Hey guys, I just dropped off the fenders for our F1 so that they could be blasted and I could patch them. the guy at the place recommended blasting and patching before priming and then taking them back just to have the flash rust dusted off. I figured he knows more about it than I do PLUS it is expensive to have them powder coat prime the fenders (which is what they do).

My question is this, which way should I go, powder coat prime or self-etch prime (by a paint shop I guess)? and what should I be looking at cost wise difference? It is 160 to have them blast all 4 fenders, 500 he said to have them blasted and powder coat prime. at that rate the cost to have the whole truck done would be what I thought the frickin' paintjob could be had for. what gives?

the advantage I could think of with the powder coat prime was that theoretically it would get in places the paint might now.

one more thing, once primed, either way, how long would it be safe to have it, if garage kept exclusively, before painting it?