BklynRX7

hey im in the process of wetsanding my hood and repairing some rust. I found today that when i get past the primer (only in rusted spots) there is a black layer below it before the bare metal. Im just curious as to what this is.

trochoid

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There are 4 layers to the factory paint. A sealer, a primer, the base coat, then the clearcoat.

Icemark

black primer/sealer was used on Factory replacement parts.

BklynRX7

Well under my dark grey paint is a light grey primer and then under that is a black layer whcih i now assume is sealer. Thanks for settling my curiousity.

Icemark

Probably the hood was replaced by a body shop.

Factory underpaint is either white or grey. They put the black sealer on the unpainted parts sent to the dealer, or from north american distributers.

banzaitoyota

The Black is an Electrostatic Primer