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I am about to media blast my frame and can't afford to powercoat the frame. What is the toughest primer and paint for the frame, axles, transfercase etc? I have a paint gun so I plan on spraying it. Any suggestions would be great!

I'd recommend zero rust

Bill

por 15
It mostly depends on where you live and the availability of these products. If one is sold close by and the other you have to mail order
which will you choose?? I ONLY brush it. Bought a box of 50 latex rubber gloves, cheap ins. @ $5.00
I use
http://www.por15direct.com/

Be careful if you spray POR-15 -- You MUST use a respirator and be CAREFUL!!!

John

John is absolutely right. I sprayed a frame in the open without a mask and spent the night in the hospital with pneumonia. That's some serious stuff. I try to brush it whenever I can.

Jerry, I hope everything turns out alright for you. I did the same thing last summer when applying POR 15 using a faulty respirator and was in bad shape too. Sick for a week. My tongue and teeth were black. Make sure you wear gloves. I had also used a product called Chasis Saver. So far so good. I brushed it on.
BrianM

I definitely will not use POR-15, my life is worth more than my frame. I even use a respirator for sanding, that is how paranoid I am. Has anyone used Chassis Black?

I "believe" POR-15 contains isocyanate. It's really nasty stuff. I have heard half a dozen horror stories about paints with isocycanate that have pretty much scared me away from ever using anything with it. I did a little research and almost all body shops use an external air source for breathing when spraying paint with iso in it. Do a quick search on the net and you'll see what I mean. Most auto paint suppliers can provide you with a safety sheet with the paint and it will advise you as to what kind of breathing apparatus is required.

POR 15 does indeed contain isocyanates. A simple organic filter mask is not sufficient protection, you must use an air supplied respirator. Here's a link to the POR 15 Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Me, I painted my frame with XO Rust Red Metal Primer and XO Rust Satin Black from True Value hardware Hell, its just an old pickup truck and the original frame lasted 50 years with less protection than that.

Bolters,

Isocyanates is the single biggest reason you see few old painters. I know guys who are so sensitized to Isocyantes they can't walk down the sidewalk outside a body shop where Isos are being sprayed. Once lung tissue gets sensitized to it, it's over. Some take a long time to sensitize, some get down almost instantaneously.

Now no one wants to spout the fact that their product has Isos but I do think the coatings industry & dealers should do a better job of schooling customers.

I'm with red58. I applied Zero-rust to the frame with a brush and sprayed the cab bottom and areas you can't see. It comes in spray cans too for touch ups instead of getting out the gun. It was super easy to use, available locally, and I will definitely use it again on my next project. I shot clearcoat over top of it on the inner tubs and they turned out great.

Curt B.

I use Eastwood's rust encapsulator now. It's much more freindly. I must admit though that I read the cautions from POR-15 and thought I'd be ok in the open air. I've brushed the stuff a few times since then and I still feel it if I use a lot of it. When I called them about my experience, they asked if I could read. Funny!