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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 188 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 188 | Working under the dash of a 50' 3600. Getting ready to clean and paint under there. Question is.... What do I paint it with and what color?? Thinking about tan Zero-Rust. What was stock?? I'm thinking wire brush, steel wool and the ZR, but I'd love you'alls thoughts | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 194 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 194 | The only paint under my dash was overspray from when the painted the dash. Clear up underneath the dash had no paint at all, just bare metal.  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 | I painted my with ZR in white. That way I can see what I am doing. Dark colors will make it difficult to work under there. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 198 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 198 | if it's rusted at all under there I would POR-15 (por stands for paint over rust) would be better then zero rust which likes clean bare metal better. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,112 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,112 | I thought "POR" stood for that fact the you are poor after buying the stuff! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 | Zero Rust works better on a slightly rusted surface for bite. Not clean metal. Just remove all loose material and encapsulate.
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 17 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 17 | Gentlemen:
One of Zero Rust's real benefits is that it can be used on BOTH clean bare metal AND on less than a white metal blasted surface! We all know that the latter is the ideal, but more often than not it just ain't practical or possible to get there.
As long as you remove any loose or flaky rust (which entraps oxygen and therefore rust will likely continue) you can then apply ZR and be assured that maximum adhesion will result.
I would advocate use of our Prep-Step as an added precaution to making sure that the metal is free of greases and any other contaminants that will interfere with paint adhesion - regardless of what kind of paint you use.
HTH
WK Irish | | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 188 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 188 | Thanks for the replies. Under my dash looked like it had never ben painted also. I will use the tan ZR, white is Too bright and I think that the tan will be okay when I repaint the exterior of the dash etc. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 198 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 198 | well - thanks, but I'd still go POR if painting over rust, and ZR to clean metal. I believe that's the strengths of the 2 products. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 203 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 203 | Solo my friend you've been given some bum information. ZR is as good as any surface it is shot onto.
If the rust is scaley loose, ZR will fall of "with the scale" and you won't get it off the scale.
It is the perfect product to use where you have tight rust and shiney or not so shiney metal on the same surface.
ZR is a sealer ... POR is a converter which chemically converts rust to something akin to porcelain ... it does not work on shiney metal ... nothing to convert.
Get Bruce Palmer to send you a brochure - it lays it out nicely. | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Anything you spray under the dash is better than the factory nothing . Which after 50 years now is surface rust. | | |
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