Dura red oxide primer

[Paul Stav]

Somewhere, either here or on the Red Power website, somebody talked about how he liked a product called Dura red oxide primer. Now I know the Dura brand, but does someone out there know if this primer is an epoxy type primer that requires mixing with a catalyst, or just one that you thin? Is it an automotive type primer? Sandable? A remark on a good resistance to chipping makes me interested in buying some to spray my cub.

[Rick Prentice]

Hi Paul. I haven't used it but found this for you
DURA CLAD ALKYD DAMP PROOF RED OXIDE METAL PRIMER

Label Ideal Application Data Sheets
An alkyd resin, multi-use, corrosion resistant primer designed to provide maximum adhesion and corrosion resistance to properly prepared structural steel, aluminum and copper surfaces in industrial, commercial, institutional and residential environments. Material Safety Data Sheet
Technical Data Sheet
Product Attributes
Formulated to Dry in Damp or in Poorly Ventilated Environments
A Good Lead Free Performance Equivalent to Fed. Spec. TT-P-86
One Component
Cleans Up with Mineral Spirits

The site was http://www.duron.com/products-generalin ... imers.html

[Paul Stav]

Thanks for the website, billyandmillie, what I really wanted to know is if the product is designed to be sprayed, sanded, etc. like an automotive primer. It appears that it is a general purpose machinery primer and will probably not produce the fine surface finish like a machinery enamel? I probably need to find someone who has actually applied and used it.

[Rick Prentice]

If you click on the technical data for the red primer, it tells you how to mix, spray, cleanup, etc. It even tells you drying times and what you can use as paint over it.