I want to fix the body damage on my z/28 and was wondering what kind of primer can i use for a while until i can afford a new paint job? My dad can shoot the primer at home but i want to let his friends body shop do the rest of the prep, color matching, and painting.

 

do you mean the entire car or just the repair spots?

If entire car, why? You'll need to sand and re-spray all over again because you put finish on top of primer and want it as good as possible so primer which has been on for a while and exposed to elements will need to be redone

if just spot fixes, then rattle can it

 

I think im gonna end up just waiting until i can get my dads friends shop to paint it.

 

By design primer absorbs moisture. If you let just primer on the car and put it out side the primer would need removed the metal ground and a new acid etch applied.

If it going to be a little while before you get the car painted use a rattle can of paint. It will protect the metal and it will come right off with one or two passes from a DA.

 

If you want to prime and drive the car for a while before final paint, use an epoxy primer. Epoxy primer is a "sealed" paint, and doesn't breathe like "regular" primer does. You could final paint the car next year, or the next year, or the next year, if you felt like it.

 

Thats what i was going to use. So it would be okay to leave it on there for a while then huh? And btw how much should i need a gallon?

 

but, if epoxy primer is used are you limited to the type of finish you can spray?

 

Most places i looked online for paint said that their paints would work with either type of primer.

 

You should ask the place that is going to paint it. Most painters are not going to trust a primer that has been on a car like that, they will also want to see what is under it and they will want to remove it. The epoxy primers can be a pain to remove. I personally would not spend the money on a decent epoxy primer that is just going to be removed in 6 months.

 

I wouldn't use latex, house stains, or water color paints!
Have the body prepped right (which should go without saying), and have the epoxy primer applied correctly, and you don't have to remove it later. Epoxy primer has a few day flash time to where you can color paint right over it. After that, you need to scuff/sand the surface to rough it up for adhesion just as you would with other primers.