Well, I don't sand it intentionally :o). I guess I just got into the habit of two coats years ago. As I recall, the old DP called for 1-2 coats and I always did two "for good measure". I am sure that one coat per the tech sheet would be satisfactory.

I don't know about the low-end versus high-end epoxy. I do know the high-end old DP was outstanding. I once put two coats of it on a sandblasted front cowling on a 1978 Honda. It was never topcoated with anything. The car was always outside here in NH, never undercover, for 10 years. While the DP eventually faded from the original grey-green color, there was not a hint of any rust showing through after all that time. I don't think you can beat that for performance of a primer at any cost. Would the MP170 do as well? I don't have the long term experience with it and have always topcoated anything I have used it on so I can't say. It seems to work very well after about three years. I can't see spending more for the primer than the topcoat. I suppose if I were using $300/gal color I would spring for the DPLF. As I like to say: I am not painting a Mercedes here...only my tractor, or truck, or whatever. There was someone on this board a while back that thought OMNI was the absolute worst paint there was. I don't agree. Call me cheap but I think the OMNI line is perfectly satisfactory for the vast majority of uses.

I have three major manufacturers represented in my local area. PPG, DuPont and Martin Senour (NAPA). I have used DuPont very successfully in the past in addition to PPG but have no experience at all with Martin Senour. I am confident that any of the major brands are competitive in both cost and performance among similar lines. As you indicate though, a lot depends on the guy doing the actual mixing. A poor attitude or inexperience of the guy behind the counter can give a bad name to the best of paints. I happen to settle on PPG simply because of good past experience and because I know I can get the correct color shade for my AC early persian orange.

Rod

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