2 part water based epoxy sources....

[fairchild]

Was looking at some kind of water borne 2 part anticorrosion primer for my ribs. Checked with spruce and they want about 90$ per quart.
Anyone have any hot tips on that product or a similar one -----functionaly----- that is a competitive price ????
Or is the spruce price the "normal" going rate ?????
The spruce part i priced was stewart systems ekopoxy- quart in green.--- 90$ per quart.
Wondering if there might be clone products in other brands.....
Tim

[Chris In Milwaukee]

Epoxy primers are popular in automotive use these days (according to my Saturday morning car shows on TV ). Perhaps check with your favorite auto paint supplier?

[DanWard]

I am using Stewarts..















...............Ekoprime, green..........wash, acid etch, rinse, dry, and prime. I am happy with outcome.

[Wmilbauer]

I have always used Deft primer, resistant to most liquids found in an aircraft

[fairchild]

Dan--- did you find a price any better than Spruce's (about 88$ per qt.) ???? or does that seem to be a competitive price ? Stewarts eko-poxy looks like
an excellent product in terms of performance and ease of use. i just wanted to find the best price since it is more expensive than many of the other alternatives.
Tim

[DanWard]

I really did not check prices. I was thinking I ordered directly from Stewarts, but that may not be correct. If it wasn't Stewarts then it was aircraft spruce.
I am very happy with the product and the outcome though my skills leave something to be desired. You much have dry air, as low a moisture content as you can. Stewarts is sensitive to impurities. I created a lot of "fish eyes" until I went with a refrigerated dryer on my air supply to my spray gun. This was spraying in the summer with a RH of 85-90%.

[Ray Strickland]

Call Wicks before ordering Stewarts paint products. Last Spring they ran a sale—10%, I think.