Primer for the canvas on your Foamie
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:22 pmFor the primer coat to cover the canvas/TBII. Does it matter what brand to use ? Or is this a place to spend some extra $$ ?
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Primer for the canvas on your Foamie
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:22 pmRe: Primer for the canvas on your Foamie
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:33 pmNot sure if it matters, but I have been using Glidden Gripper for all my priming needs.
Re: Primer for the canvas on your Foamie
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 10:32 pmThe paint I plan to use is Sherwin Williams HGTV High Gloss Interior/Exterior (paint and primer all in one) . Thought I should note that. I did not notice that it was an "all in one (paint/primer)" until now. I doubt that using a base primer would hurt anything. But unsure if it is needed. 
I did send a question to Sherwin Williams , to ask if painting a virgin surface should be base primed first???
I did send a question to Sherwin Williams , to ask if painting a virgin surface should be base primed first???
Re: Primer for the canvas on your Foamie
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 5:07 amRusty, probably depends on how much you want to fill your weave … we found about 3 coats of a “primer” ( we’ve been also using Gripper) with some very light sanding in between ( more dust and nit removal than “sanding” ) makes for a pretty smooth surface … same as we use on our Art panels …
Our new paint for the FS roof is also ( self-priming) ,but we still put 2 coats of Grripper first though … old habits …
Our new paint for the FS roof is also ( self-priming) ,but we still put 2 coats of Grripper first though … old habits …
Re: Primer for the canvas on your Foamie
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:00 amGripper was cheaper than the exterior paint I was using for mine. So I went ahead and primed it with two coats to try and get some of the soaking up of paint into the fabric taken up by the primer.
Re: Primer for the canvas on your Foamie
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 5:53 pmI really didn't bother to try to fill in the weave. I like the coarse texture...
Having said that, we used the aluminum paint... It filled it in a little, but not much...
A year later I had to touch up one side, and it's noticeably smoother than the other side. But we are not creating show piece cars here, just rough and ready campers, right!?
Mike...
Having said that, we used the aluminum paint... It filled it in a little, but not much...
A year later I had to touch up one side, and it's noticeably smoother than the other side. But we are not creating show piece cars here, just rough and ready campers, right!?
Mike...
Re: Primer for the canvas on your Foamie
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 5:47 am“ just rough and ready campers, right!? “ …. supposedly !! 
Re: Primer for the canvas on your Foamie
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:19 pmI am new to the forum, but just finished a foamie build. I used a mix of Gripper, latex caulk and light weight spackle, spread it on with a flexable bondo spreader. I did two coats with light sanding after each coat. I finished it with two coats of Glidden Premium Exterior paint in satin finish. It turned out really nice, looks more like fiberglass that canvas.
Anthony
Anthony
Re: Primer for the canvas on your Foamie
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 5:22 pmCallmaker wrote: Gripper, latex caulk and light weight spackle, spread it on with a flexable bondo spreader. Anthony
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Re: Primer for the canvas on your Foamie
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