Will it be ok?

[MattJ]

Hoy hoy,

My Astra will be completed (well almost ) in the next couple of days, my query is will it be ok to drive around with it in primer for a few days? What about if it rains?

Thanks,

MattJ

[MattJ]

bttt

[SimonP]

Should be for a while. Primer is more porous than normal paint which is why we add a less porous glossy paint on top.

Don't leave it out for a long peroid of time though as eventually it will start to blister a bit with rust.

[MattJ]

Cheer's mate.

You think a few day's will be ok?

[SimonP]

It could withstand a few months in the summer and less so in the winter, provided it wasn't too wet. How think is the primer? Is there any bare metal showing??

[MattJ]

Not sure how thick the primer is but there is no bare metal and all of it has been undersealed. I think that's right........

[SimonP]

Should be fine than chap.

[MattJ]

Great

Thanks

[dragonlord]

its not a good idear as primer can asobe warter and it can screw up the tope coat some time later after its sprayed.

but iv got away with it before but its a body shop would not recomend it

[Orbital]

i would not risk it cause if it belts it done you'll be fecked

[Pete R]

dont do it unless your not bothered about the final paint coat on top!! so much can feck up the paint process its untrue!! for the price of a few buses/taxi's you will have a better paint job in the end , you would need to blast the car with high pressure air jets to get rid of all the dust/dirt that can cripple a paint job , nevermind water!!!! just dont do it , nuff said. My paint job was done over a year and 1/2 ago and every time I wash it it looks fresh from the shop , what would you rather have ? use the bus dude.