Driving in Primer??

RoadWarrior · 12-06-2002, 09:30 AM

Well as of now its looking like my winter car kicked the bucket and i NEED something to get to work and back. My mustang is presently in primer but its pretty much my only option since the budget is tight right now. How bad is it for primer to get wet and dirty in our fine canadian winters. Im going to have to figure something out by the end of the weekend for work again monday. I may even put on......mudflaps if it goes back on the road.

crazypete · 12-06-2002, 10:33 AM

Thats a really bad idea.

Primer doesnt last at all, especially in the snow and salt thats flying around. I've done this before and I saw rust spots coming up through the primer in short order. I had to.....SHUDDER... spray paint over it to keep it from rotting out. This is with a heavy coat of primer.

Plus, after a month or two, the primer no longer acts as primer anymore: looses it's "stickiness". You'll have to reprime it.

If you absolutely have to either:

a. Spray paint it temporarily. Get that rat patrol look. Use flat paint. You can put real paint over this in a jiffy, but it makes the car look real ghetto

b. This is my favorite! Get some black magic tire silicone and soak the whole car till it's dripping. No, it doesnt dissolve the paint or the primer. Get the bottom too. I've had 3 cars and not a spot of rust at all with them parked outside and driven in the snow. This'll really F^$% up your primer, but it'll resist the snow like crazy

USMC302 · 12-06-2002, 11:28 AM

Got a friend in Southeast Texas with a primer LX, no rust problems so far and it was his daily driver for 4 months with it like that, now something is wrong with the motor, but it doesn't have any rust.

crazypete · 12-06-2002, 01:02 PM

Yeah, but this dude is in canada! Texas weather is much friendlier that the lovely weather that we northerners have to put up with. It's snowing right now as I type.

Ever seen the cars with the _roof_ rusted out? That's how much salt they use up here, man. The sidewalk is white

Agent_4573 · 12-06-2002, 07:48 PM

well if its snowing out the sidewalks are gonna be white.

gofastmercury · 12-06-2002, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Agent_4573
well if its snowing out the sidewalks are gonna be white.

Man thats funny!

Don't do it. buy some $500 wrong wheel drive import crap to drive for a couple a months. Save the mustang till you get some paint on it. Oh, and if you use silicone, I hope the painter is some one you hate. That thing will fisheye to the primer, contamenate the paint booth, and just wreck his life for about 3 months. Some painters do deserve it tho...

2FastLX · 12-07-2002, 09:16 AM

I'd go with a quick, cheap spray paint job. Just on the lower side of the car should do. The problem with primer is it absorbs water and will cause your car to rust FAST in the cold weather. If you don't want the car to look funny with a halfass paint job then use some flat clear.

At least do the areas behind each wheel.

12-06-2002, 09:30 AM	#1
RoadWarrior Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Edmonton,Alberta,Canada Posts: 317	Driving in Primer?? Well as of now its looking like my winter car kicked the bucket and i NEED something to get to work and back. My mustang is presently in primer but its pretty much my only option since the budget is tight right now. How bad is it for primer to get wet and dirty in our fine canadian winters. Im going to have to figure something out by the end of the weekend for work again monday. I may even put on......mudflaps if it goes back on the road. __________________ Fast Company

12-06-2002, 10:33 AM	#2
crazypete Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 592	Personal Experience Thats a really bad idea. Primer doesnt last at all, especially in the snow and salt thats flying around. I've done this before and I saw rust spots coming up through the primer in short order. I had to.....SHUDDER... spray paint over it to keep it from rotting out. This is with a heavy coat of primer. Plus, after a month or two, the primer no longer acts as primer anymore: looses it's "stickiness". You'll have to reprime it. If you absolutely have to either: a. Spray paint it temporarily. Get that rat patrol look. Use flat paint. You can put real paint over this in a jiffy, but it makes the car look real ghetto b. This is my favorite! Get some black magic tire silicone and soak the whole car till it's dripping. No, it doesnt dissolve the paint or the primer. Get the bottom too. I've had 3 cars and not a spot of rust at all with them parked outside and driven in the snow. This'll really F^$% up your primer, but it'll resist the snow like crazy __________________ 91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior

12-06-2002, 11:28 AM	#3
USMC302 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Gallatin, Tn Posts: 1,326	Got a friend in Southeast Texas with a primer LX, no rust problems so far and it was his daily driver for 4 months with it like that, now something is wrong with the motor, but it doesn't have any rust. __________________

12-06-2002, 01:02 PM	#4
crazypete Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 592	Yeah, but this dude is in canada! Texas weather is much friendlier that the lovely weather that we northerners have to put up with. It's snowing right now as I type. Ever seen the cars with the _roof_ rusted out? That's how much salt they use up here, man. The sidewalk is white __________________ 91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior

12-06-2002, 07:48 PM	#5
Agent_4573 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 375	well if its snowing out the sidewalks are gonna be white. __________________ '89 LX 5.0, off-road h pipe, flowmaster muffs, underdrive pulleys, rebuilt WC T-5, King Cobra Clutch, 65mm throttle body, Explorer Upper/GT40 lower, Lakewood Rear Lift Bars. 76mm C&L Mass air w/ inlet pipe, Twisted wedge heads w/ stage 2 port,polish, MAC equal length shorties, Billet AFPR, 255LPH fuel pump, fresh low end w/ 10.5:1 compression. If anyone ever wants to go to Raceway Park in Englishtown New Jersey, give me a shout. RICER HATERS CLUB MEMBER 87! www.ricehatersclub.com

12-07-2002, 09:16 AM	#7
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	I'd go with a quick, cheap spray paint job. Just on the lower side of the car should do. The problem with primer is it absorbs water and will cause your car to rust FAST in the cold weather. If you don't want the car to look funny with a halfass paint job then use some flat clear. At least do the areas behind each wheel. __________________ Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels. "The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance." Griggs Racing ICQ# 42269241

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