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| | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 186 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 186 | Should I just use por 15 and then paint it or use some kind of undercoatiing product. I have the floor boards almost done and need to know what to seal them with before the rust takes over. I'd prefer some kind of brush on product as I have to crawl under the truck to do it and dragging the paint gun under there is a real PIA.
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Still trying to get ole Betsy back on the road.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | You can't beat epoxy primer.
It works with a brush too.
Give me ambiguity
or give me something else
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 465 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 465 | I have used POR15 with good results, prep is the most important thing no matter what you use.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 442 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 442 | I used leftover enamel paint, Valspar farm and implement paint, then topped it with and undercoating made by Permatex. The undercoating though came out of the spray can runny. Then when it dried to a certain degree, rolled it with a small nap paint roller, looks good to me and low budget! Mike | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | I like the POR15. Use old clothes, throw away brushes and wear a mask as well as hove some air movement. Its good stuff and does not fade unless in direct sunlight. Did one of my chassis in it years ago and its still tough, slick and shiny.
....Where you have a ground connected to the body/frame be SURE you grind it off to get a good ground. | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 574 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2012 Posts: 574 | i will be using spray on bedliner on mine, looks similar to the tar-like undercoating from the factory.
1949 Dodge Coronet 1955 2nd Chevy 4400 1.5 ton 1955 2nd Chevy 3100 1/2 ton 1955 2nd Chevy 3100 1/2 ton 1957 Chevy 5400 LCF 2 ton 1966 Dodge D100 Sweptline 1968 Chevy P20 stepvan 1969 GMC LWB pickup 1972 GMC Sprint 1974 CP30 shorty bus There are three things that I've learned never discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.----Linus Van Pelt Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 186 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 186 | Okay, Lots of good info. I think I'll go with the POR 15 and some type of rubberized undercoating for the sound deading qualities.
Still trying to get ole Betsy back on the road.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | I like the POR15. Use old clothes, throw away brushes and wear a mask as well as hove some air movement. Alvin..latex or nitrile gloves...you forgot the gloves man! (I'm speaking from experience of course...)  Good advice on the chassis grounds though. Like Alvin I favoured POR-15,my truck's an all year driver (my daily) and as such suffers everything a Scottish winter can throw at it,including salt. I'm pleased to say after two such winters and 6000+ miles it's holding up well.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | POR-15 for my last two trucks, too. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | ....and don't forget the GLOVES. Thanks Jock.
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