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what paint should I be using between now and a real paint job that wont be a mess of stripping when that time comes? i have some spots i want to paint so they don't rust but i don't want to hamper any future paint jobs. the real paint job is likely years off.But wanted to know what the options and opinions are.

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Car or parts stored inside, or outside?

I would go with the primer you plan on using under the final paint.   Do your surface prep just like you would, but spray the primer on heavier than normal.  

If you want specific products, I would use PPG DPLF.  But it needs 55 degree surface temp or ideally higher to cure properly.  when you are ready to paint, it can be sanded, although it is not the easiest sandable primer, and recoated with DPLF again, and then the painting finished.

 

Read the data sheets on any product you use

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Por is uv sensitive

POR has a UV tolerant overcoat that can be applied to UV exposed surfaces. I'm sure this isn't cheap either though, considering the $50 a quart.

 

I've read this online, and it is true to my experience. Primer is of course porous to allow for paint to grab onto it, which also will absorb moisture. A rust stopping primer (Rustoleum in my case) does not stop rust of you use it by itself. I'd say primer it, and paint over that with some cheap paint, just so there isn't a surface for water to absorb into and rust again. It should be easy to chemically strip it before a real paint job.

 

You can plastidip over the primer. Dip comes off primer, but it'll be more of a tug to remove it. If you don't use enough coats, it will not peel off in one big sheet like you see online and becomes a real PITA, even on glossy surfaces. Ask me how I know. Dip isn't cheap either. At $7 a can, you'd be better off with some cheap rattle can paint. A little more work later to prep it again, but would be worth it in my eyes, unless of course you get a ($300?) DIY dip spray setup.

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