What have you used to duplicate the look of factory elpo primer?
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What have you used to duplicate the look of factory elpo primer?
In places where the factory elpo primer is not painted over, or receives just light over-spray leaving the elpo visible....has anyone found a product that reasonably duplicates the look of baked elpo? That very very light grey color, and an almost 20 or 30% gloss to it...never as grey, or as flat, and spray can primers.
In my case, the underside of the battery tray. It's elpo, with just a dusting of Bright Red over-spray. While no one will ever see it but me, I'd like to refinish it in a manner that visually replicates the factory finish, if possible.
Someday, I'd like to use it on sub-frame connectors, too; so that they take on the look of the rest of the floor pan around them.
Any suggestions?
In my case, the underside of the battery tray. It's elpo, with just a dusting of Bright Red over-spray. While no one will ever see it but me, I'd like to refinish it in a manner that visually replicates the factory finish, if possible.
Someday, I'd like to use it on sub-frame connectors, too; so that they take on the look of the rest of the floor pan around them.
Any suggestions?
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Re: What have you used to duplicate the look of factory elpo primer?
I've been looking for something as well...
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Re: What have you used to duplicate the look of factory elpo primer?
I don't know exactally what your trying to match but at work we use SEM Direct to metal ezcoat to match factory ecoat. Supposedly it can spayed right over bare metal but i recommend etch priming it first. I spayed 4 different colors to show you what it looks like. From left to right it's light green, gray, olive green, and tan. They also make white, black, and brown. You can lightly dust color color over the top to match factory look.
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Re: What have you used to duplicate the look of factory elpo primer?
Thanks for the posts guys. I realize it's sort of a crazy thing to ask, but it seems a hard look to duplicate.
And thanks for the photos Zs TransAm. I really appreciate that.
Just to be clear, you are saying this panel (four red arrows) was sprayed with the 4 different colors of SEM primer?
I'll try to get a better example of what I'm talking about on my car.
And thanks for the photos Zs TransAm. I really appreciate that.
Just to be clear, you are saying this panel (four red arrows) was sprayed with the 4 different colors of SEM primer?
I'll try to get a better example of what I'm talking about on my car.
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Re: What have you used to duplicate the look of factory elpo primer?
Correct; Sometimes it matches well and sometimes it doesn't. We also have a PPG chip deck (small samples of spayed colors) of factory underhood colors that we can mix up if nothing else is matching. A paint store might have a chip deck like that, I'm not sure. If so you could have them mix you a spray can of a color thats close.
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Re: What have you used to duplicate the look of factory elpo primer?
Great info. sir. And in spray cans no less. I'll bet Painters Supply, where I have purchased SEM etching primer, has or can get this. Just a few miles from work. I'll certainly give it a try. Thank you.
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