So i hope to have my Camaro on the road by the summer. As of right now i am getting the drive-train and suspension together, as well as working on some of the body work. So as of right now body wise, she looks like crap. The doors have been replaced do to the originals being rusted out, and the replacements are red. The old fenders were dented and rusted so i am going to pick up a set from the JY which will probably also be a different color from the car.

I would like to get the prep done on the car and have it primed, which i can do myself. The issue is i want to get a quality paint job, so i wont have the $$ for one for a year or two after the car is on the road. So can i leave the car in filler primer for that long, or is it going to rust? I live in NY.

Here is what she looks like now:


The passenger door i primed already but the driver door is still red. Also, that fender was shipped back because it was aftermarket and didn't fit right, so I'm going to get them from the JY like i said. I basically want the car to be one color and look decent until i am ready to paint it.

Thanks

 

Primer is not a sealer its job is to soak up stuff. You should try not to even expose your primer to the element no less drive it that long. You are much better off top coating your primer with something for the two years.

You ever been on Eastwood.com? Throw this on

Rat Rod Flat Black Paint Kit - Hot Rod Black Paint - Rat Rod Spray Paint

Two years from now grab some striping pads and in a about 6 hours you can have it off
Strip Disc System Backing Pad And 3 Discs

Shoot a new coat of primer block as needed

 

Gorn is correct, primer is meant to soak in the basecoat to make it stick, if it's exposed to the elements(rain,sand,wind,ice,snow) it could, in the end, damage the primer coat

 

Ok thanks. I'm probably going to go with a flat black enamel or gloss acrylic lacquer. Leaning towards gloss lacquer because it will show the imperfections in the body better and allow me to get them all straitened out.

 

Regular primer is porous, and will allow the metal to rust over time. Epoxy primer is a primer-sealer, and won't allow the elements to attack the metal.

 

^ This guy here, always bringin in the tricks. Gotta love the old coot