hi ,
lots of coffee,  or beer for some, perhaps,  on the sanding epoxy paint. .

that wet on wet gets the very best bond I'm sure.

about primers in general, probably not true for all primer paints, but I did
read somewhere that they are porous ( more like single part paint , rather
than two-part ) ..........I read somewhere that primer paint can be porous,
and should have the top coat put on before two long.

and the paint can sure stand immersion in sea water..no problem there, it's
keeping the water from getting to the metal under the paint ..so to me, it's
all about how well the paint is bonded to the surface it's applied to.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janne Ruohom�ki" <janne.ruohomaki@gmail.com>
To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: corrosion study

> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>> I've used two part marine epoxy paint ...man, that stuff is like a coat
>> of
>> rubber steel practically.
>> Particularily with a primer ...gonna be there forever.
>
> Ha! Nice to hear someone else uses this kind of paint. I decided to
> use 2 component marine epoxy also. Primer actually. It is meant for
> the parts of the boat that are under water. It is not an anti-fouling
> paint. They are actually other kind of special paints and only have
> use for van if its amphibious.
>
> If its supposed to survive continuous submersion in sea water, it
> surely can handle the winter conditions here in Finland. The primer I
> am using should alone form a non porous coating that does not let
> moisture or oxygen through. On top of that I use 2 component marine
> polyurethane paint. These paints might be a bit demanding in a way
> that they really want to be painted wet on wet, at least between
> primer and top coat.
>
> Oh.. and one surely wants to get good surface right from the start
> with these: epoxy is HARD. Sanding takes a looooong time and loads of
> coffee.