2K Epoxy Paint Cans

[ironman16nc]

Has anyone had experience with the 2K Epoxy paints in a can?

I want to run my truck build for probably a year before paint. I don't have a good compressor for paint so have been considering doing a primer coat first with cans, then after a year, get it professionally painted.

Also - any issue using these epoxy primers before a professional job? (e.g. don't want to screw up the base so it's a lot of work to eventually get it painted).
There is the Eastwood stuff:
https://www.eastwood.com/ew-2k-aerosol-epoxy-primer-gray.html

but I also found this stuff:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WQ3ZHZZ/?coliid=I2TVT58O93XPY4&colid=275307LLFGVJ6&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

[edwardb]

I tried a can of that Eastwood 2-part spray. Was OK, but not sure if it's really worth the cost. It's going to take a bunch of cans to paint your whole truck. Curious what you mean by not having a good compressor for paint. Just about any compressor, with an appropriate gun, can spray as well as a rattle can. For a temporary 1-year finish, seems that would be a more reasonable alternative. But the bigger question, and the body and paint experts (which I am not!) have to answer this, is the wisdom of applying any finish over an unprepared body. As far as I know, it would all have to come back off to do a proper job.

[Jeff Kleiner]

I suggest you talk to your painter first. For what it’s worth if I was asked to do body and paint on one that had been covered in rattle can epoxy I would take a pass.

Jeff

[Presto51]

I suggest you talk to your painter first. For what it’s worth if I was asked to do body and paint on one that had been covered in rattle can epoxy I would take a pass.

Jeff

Like Jeff said, excellent advise.

IMHO it's best to just run it in gelcoat till you can get your painter to paint it. Another option to look into is doing a wrap on it. After a year just peal it off and have your painter go to it.

Ron

[bnelson]

I agree with all the above. And really no need to use epoxy primer on glass. Its typically used on bare metal to protect against moisture. Just leave it gelcoat. Any quality shop would want to take it all back down to glass to see what they were dealing with anyway. More $$$

[JeffP]

If you want some color - PLastidip? just spray it off when you're done in a year.

[RRussellTx]

I used the Eastwood product a few weeks ago on an old Mustang engine. The Primer and first can of color sprayed out pretty well but the second can of color sputtered and messed up the finish a little. It layed down a little after a few minutes but I wish the first can had sputtered instead of the second. Some of the reviews reported the same issue.

As far as using it on a car/truck, I would not want to do that. First, the cost would not be trivial with the number of cans required. Second, the paint systems have a recommended product set to make sure everything works together. I'm sure it's fine to substitute other products but I'm not knowledgable enough to go off the reservation. Here is an example of the PPG guide:

https://ppgrefinish-na.uberflip.com/i/809964-deltron-brand-product-catalog/3?

Best advice is to ask your painter.

[ironman16nc]

I've looked at that too. There's been a few posts on it (see: https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?41633-quot-Dip-Your-Car-quot).
Plus side is you are not trashing the environment with a bin full of empty spray cans. Cost side is pretty close to the cans. A number of downside issues though.
Now I'm leaning towards getting some real paint (thanks RRussellTx for the PPG link - very helpful). I got my first roadster painted pretty cheap by a shop by doing 90% of the prep myself. Thinking I might follow that path again.