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Tremclad rust paint over latex ?

can I paint tremclad rust paint over fresh latex paint on metal that I hastily painted without priming.

Cameron long
elevators - Surrey B.C. Canada
December 18, 2009

Hi, Cameron. Adhesion of paint is not a shrink wrap effect, it's like a chain and it's weakest link. The latex is not a proper primer. Sorry, it will probably pull off the bare metal, taking all subsequent layers of paint with it.

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Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
December , 2009

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