Eastwood Contour Polyester Primer Direct to Metal Surfacer | Excellent Filling Characteristics and Superior Adhesion | 1 Gallon with 2 Oz Tubes of Liquid Hardener, Gray

I had never used this product until I bought this gallon. I am restoring an old car and needed to fill imperfections. The first time I sprayed it the finish came out VERY rough, orange peel. It was a lot of work to sand it smooth with 220 grit. Did some research and found I should be spraying this at 25-35 PSI and you can mix with acetone at 10%. I bought a better gun regulator and mixed it with acetone. It sprayed much better. Much smoother which will require less sanding. I bought another gallon but I may need one more to finish the car. After you mix primer with the activator you have 30 minutes to spray. So you need to be ready to go. This Eastwood Contour Polyester Primer works great and is competitively prices. Very happy.

Not for everyone you should have the proper experience and equipment that said. I'm thankful I found this product it polyester primer and it works like polyester primer should just way lower priced than what the name brands are.... Thanks 👍

All of the above great price easy to use my opinion is it is way better than feather fill

UPDATE 4/3/21:They switched from a liquid hardener to blue paste hardener like you would find with a can of Bondo. I called to confirm this wasn't a mistake and was told it was correct and that this was a change they made. I was further told to mix at the same 2%. I was cautious but I did it anyway, since I did call and did confirm. BIG mistake!!!! I sprayed the stuff and it never hardened. It stayed gummy. I know what you're thinking. He didn't mix it enough. I mixed and mixed to the point I was worried I was cutting into my pot life. The blue tint of the paste was evenly dispersed in the mix and nothing was coming up when I scraped around the bottom and brough the stick up.They took an amazing product and destroyed it. I am unbelievably mad as I now have to start over stripping down a huge part, and start over to make it level with the parts that attach. I just lost weeks of work, all so some warehouse manager could save from having to stock an extra item. When I called for a refund, I was told that their tech support kept telling their product manager that the two hardeners weren't the same and wouldn't work, but the product manager insisted that they were the same thing. NOBODY apparently tested this.....Original Review:I purchased this to level out the a piece of custom furniture I was building that would receive an automotove finish. For reference I was spraying through a Fuji Turbine gun with a 1.8mm nozzle. I tried the larger 2.5mm and it just spit material in globs. a 1.8 with 5% acetone per the instructions was perfect. The build was really good. When I ran out I bought some featherfill from a local supplier and it wasn't as good. This seems to build much more with each coat, even with acetone mixed in, vs featherfill, which is naturally thinner, sprayed straight out of the can. It sands pretty good as long as you don't trap solvents. I let mine cure for about half a day before sanding. The extra time seemed to help it harden up. I was mixing by weight using a precision scale so I know I got the mix perfect. The only down side I would say is that it goes much quicker than you would think. I wouldn't bother with a quart for any project. Go straight to a gallon. I will buy again.

Always used this product with no problems

Fills great, direct to metal saves time and money. Sands easily

Great Product

tried to save a few bucks but it cost me a lot of money. mixed the above primer at 2% like stated on can and within 5 mins it harden inside the gun costing me a new gun, luckily it was my first time using it so i was not attached to it yet. It hurts but deal with real paint shops that you can walk into don't be stupid and cheap like me.