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How many coats of primer
« on: October 15, 2004, 06:14:32 pm »
Starting painting my cab today and used Kilz2 for my primer, has a white pigment.  This stuff seems to cover really well.  Should I put to coats on or will one be sufficent ?  I decided not to go exactly by the book when restoring the Missile Command since this will be in my room, I went with high gloss black and whites so it would seem a bit more like furniture.  Any comments appreciated.

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Re:How many coats of primer
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2004, 06:29:01 pm »
One is fine

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Re:How many coats of primer
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2004, 07:03:56 pm »
I just primed mine as well but it went over a scratched up and sanded black. I am going to end up painting the cab a brilliant blue so I had the girl at the store add some blue to the Kilz base coat so the top coat would cover better. She did it for free. That stuff covers great. 1 coat was enough for me.
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Re:How many coats of primer
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2004, 12:52:18 am »
Usually 2 is the top, but one should suffice. You should only use a few layers of paint as well.
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