- In this video, we're gonna talk about what to do
if your primer separates or it cracks like mud.
We're gonna talk about the steps to take.
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So first of all, I am back.
And I'm gonna talk a little bit,
towards the end of the video,
why I was out for a while.
But in this video, I'm gonna talk about some defects
and how to fix that.
I posted a video about, sometimes your primer,
of why it will crack like mud, like dried mud,
and get those cracks in it.
And it was the why, but I got a question,
"Well, what do you do if that happened?"
So the question is, it's from a RedBaron2448 says,
"Do you sand those cracks down smoothly,
then spray over the top of it with primer again?
Or do you have to stay and completely remove the cracks?"
You know, that's a good question.
And just like with any paint defect,
whether it be peeling paint, or cracking paint,
your primer kind of separated,
or cracked like dry mud, the dry mud look.
In the last video I talked about why that happens
but this video I'm gonna talk about what to do.
And unfortunately, you pretty much gotta remove the defect.
So if it's cracking, you've gotta go down past all that.
And that's why a lot of times it's a good idea
to take your time, like I talked about in the last video.
Putting too much on too soon is one of the reasons.
Not allowing each coat to flash properly
can cause this to happen,
but it's always so much more work than the first time,
is if you have to go back and redo.
So you're gonna have to go back and,
yes, you've gotta sand all that off.
You gotta go down past the defect.
If paint is peeling, you've gotta sand all that off
until you're down below where it's peeling at.
If you have a scratch, you gotta sand down to the level
where there's not a scratch anymore.
So yes, you will have to completely remove that.
If you just try to sand it down and spray over it
to fill in those cracks, it's gonna come back,
it's gonna show.
It may not immediately but it's gonna shrink on you.
Your coatings will, and it may take a week or a month,
but when that shrinks it's gonna fall back in those cracks
and you're gonna see that.
So probably not the answer you was looking for
but that is what, that's what you need to do.
So yes, you do definitely need to remove all the cracks.
And primer is probably gonna go down to the bottom.
It's probably gonna be all the mils of the primer
that you put on where separated and cracked.
So the next question was in regards to the video,
does primer have to be sprayed before paint,
like primer sealer?
And the question is,
"So base coat will cover the color change.
I prep the car to finish, to a smooth finish,
but there's white and gray primer areas.
It's gonna be a metallic blue single stage."
And you don't have to use primer sealer
but it is really beneficial.
I use it on everything.
And the reason is you could spray enough blue base coat
to to cover everything, or single stage,
but chances are, especially metallic, it's translucent.
You can see kind of see through it.
So you pull it outside, you might,
it might look like a stain
where these white or gray or different colors are.
So I would recommend using a primer sealer.
And what that does, it gives you a uniform color.
That way you don't see different shades.
It's not required that you do,
but I think it actually will save money
because you just put one coat of sealer down, primer sealer,
and then you get that uniform color.
And then you can put your metallic down
and not worry about if you're gonna see through
and see those different colors.
So I would highly recommend, especially on a metallic,
to use primer sealer.
So now I'm gonna talk a little bit
about what's been going on with me.
Why I haven't posted here lately.
Usually, I'm a full-time instructor
and we get winter breaks
and I usually do a lot of videos during that time.
I do a lot of videos during the summer.
Well, last summer I was moving from Kansas to Denver,
kind of tied me up.
And this break I planned on really doing some,
quite a few videos, but right at the beginning of break,
I got sick.
I did get that COVID and probably, like some of you,
think that that is just a hype or whatever,
but I'm here to tell you that stuff is real.
I have never had a sickness like that, that got me so down.
It made me so tired.
All my body joints, muscles was sore, and it got me down.
And even after I was over it, I stayed in bed for a while,
but even after I was over it,
my energy level's just way down.
And it's still not 100%.
So, I'm just here to tell you that that is a real thing.
I didn't know if I believed it or, there's so much going on.
Fake news, this, that, and I didn't know what to believe.
But I am a believer now, so, but I own back,
I'm feeling better, and I'm ready to do some more videos.
So be looking for some upcoming videos.
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I'm gonna be doing some more videos at the school,
in the shop, how-to videos.
I'm also gonna be doing some more of these Q&A
and also plan on doing some more live videos.
So I've got a lot planned and then this summer, I'm settled,
So I'll plan on doing a lot more during the summer as well.
As always, thanks for watching, take care.
And we'll see you in the next video.