Bob P. wrote:

> "I strongly recommend spraying a light coat of black primer, before you
start
> filling, Even thou this step is not absolutely necessary it is very
helpful
> in guiding where to direct more sanding and when to change to finer
sandpaper
> grade. The filler becomes translucent as it gets thinner and the black
color
> starts showing through as dark spots indicating you are getting close to
the
> skin surface.""

That's called "guide coating", and it's common practice in the auto body
business as well.

Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama
see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
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Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 3:05 PM
Subject: KR> finish work


> from "finishing a composite airplane"
>
>
>
> "I strongly recommend spraying a light coat of black primer, before you
start
> filling, Even thou this step is not absolutely necessary it is very
helpful
> in guiding where to direct more sanding and when to change to finer
sandpaper
> grade. The filler becomes translucent as it gets thinner and the black
color
> starts showing through as dark spots indicating you are getting close to
the
> skin surface.""
>
>
> I mix blue pthalate dye with my filler for the same reason. I question the
> idea of having primer in the middle of layers of epoxy. Probably very
minor.
> Bob P.
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