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Painting Brass Bumpers
Michael C posted this question:
“Can I paint brass bumpers with acrylics or do I need oil-based paints or something else? Is there any special prep needed before painting?
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Hi Michael,
Acrylics is fine but you will need to clean the brass thoroughly and apply an etc primer then under coat and topcoat.
You can use a Zinc Oxide primer on anything and acrylics will adhere beautifully. It was developed for aluminum.
I try that, much appreciated.