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Arcadia
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Awl-grip primer question

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I am about ready to paint my deck and cabin. I'll be using 545 primer as a base coat for adhesion then I want to give it a coat of Awl-Quik surfacing primer for the smooth sections of the cabin as I had to do a fair amount of fairing around the ports. Following the sanding with the the final two coats of 545. I'll be spraying.
I'd like to know if I can coat the 545 with Awl-Quik while its still green or do I need to let it cure and sand first? Can't seem to find anything in the Awlgrip online application manual about this.
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Post by Tim »

You're not finding this in the manual because typically, the Awlgrip recommendation would be that high-build primers like Awl-Quik be applied first, before any 545 is applied. Typically, one would apply the desired coats of high-build, allow it to cure, sand it smooth, and then overcoat with the 2-3 coats of 545 required as a base for the topcoat.

But in an attempt to answer your question as it stands: these primers have different makeups, and like most non-identical products, I think you'll need to let the first product cure (and sand) before applying the second product.
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