the questions. I have already purchased new radiator support and front interfenders from LMC, they have a black coating on them. Is this a primer or not? Does it need to be removed before I paint them? Thanks for any help but keep it simple I don't savvy paint very good.

[lilpup69chevy]

no you don't have to remove it, just fix whatever imperfections they might have and primer it then paint

[LUV2XCLR8]

And in the future, our Board vendors will beat most if not all of LMC's prices

[tractorsx]

I'll remember that in future, just had this stuff bought before i found this site.

[Billla]

Originally Posted by tractorsx

they have a black coating on them. Is this a primer or not? Does it need to be removed before I paint them? Thanks for any help but keep it simple I don't savvy paint very good.

The black stuff is "factory" e-coat. You need to check your intended primer to see if you can paint directly over it. Some work fine, some will ask you to scuff it a bit - and some won't work at all. It's intended to be painted over and you definitely don't want to remove it (ever) - it's just a matter of figuring out what your paint wants PPG epoxy primer, for example, requires a different catalyst if painting over ecoat.

IMHO it's not just a blanket answer that you can primer and paint over it - it depends on the primer.