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Old 30-06-2017, 07:24 PM
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Wink seam sealer on welds after fresh welding? pictures inside

ive always done it with upol acid etch primer, is it the norm to do? grind the welds down flush as i can, acid etch primer, then a small smudge of seam sealer with the finger, acid etch primer, then upol raptor sealer on it? just wondering if you smudge a bit of seam sealer over your grinded welds?

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If you have the welds ground down like that ,i would just use a bit of stonechip to match the floor ,and then do the seam sealer on the top side where its not seen
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Originally Posted by Twins
If you have the welds ground down like that ,i would just use a bit of stonechip to match the floor ,and then do the seam sealer on the top side where its not seen
cool done both sides, haven't gone mad with trying to get it flush, but two teeny weeny pinholes have appeared so need to get my friend to tack over them areas.
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Id etch prime regardless on bare metal
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I think you're supposed to seam seal the bare metal, then do any coatings on top ?

Although the last seam sealer I used was complete and utter shite.
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Originally Posted by stevieturbo
I think you're supposed to seam seal the bare metal, then do any coatings on top ?

Although the last seam sealer I used was complete and utter shite.
if its not been welded i used a couple of coats of acid etch primer, if welded i etch, wait for it to dry, smear a light bit of seam sealer over the weld, etch then stonechip it
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i etch seam seal then stone chip.




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