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| | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,554 | I'm about ready to paint my enclosed driveline on my 41, it's all in pieces, has been washed down with solvent and wire brushed by hand. I was thinking of painting it with POR-15. Question is would it help if I coated it with OSPHO before painting? Dave
1941 Chevy"First rebuild - complete!"Follow the story in the DITY1941 GMC resting peacefully 1946/1947 Chevy Street rod on s10 frame complete 1945 GMC panel truck in line for restoration 1941 Plymouth stock complete 1941 GMC COE in restoration processRead his Project Journal1941 Chevy Coe uncertain future resting now
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No need, as long as you have loose material removed. In fact, you want surface rust for best adherence results with POR-15.
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1941 Chevy"First rebuild - complete!"Follow the story in the DITY1941 GMC resting peacefully 1946/1947 Chevy Street rod on s10 frame complete 1945 GMC panel truck in line for restoration 1941 Plymouth stock complete 1941 GMC COE in restoration processRead his Project Journal1941 Chevy Coe uncertain future resting now
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 129 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 129 | The POR-15 company sells something called Metal-Ready which they like you to use before you use the POR-15 itself. I think it's basically a phosphoric acid solution. Mostly make sure the surface is clean.
Ed Miller
'58 Apache short Fleetside half ton Napco
Falls City, OR
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 | Use their Metal-Ready, if that stuff isn't properly prepared it will peel off in sheets. Also, surface rust helps. I would was my parts with water and let em sit for a day and get a little surface rust then paint on POR. Kinda convenient when you lack all the time in the world! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,441 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,441 | I wire brushed, ground and otherwise cleaned off all the grease, grime, paint and rust flakes off, then used oven cleaner to get the grease out of the tight spots. I power washed it all, let it sit for a day or so, then treat with the POR-15.. so far so good... (My 39 was treated 12 years ago with very few problems.)
Another quality post.
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| | | | | 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 stuff to Rusty Rod. | | |
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