alright, thanks for the answers. that means opening up the seals again......
sandblasting the seals again.... rustcoating......seam sealer.....
primer..... and then dont stop but go on to topcoat.
fine. quite frustrating.

florian

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:

> At 05:32 PM 10/14/2009, Florian Speier wrote...
>
>> Obviously I have to redo a few things, but I was wondering whether my
>> assumption that primer sealer is weathertight was wrong, or if I did the
>>
>
> Most primer is porous. I hesitate to say "all," as there are some, like
> epoxy, which aren't. A friend of mine once prepped his whole car, primered
> it, and left it - planning to get it painted in a couple of weeks. It was
> all rusted well before then. As I recall, he got so discouraged, he ended up
> just using rattle cans. It didn't last a whole lot longer.
>