Well, if you have scratches or imperfections in the grile, then yes primer would give you the benefit of fillinf them in a bit. So yes if you do have scratches, or imperfections, go ahead with the primer, but if your grille is perfect to begine with, the primer isn't necessary if prepped and cleaned properly. It looks like brand new afterwards. -Joe O'Brien --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "coreysmoo" <coreysmoo@...> wrote: > > Right... Primer is not technically necessary. But, it does help the paint to bond to the > surface a lot better than paint alone. Primer also fills in and masks small > imperfections that would be visible if it was just paint alone. i.e. little scratches and > knicks that the sanding didn't get. > > So, no, primer is not technically needed. But it definately helps if you want the job to > be perfect, professional, and not like it was just blasted quick with some spray paint. > > Corey > 2423 > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@> wrote: > > > > The primer is really not necessary for a part that is already black. > > Properly cleaned and prepped, the black Krylon Semi-Flat Black works > > great. > > > > > > -Joe O'Brien > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/