As title, im doing some welding on my escort and need to know what paint i should use on the bare metal?

Cheers!

 

You'd probably want to use etch primer first, its available in an aerosol from Halfords. It will chemically etch into the metal to provide a good bond

 

If your welding I would primer everything with weld through primer before hand. Then seam seal it all, prime it up and paint it.

 

All the welds are going to be ground back though so would it come of when doing so?

 

depends what your welding but heres what i do at work

1. grind off all paint on and around the affected area
2. cut out or grind rust away
3. weld up or weld plate
4. grind down welds if required
5. etch prime the area
6. filler or filler primer or primer depending on finish
7. sand back and prime ready for paint etc

this is the basics to every weld repair,
weld primer is only really needed if you intend to either weld outside (not recommended) or welding over a period of time

 

i recently cut the rot out of the boot floor on my rs turbo (see my project thread) After I had cut it all out I primed it all with weld through primer, i then made the plates and sprayed weld through primer on the back of them. Otherwise you end up with bare metal behind the repair which will rust sooner than if primed.

You can then finish it off however you want.

 

Ok chaps cheers for the replys!!