I posted this in the paint and body section and haven't had an answer so I though you guys might have a clue. Can anyone tell me if it's okay to use Eastwoods chassis black over PPG 377 epoxy primer. I asked Eastwood and they didn't know. Thanks Craig
Craig I,m not familiar with That Epoxy or the Eastwood Chassis paint. But I Would says as Long as the Chassis paint is Not Laquer You Wouldn,t have any issues . Just My Opinion till Someone else thats used it comes along . Best of luck . Bob
paint er up Thaniks Bob, I don't know what the eastwood stuff is as it doesn't say on the label. As soon as it warms up I'm going to try a few test pieces and see how it goes. Craig
You Bet Craig. Thats A Perty good idea in Most Cases. I Use Mostly Dupont & Evercoat Products, So Just Not Sure about Others, But The Laquers Are Usually the Ones That Wont be Compatable with Some Products & Getting harder to Find. Best of Luck, Bob
Craig, Are you sure about that PPG number? The Epoxy primers by PPG all start with DP-. There are 6 different colors. I have used both the DP-40 (Grey-green) and the DP-74 (Red) with the Eastwood Chassis Black as the top coat. So far, they work fine. I cannot find #377 anywhere on PPG's website. PPG markets all of their paints as "systems". They probably won't recommend anything but another PPG product as a topcoat. Greg
paint compatibility If you "google" PPG you can get a pdf file of the instructions (poop sheet) for the product you intend to use and a listing of other products that it will work with as well as a list of those that are not compatible. PPG also has another line of products that at one time were a little easier on the wallet....."Shop Line" had a similar primer to the DP series. DP-90 is up to $249.00 for a gallon with the catylst. Dave
The cheaper brand offered by PPG is called "Omni". I have had good luck with the primers--both epoxy and 2K urethanes and with solid colors. Will not use the Omni metallic colors due to poor hiding. Epoxies harden so much that for good topcoat adhesion you need to scuff if more than 24 hours has passed. We use the DP series even though it's very pricey because you can get it in several colors and they have tints for the white to get it close to the topcoat color, a real benefit for areas that are hard to topcoat with sufficient paint and not get runs--like inside the rolls at the top of the bed sides.
PPG Primer Hey guys, I have the 'poop' sheet and it only refers to what othr PPG products can be used with it. The Primer series is Shopline JP - 371 (white) -375 (grey) and 377 (black) which is what I'm currently using. I hope to get some test pieces painted this week with the Eastwood chassis black and see how it goes.
