UDS Back from the sandblaster....

Bigbux58 · 03-18-2013, 05:01 PM

Hello all, newb to the max here. Just got the uds back from the sandblaster. And I was wondering.... Do I need to prime it? I plan on using high temp paint or engine paint... Thanks in advance..

Outnumbered · 03-18-2013, 05:04 PM

I would prime it.

Garrett · 03-18-2013, 05:14 PM

You don't have to prime it, but it will make the paint stick and last longer. Just be sure the primer is high temp too.

Bigbux58 · 03-18-2013, 06:41 PM

Thank a lot... Looks like ill be priming and painting this weekend...

Chief_USN · 03-18-2013, 08:12 PM

Not sure how well it works as I'm in the process of building my UDS. But I just primed my Weber lid with the VHT Flame Proof primer from AutoZone. I scuffed the lid with my angle grinder and a wire wheel. I tried a bunch of stuff to try and get the porcelain coating off and it wouldn't budge. We'll see what happens. Painting will only be as good as your prep work. Here is a pic of it all primed.

Chad

Bigbux58 · 03-18-2013, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Chief_USN

Not sure how well it works as I'm in the process of building my UDS. But I just primed my Weber lid with the VHT Flame Proof primer from AutoZone. I scuffed the lid with my angle grinder and a wire wheel. I tried a bunch of stuff to try and get the porcelain coating off and it wouldn't budge. We'll see what happens. Painting will only be as good as your prep work. Here is a pic of it all primed.

Chad

Did you use a spray primer?

Chief_USN · 03-18-2013, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigbux58

Did you use a spray primer?

Normally I would have used an HVLP gun but trying to keep this build on a budget and the VHT was readily available in a spray can. A little trick I learned from painting with spray paint in cooler temps is to heat up the can on one of those cheap coffee cup warmers. Warm paint atomizes better thus, covering more evenly with less splatter.

http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/flameproof/

Of course after reading the product page above, I'm not sure how well it's going to hold up. I might try and figure out away to heat it up tomorrow.

Chad

03-18-2013, 05:01 PM	#1
Bigbux58 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 03-07-13 Location: Pittsburgh,pa	UDS Back from the sandblaster.... Hello all, newb to the max here. Just got the uds back from the sandblaster. And I was wondering.... Do I need to prime it? I plan on using high temp paint or engine paint... Thanks in advance..

03-18-2013, 05:04 PM	#2
Outnumbered is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 09-18-11 Location: Smithville, Missouri, United States	I would prime it. __________________ Greg Vincent When I die, my goal is to have a visible smoke ring when the coroner cuts me open for the autopsy.

03-18-2013, 05:14 PM	#3
Garrett Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-03-12 Location: Gastonia North Carolina	UDS Back from the sandblaster.... You don't have to prime it, but it will make the paint stick and last longer. Just be sure the primer is high temp too. __________________ My arsenal, Stumps Clone, Two Modified offsets, open pit with grate and rotisserie,UDS, Weber One Touch Silver 18.5" kettle, Chargriller Pellet Grill, 36" Blackstone Griddle

03-18-2013, 08:12 PM	#5
Chief_USN Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 02-27-13 Location: Chesapeake, VA	Not sure how well it works as I'm in the process of building my UDS. But I just primed my Weber lid with the VHT Flame Proof primer from AutoZone. I scuffed the lid with my angle grinder and a wire wheel. I tried a bunch of stuff to try and get the porcelain coating off and it wouldn't budge. We'll see what happens. Painting will only be as good as your prep work. Here is a pic of it all primed. Chad __________________ US Navy Chiefs...Unity, Service, & Navigation to the Fleet since 1893

03-18-2013, 06:41 PM	#4
Bigbux58 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 03-07-13 Location: Pittsburgh,pa	Thank a lot... Looks like ill be priming and painting this weekend...