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sad story for new altis grill

Discussion in 'Exterior' started by kimi, Aug 3, 2004.

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    kimi Guest

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    sad story for new altis grill

    i jsut got my altis grill and it was uinpainted... so i gwent to the auto part store and bought color i liked with primer....

    i sprayed teh primer and waited for it to dry and to my horror there were bubbles... so i sand it off and i realized...

    THAT CHEAP ASS PRIMER ATE AWAY THE PLASTIC!!!!!!

    now my altis grill is ruined...

    i sprayed whole lot off paint (about 20 layers) and gonna try to sand it off... hope that works.
    kimi, Aug 3, 2004
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    rollinintherolla Guest

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    should just leave it to a pro to paint it
    rollinintherolla, Aug 4, 2004
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    j0n3s Guest

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    No offense but are you sure you bought primer? I've never heard of primer eating plastic. For the record, there is a non-metal (plastic) primer. I've painted my grille using standard primer and it went great.

    In short though I'm sorry to hear of your woes.
    j0n3s, Aug 4, 2004
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    SimmZ Guest

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    Never heard that kind of story with primer too...
    SimmZ, Aug 4, 2004
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    u are asking me?

    i never heard of it nor have i exerienced it.

    but somehow this primer did and i am about to sue somebody....

    i sanded as muich as i can but the damage has been done...

    my car looks real getto now...

    i got so mad that i decided to make my whole car more gettoer by painting the hubcab gold.
    kimi, Aug 4, 2004
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    That's seems like an awfully rash decision.
    BriCubz, Aug 4, 2004
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    what kind of primer did you get and where.
    jdmmarkii, Aug 30, 2004
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    baller Guest

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    are you sure u bought primer and not some kind of acidic cleaner spray? id like to see some pics of the damage.. and the Gold hubcaps too!
    baller, Aug 30, 2004
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