Speedokote Epoxy Fast Dry 2.1 low voc DTM Primer & Sealer Gray Gallon Kit, SMR-260G/261

Updated 5/15/25. I was able to speak with Brad at Speedekote, he took time to investigate the issues I was having and made everything right. I am telling you that having a company that will support its customers and help them get the results they want is rare today. My advice is just to make sure that you use the correct cleaning and prep agents, as not all degreasers are the same and have different properties. I couldn't ask for a better rep to deal with, and I look forward to how the truck turns out. Thank you, Brad and Speedekote, for the assistance. Highly Recommend.I bought 2 gallons of this to spray as an initial step on my frame-off restoration. I used stripping wheels to remove factory paint and primer down to bare metal. Once done, I cleaned with a commercial degreaser and let it dry. I then mixed the primer, 8 oz of primer to 2 oz of hardener, and used 28 psi on my gun to apply. Primer applied wonderfully, had great coverage and laid down flat and uniform. That's where the praise has to end thus far. Once I had all the panels primed and ready for the next step, I blew off the dirt with my air hose, still set to the 28 psi for the spray gun. I had a few places I needed to add body filler and sand down, knowing that I would need to respray these areas. My shock came from when I blew off the body filler dust anywhere there was a lip from the primer, you could see the air lift and bubble up the primer. At 28 PSI, I was able to "sweep" across the panel and blow primer off in areas. At first, I thought it was something with just the one panel, but as my work progressed, I found this to be the case on the majority of my panels. Now, keep in mind these had plenty of time to cure as they sat for 2 weeks after curing before I could start this step. The problem continues as I found the speedekote website and attempted to reach out to the company. I left multiple messages and even completed a contact form for them to reach out to me, but still, for 2 weeks, I haven't heard anything. Again, initially I thought it was something that I messed up on when prepping the panels and applying the product; however, after further research, I have found that this isn't the case. I have spent +$200 to prime my restoration, only to now start back where I began. With no response from customer service or the company, I guess I should have just burned the cash instead. I would love to speak with someone from the company to understand what may have caused this to occur. The finish on the primer seems extremely strong and dries very well, but it shouldn't be able to be blown off bare metal with 28 psi, if I hadn't discovered this I could have applied so much time, effort, and funds into the custom paint job just to have it come off on my first drive, due to the initial bond of the primer failing. I would love to work with the company to resolve and to fix this problem before I start to completely re-strip and reapply the base step, not to mention the amount of funds wasted on this.

The best epoxy primer on the market. It just covers so good and it protects the rustywon’t come back. If you use this, you will not be unhappy with the product you’re using here this

This is a great product. When I had a larger to cover, I would shoot it and cut it with 10% acetone and it goes on great. For small jobs, I roll it on and obviously it doesn’t come out as good but by the time I get my compressor ready find a filter siphon get the spray just right hang the project, I’m done rolling it. If you’re gonna roll, it roll it in One Direction. Chances are you gonna send it anyway so I just save a lot of time rolling it small jobs. I just did a small job and it’s been sitting around for a year. I’m still it’s as good as new. One caveat on the top description it says two to one I don’t know What this means but it’s a 4 to 1 mix. They should knock off a star, but it’s such a darn good product.

Seems to flow well, gasses off great, dries fast and smooth enough. 2 coats, Followed up with high build, wet sanded to 600-Paint laid down nice, 4 coats of clear (310 reducer) looks like a diamond & ive not rubbed or buffed! Its got zero shelf life though. So dont buy extra thinking you might need it.

As a cynical person that has viewed various claims online; I stumbled upon this product with skepticism! My initial thoughts were to just use this product over the roof top of my van. As the evening progressed, I read most of the reviews and adding a few more dollars resulted in me getting a gallon instead of the quart! I sprayed the roof and was quite pleased with the results. I decided to spray the hood and spotted all the door panels. After a few weeks I decided it was time to block the doors and ..........HOLY COW, this is one AMAZING primer from a dry sanding point of view! This thing sands down with such ease. It actually feels therapeutic instead of a chore (like washing dishes)! I have yet to topcoat but would be glad to use this product again in the future! To all the amazonians posting their positive experience, I too agree!!! More like six stars!!!! I need more cars to find and paint!!!!! I thank amazon and its members for the great feedback and hope that if someone is on their computer late at night thinking about ordering this product, do yourself a favor and order the gallon!!! Almost impossible to be disappointed!! Thank you Speedokote!!!!

good product

Best primer I've ever used. I'm not an avid body man but had heard good things about the t Rex primer so decided to give it a shot. My daughter decided to play tag with a tree so im replacing the hood and bumper. I used a 1.4 tip @10psi 4:1 mix 0 reducer. It sprayed nice and even. Doing it again I might try reducing it slightly but overall very happy. I have a trailer to paint and 2/3 gallon left so thinking the t Rex will be a great choice for that too.

Bought this for coating the inside of an engine cover for an old van. Also will use it on the roof of a Lincoln Continental that has had the vinyl top removed. Wanted a good solid epoxy sealer/primer once the rust was removed.