its not really a repair,i just need to coat the frame with something thats going to hold up and spray paint wont hold up period and if i paint the frame i am going to be mad everytime i scratch the thing weather it be from jacking the car up or having gravel hit the frame. this turned more into a por 15 debate...
not sure what to do with the frame... paint or por 15?
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Well the title of the thread is "paint or por 15?", which sounds like a debate to me. I simply shared my experience, and made my recommendation accordingly. I still recommend Eastwood's Ceramic Chassis paint, it holds up better and looks nicer than por-15 from what I've experienced.
Everyone agrees that por-15 sticks better to rust. Your frame has been blasted and primed, so what will it stick to? Painting a rusty frame with por-15 is a cheap repair. You on the otherhand have already started down the road for doing it the proper way with blasting and epoxy, so why take a step backwards with the product you put on top of it? If you've already done it, then keep tabs of how it holds up, I'd be curious to see if you have better results than I have in the past. If you still are on the fence about what to use, I'd use the paint I recommended.
If you want to try for the ultimate durability, why not get it powder coated?
Everyone agrees that por-15 sticks better to rust. Your frame has been blasted and primed, so what will it stick to? Painting a rusty frame with por-15 is a cheap repair. You on the otherhand have already started down the road for doing it the proper way with blasting and epoxy, so why take a step backwards with the product you put on top of it? If you've already done it, then keep tabs of how it holds up, I'd be curious to see if you have better results than I have in the past. If you still are on the fence about what to use, I'd use the paint I recommended.
If you want to try for the ultimate durability, why not get it powder coated?
I just did my frame in Por-15, then went over it with a good quality gloss black paint. I have used more than once and am ok with it. I prepped my radiator wall with there prep solvent and painted it with Por-15 and 6 yrs later it is now peeling and is dull as flat black. I never top coated it so thats probally why. Stands up to brakeclean and oils very well!
wow you guys must be using this sh*t wrong i had my frame sand blasted then i brushed 2 coats of por-15 and then sprayed a top coat of rustolem black and it looks excellent all my suspension components have been done the same way along with my rear end. this product works great and doesnt chip off even after i hit it with a hammer! check it outVVVV
i used spray on bed liner for my frame and floor. as i found the por-15 to smooth and thin. and the bed liner was more think and corse.it's been 5 years now and it's just like new. altho it's a low milles car
86CutlassUCF said:
It would be a pain in the a**!! It would be hard to get to the parts of the frame close to the body. What I have been thinking of doing is to get a spare frame and clean it up and Por-15 it and eventually swapping the frame over. Maybe I would even just put together a complete rolling chassis with all of the aftermarket parts I will be using since it would be easier to do with the body off. That way the car could still be driven and you have time to do the frame right. But that all depends on how much space/money you have to do that.
POR 15 is NOT meant to be a top coat. It is meant to be a base that you paint over with something else after it sets up.
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