Got bored today small project resulted !

[juddski88]

i am tackling this now myself, but my frame and components are much much worse to start. I didnt want to put off installing the motor any longer but i didn't want the truck to look half-ass either. I am going to try to get some Ospho to use before i primer and paint so that it kills the thicker rust spots i have. I totally stripped the front end minus the radiator support frame.

 

[custom8726]

Rustolioum or however you spell it, is pretty good stuff, especially for the price:thumb: We usually buy it by the gallon at Home Depot and thin it down with Acetone so it can be sprayed. Works great on equipment....

 

[juddski88]

i thought about using Chassis Saver paint, but i would've been chasing a retailer and I didnt feel like making it more complicated than it needs to be

 

[custom8726]

i thought about using Chassis Saver paint, but i would've been chasing a retailer and I didnt feel like making it more complicated than it needs to be

POR 15 is about the best stuff I have seen as far as chassis paint goes. Its about 5 times the price of Rustolioum and very limited color selection though..

 

[juddski88]

i just read a thread about it over on DP and POR-15 is actually a concrete paint, not a metal paint. someone who worked for them chimed in. A lot of ppl said that it only last maybe 2 years on our frames

 

[custom8726]

i just read a thread about it over on DP and POR-15 is actually a concrete paint, not a metal paint. someone who worked for them chimed in. A lot of ppl said that it only last maybe 2 years on our frames

Sounds about right, I know we did a front bumper and a couple flat bed bodies with POR-15 and it held up really good but now after 2-3 years there all ready for a re-coat. I have not found a product yet that will hold up on our frames here in the North East for very long, to many elements, mostly all the Dam salt they ues here in N.Y...

 

[ripmf666]

Napa carriers a chassis paint that holds up real good and is hard as heck and also Dupont makes one.

 

[duratothemax]

Rustolium what? Theres like 15 different kinds/varieties of rustolium........im surprised no one has asked that yet.

 

[custom8726]

Rustolium what? Theres like 15 different kinds/varieties of rustolium........im surprised no one has asked that yet.

How many Varieties does Home Depot or Lowes carry?? I know the kind I buy are for metal applications specifically and can be thinned down with Acetone to be sprayed. At $20 dollers or so a gallon you cant beat the price/quality of the paint IMHO...

 

[juddski88]

I'm going to use their professional primer for rusted metals. Then the black hammered top coat.

edit: after not being able to find the hammered-finish in the can around here, I called Auto Body Supply in Springfield and they have Chassis Saver in stock. Also I couldnt find OsPho within an hour of me so they have a similar product containing zinc phosphate. either way, it should hold up for a while.

 

[TrentNell]

well the paint has been road tested with a bunch of real hard winter use , mud , rocks ,4wheeling, and DD use , and still looks good as new :spit: :angel:

 

[RENODMAX]

http://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=159 am pretty shure this is it .

Click it Ben

 

[SmokeShow]

Seen it tonight at walmart for $12/pint. good to know its there when I need it!

 

[GMC_2002_Dmax]

i just read a thread about it over on DP and POR-15 is actually a concrete paint, not a metal paint. someone who worked for them chimed in. A lot of ppl said that it only last maybe 2 years on our frames

I was using POR-15 as far back as 1990, found it in Carlisle, PA at the show.

POR-15 is tough, it doesn't chip easily, flake off easily as long as the prep work is done right, where the problem is is that it lacks UV blockers so top coating POR-15 is important to protect it from UV damage.

If you use black for the frame and compatible flat or semi-gloss paint can be applied, usually an enamel as a topcoat before POR-15 is completely dry.

To know when the right time to apply the topcoat over POR-15 is when you touch the POR-15 and it leaves a fingerprint but no POR-15 transfers to your finger it is ready.

If you topcoat it it will last and look great.

 

[duramax hd]

I cant vouch for how POR-15 holds up in bad weather because as most know my truck doesnt see any kind of "weather" at all, I can say that the stuff is nothing short of amazing after it is applied. It does NOT chip easy or flake off at all. Im pretty sure I would be hard pressed to attempt to take it off my frame. I have a few threads over on DP of my frame job I did two years ago if anyone wants to take a look. Like Tony said, its all in the prep work though. It took me a day alone to get the frame how it needed to be before I applied the POR. Also as Tony said, it does need a top coat as it is does not have any UV blockers. I bought POR's topcoat chasis black in a semi gloss and applied it just as as stated when the POR is almost dry. When/if I take this motor out I will be sand blasting the front end and POR-15ing it to match the rear of the frame. I wouldnt hesitate to use it again
http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=362006&page=3

Also check my garage over on DP, I posted a lot of pics of the job and all the prep work if you are thinking about using it

 

[juddski88]

I was using POR-15 as far back as 1990, found it in Carlisle, PA at the show.

POR-15 is tough, it doesn't chip easily, flake off easily as long as the prep work is done right, where the problem is is that it lacks UV blockers so top coating POR-15 is important to protect it from UV damage.

If you use black for the frame and compatible flat or semi-gloss paint can be applied, usually an enamel as a topcoat before POR-15 is completely dry.

To know when the right time to apply the topcoat over POR-15 is when you touch the POR-15 and it leaves a fingerprint but no POR-15 transfers to your finger it is ready.

If you topcoat it it will last and look great.

good to know Tony, Thank you. I already ordered the chassis saver at $73 per gallon, which i guess isnt a bad price but it aint rustoleum.

 

[juddski88]

so I am using a putty knife, lighter fluid, and shop towels to strip this thing......i'm really close to just blasting the hell outta the damn thing. I think I have like 8hrs into the hydroformed section of the frame and i might have that much more to go doing it this way.

any tricks or tips guys?

 

[ripmf666]

High heat pressure washer is what we were going to do to strip my frame of tge gm wax.

 

[juddski88]

i have already tried the steam cleaning. it takes off the real loose stuff (at 200*) but not everything. this stuff is on there!

 

[ripmf666]

i have already tried the steam cleaning. it takes off the real loose stuff (at 200*) but not everything. this stuff is on there!

Most of mine is coming of with the low temp one and low pressure. We have a high pressure one that also gets very hot for cleaning butcher shops so that might do it.