Anyone used Krylon/Automotive 2 in 1 filler primer?

[Bill S]

I've been looking for a more economical alternative to the Duplicolor filler primer I've been using. I was looking at Krylon's Automotive 2 in 1 filler and sandable primer. This one:

https://www.krylon.com/en/products/automotive/automotive-2-in-1-hi-build-primer
Anyone have experience with it?

 

[mh9162013]

I've been trying this (it's roughly the same price as what you've linked to):

https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/auto/primers/sandable-primer-spray
Sands well and dries quickly. Also does a good job of taking care of body tube spirals that are a bit too narrow/thin for wood filler, but still show up despite using several coats of primer and paint. It's definitely far better than the Rustoelum 2X Primer that's typically available at Walmart. I tried to find the Rustoleum 2 in 1 Filler and Sandable Primer at my local Walmart, but couldn't find it.

Also, it doesn't react with the Rustoelum 2X primer + paint that my local Walmart sells.

 

[SolarYellow]

This was on the shelf at my local Walmart.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gray-Rust-Oleum-Automotive-Filler-Primer-Spray-249279-11-oz/33616414
Works well.

 

[DragonRocketry]

I've been looking for a more economical alternative to the Duplicolor filler primer I've been using. I was looking at Krylon's Automotive 2 in 1 filler and sandable primer. This one:

https://www.krylon.com/en/products/automotive/automotive-2-in-1-hi-build-primer
Anyone have experience with it?

I have done a few rockets with the Krylon 2 in 1 and it works very good. I used Krylon paint over it, so cannot say how well it plays with other brand paints.

 

[DigBaddy]

I've used the non-filler versions of those sandable primers. They build ok, so nice when you don't need that much build. Sands nice, especially wet. I've put Krylon and Rusto spray paint on them with no issues; also airbrush acrylics. I'll have to look for this specific primer; didn't see it the other day at Menards....only the Rusto filler primer, which costs a lot more per can.

 

[Bill S]

My local Walmart has it for about half the cost of what it costs me to get in a 6-pack of the Duplicolor.

I'm not at all interested in Rustoleum products, but thanks anyways.

 

[teepot]

I've used it and like it. As said above, it dries quickly and is easy to sand.

 

[jahhash]

I've been looking for a more economical alternative to the Duplicolor filler primer I've been using. I was looking at Krylon's Automotive 2 in 1 filler and sandable primer. This one:

https://www.krylon.com/en/products/automotive/automotive-2-in-1-hi-build-primer
Anyone have experience with it?

I use it all the time, you must let it dry a couple of days between coats, It will powder up nice but you must let it dry, I prime everything with two coats, Home Depot out here in Pismo Beach sells it for 6.99. It does fill well.

 

[AndrewGil]

I was using it for a while. I believe I had a bad batch at one point in time, and I switched to Rust-oleum primer and paints. I have had better luck with them so far.

 

[beeblebrox]

I've been looking for a more economical alternative to the Duplicolor filler primer I've been using. I was looking at Krylon's Automotive 2 in 1 filler and sandable primer. This one:

https://www.krylon.com/en/products/automotive/automotive-2-in-1-hi-build-primer
Anyone have experience with it?

Don't mess with any of the "Big Box Store" consumer crap. This is the real commercial quality stuff. You have to buy a case but it is much better quality. And the price per can is comparable anyway. Don't need 6 cans? Split your order with a friend...

https://www.fullsource.com/krylon-k01314a07/

 

[Bill S]

Beeblebrox, that primer doesn't appear to be a filler primer. How well does it work? I fill tube spirals with putty and sand, but I find that its impossible to get it perfect, so the primer filling in the imperfections helps a bit, I think.

 

[SolarYellow]

Don't mess with any of the "Big Box Store" consumer crap. This is the real commercial quality stuff. You have to buy a case but it is much better quality. And the price per can is comparable anyway. Don't need 6 cans? Split your order with a friend...

https://www.fullsource.com/krylon-k01314a07/

Zoro has it by the can for a little cheaper/can. Free shipping over $50, so you can get different cans; a few primer, some colors, etc.

https://www.zoro.com/krylon-industrial-spray-primer-white-flat-finish-12-oz-k01315a07/i/G1456557/

 

[beeblebrox]

Beeblebrox, that primer doesn't appear to be a filler primer. How well does it work? I fill tube spirals with putty and sand, but I find that its impossible to get it perfect, so the primer filling in the imperfections helps a bit, I think.

Generally, I don't bother with spirals. Rocket failures are inversely proportional to the amount of time you spend making it pretty... However, the primer works very well. If I want to fill spirals I use filled nitro lacquer. Nitrocellulose dissolved in MEK or Acetone mixed with talcum powder. Acetone evaporates faster so I don't like using that, but it works. Lacquer thinner might work too, but I have not tried that. I got Nitrocellulose from Firefox FX, although they are sometimes rather crappy about shipping stuff very late.

 

[beeblebrox]

Zoro has it by the can for a little cheaper/can. Free shipping over $50, so you can get different cans; a few primer, some colors, etc.

https://www.zoro.com/krylon-industrial-spray-primer-white-flat-finish-12-oz-k01315a07/i/G1456557/

Zoro is good! But they have much fewer choices and many are out of stock...

 

[Dane Ronnow]

It's all I use. Like @teepot says, it dries quickly and sands great, which is all you need it to do. As far as not messing with "Big Box consumer crap", it's primer, not topcoat. Most of it gets sanded off.

 

[Lugnut56]

I've had good results using this primer (I use Krylon paints almost exclusively). The only issue lately is availability--where the local WM and big box stores used to carry 80% Krylon and 20% Rustoleum, over the last year inventory has flipped to 80% Rustoleum. Luckily, I found a small local hardware store that said they can order Krylon products they don't have in stock for almost the same price the big box stores were charging.

 

[Back_at_it]

I've picked up a couple of cans of the 2 in 1 to use in a pinch. It works ok for the price. I think I paid $5 or $6 per can so I didn't care too much about doing extra coats. I would say that it is much thinner than what I'm accustomed to. My primer of choice is SEM Filler / primer which builds like crazy. Two coats and you're good to go.

With Krylon 2 in 1 I had to do 4 or 5 coats to get the spirals to fill. Again, it's less than half the cost of SEM so no big deal.

 

[Bill S]

I've been using this primer for a bit now, and all in all, it sucks. Pros: dries fairly fast - the older primer I was using took literally 3-7 days to stop outgassing, whereas the Krylon stuff is done in less than a day as far as I can tell. Cons: lousy spraying; spitting and uneven coverage. Even with 2+ coats it doesn't cover well, with many thin spots and areas that seem have had droplets drying in circular patters. Doesn't seem to fill balsa that well, even over the BIN I was using.

I'm going back to the expensive and slow drying stuff if I can find any.