Civic EG

So I just bought my new sedan and I love it, but I just had a question and I was wondering it anyone could help me answer this. My car just got new quarter panels welded on and the areas still have primer paint on. I currently have no money to get it repainted nor am I a very good painter myself. Believe me i've tried lol. I was wondering will my car rust again if the primer is exposed to rain or snow for a long period of time? Thanks in advance for your feedback.

if there is no bare metal out then no it wont rust if i was u ill go buy some rust tough paint at discount and spay some on there 2 be on the safe side

it WILL rust because primer is not a sealed surface. it is porous and can absorb water. If you must wait, at least rattle can over the primer so that it is a sealed surface.

So atleast rattle can the area for protection, alright thanks guys I was kind of thinking about buying a car cover and covering it over the winter but that sounds easy too

well this answers my question. My eg8 is all primered and has seen some rain over the past few weeks. should I sand it down re primer and rattle can to avoid rust??? Please help.

speedracer1094 wrote:well this answers my question. My eg8 is all primered and has seen some rain over the past few weeks. should I sand it down re primer and rattle can to avoid rust??? Please help.

i had my car primer over a year.. we live in cali. a lil rain here in there isnt gonna hurt ur car. unless u live up in the mts where they lay salt down for the snow.. i would trip on it

thanks for the info 94jdmferio. I'm planning on painting it in the next couple of months so i really didn't want to rattle can it if I didn't have to.

So does that mean I have to sand and re-primer? Because it has been raining here for a couple of days. This weekend it's going to be nice so I plan on painting it

Nah a little rain shouldn't hurt. Just be sure it sits out for a warm sunny day so it's dry first or park it in a garage for a day. It's people who primer a car and drive it like that for a year that will run into problems.