Prime before enamel?

[Andrew Nemeth]

I finished stripping what was left of the old jappaning from the plane I am working on and am about to apply Duplicolor engine enamel to the bare metal as recommended in several threads I have read. I see no mention of priming in the threads. Does anyone know if I should be priming prior to painting?

Thanks again!

[Tom Vanzant]

Just make sure you have thoroughly de-greased the metal. Several light coats will be better than one heavy coat.

[Tom Henderson2]

I finished stripping what was left of the old jappaning from the plane I am working on and am about to apply Duplicolor engine enamel to the bare metal as recommended in several threads I have read. I see no mention of priming in the threads. Does anyone know if I should be priming prior to painting?

Thanks again!

Best to follow the Duplicolor recommendations...

http://www.duplicolor.com/pdfs/tips.pdf

The instructions here are excellent; I followed them and have had excellent results.
http://home.comcast.net/~rexmill/planes101/japanning/japanning.htm