Primer question

[Inspector71]

Last summer I sanded down most of the engine bay of my 68 Charger...to the metal. Due to some truly nasty circumstances, I was forced to let it sit until now. Believe it or not, it did not rust. I'm not sure when I'll be able to get it painted, but I was thinking about priming it. According to Por15's adds they have a self etching primer that can be sanded and painted. What does self etching mean? If I primer it and keep it inside where it is, semi-climate controled, how long can I leave it without worrying about rust forming? Thanks in advance. I may rattle can the engine bay. I've done it before (it took more paint than I thought) and it came out real good.

 

[tracy]

self etching means the primer bites to the bare metal.

 

[67 coronet]

to expand on tracys statement,that is what you want to put on bare metal.spend the extra money and use that now.you may have to have a paint shop make up some spray cans for you if you cant find some and dont have a spay rig.