Ford primer

[denniskliesen]

Did Ford use primer under the color coat of paint? Does anybody know what color it was close to? Not that it matters much but when I sand through I was wondering if or what to expect.

[jb-ob]

A dark red oxide.... can be matched with PPG Kondar Red, if still available.

JB

[Larry Jenkins]

Originally Posted by denniskliesen

Did Ford use primer under the color coat of paint? Does anybody know what color it was close to? Not that it matters much but when I sand through I was wondering if or what to expect.

Ford Model A primer is light brown. It was a version of today's Zinc Chromate.

If this is what you have, it's pretty hard tp remove. Leave as much on as you can.

[Special Coupe Frank]

I believe it was called "Bonderite" and it was a reddish-brown.

[P.S.]

My Briggs Fordor with original paint got whacked in the upper rear corner in the 1940's, and took a small chunk of paint. The primer along the edges of the gouge is indeed a reddish brown, and slightly translucent, like old epoxy. It is also noticably thick and a little brittle where it has been exposed to sunlight.

Oddly enough, the bare metal spot shows no signs of rusting. Just barely a little surface spotting that easily wipes off with WD-40 on a rag. Perhaps some residue of the primer keeps it from being attacked?

[Gunmetal blue2]

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my truck set out for 6 year bare metal, had surface rust that cleaned off with a scrubber pad on my die grinder.

[denniskliesen]

Thank you everyone. Looks close to what all have described about the primer color. I sanded an area down on my firewall on the RH side just above the engine mount. It pretty much tells what the original color is also. The colors are light from camera flash.

[tinkirk]

not sure if you will be able to see the picture but if so this is what i found when i removed the paint on the one i'm working on
Terry