What Color Primer To Use?

[honestabe]

Since I now have white doors (with no trim), will soon have a white front right fender, and already have a little primer on both the front and back fender due to chipping of the paint, I need to decide what color primer to paint my car until I can get it painted. I can't stand a multi-colored car, even though my engine bay will still be burgandy. I'm leaning towards black. I need suggestions people. For more pics of my car, click on the cardomain link in my sig.

Adam

 

[89turboguy]

depends on what color you are going to paint your car later on.

If you primer it black, then later on decide to paint it white, it will take alot more paint to cover the black. even so if you are going back to burgandy. just my 2 cents.

 

[Evilempire1.3JZ-GTE]

yep
primer comes in these colors

white
grey
red
black

what color are you painting your car?

light yellow white - use white

silver grey blue - use grey primer

red burgandy purple - use red

black gun metal and dark paints - use black

 

[honestabe]

This primer is just until I'm finally ready to repaint my car. At which point I'll be block sanding the entire car, and I do mean entire car. Keep in mind I'm not going to primer my engine by though until I'm ready to start block sanding. As far as future color, I've fallen in love with the burgandy on black, so the body will be burgandy again, maybe with a hint of something else.

 

[Evilempire1.3JZ-GTE]

painting the car burgandy? use RED primer any proffesional body shop would tell you the same.

 

[JASONA70]

Since I now have white doors (with no trim), will soon have a white front right fender, and already have a little primer on both the front and back fender due to chipping of the paint, I need to decide what color primer to paint my car until I can get it painted. I can't stand a multi-colored car, even though my engine bay will still be burgandy. I'm leaning towards black. I need suggestions people. For more pics of my car, click on the cardomain link in my sig.

Adam

where did you get that JDM tyte tail light cover? itwould look awesome with my black car

 

[JesseH]

where did you get that JDM tyte tail light cover? itwould look awesome with my black car

I think he painted his on if I remember correctly

 

[Brewster]

hot pink

 

[honestabe]

SuperSupraKid, the tail lights were masked and spray painted. You too can do the same, all you need is an Xacto knife and some masking tape along with your choice of color of primer/gloss paint.

Adam

 

[Godspeed]

i work as a pro painter and typically speaking we always use grey primer for all colors unless its bare metal, and then we have to use black self etch primer. but remember if you decide to only paint a piece at a time always use the same color primer if you dont. you will end up with different colors lol. if you are going to go burgandy i would just use grey its easier to see where your painting. where as with red primer there is a chance you could get the paint a little thin in spots because of the red tint in the paint. but thats just my opinion.