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I just got all my OEM suspension parts cleaned and sand blasted, such as the rear trailing arms, front subframe, control arms, shock forks, sway bars etc. now I wanna repaint them, which type of primer is best? I have access to rust oleum, I plan to use their appliance enamel paint.
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I bought some rust-oleum self etching primer, hope that works well
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this should help.

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good info.
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Something like POR-15 / Rust Bullet is going to be MUCH tougher than any Rust-oleum junk.

They can go on top of any primer, or will also work without a primer at all if the metal is prepped properly.

Some examples in gloss black POR15 below:
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rust Oleum is good spray can paint, plus its the only American product other than crylon that I can find. all the German stuff is water base.
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