Given choice? POR15 or professional paint

[Lulu]

I've been given a great opportunity recently. A friends boss is allowing us access to his machine/fabricating shop with paint booth and welders and bears oh my!
I have been approaching this rebuild as a backyard DIY. I will still be doing the work but now I have access to better tools and materials etc.
Question? Given the circumstance would you guys still use POR15 for frame and axles or use a heavy poly-urethane. I am not sure what it is exactly but this guy suggests it over powder coating and he was going to ask a classic car restorer about POR15 as he had not heard of it. I am open to suggestions. I think the material will be free as he has left over laying around his shop...
thanks guys for any input.

Brad

 

[Weedhopper]

You lucky duck !!!

 

[ken_79-fj40]

When I did my restoration I used the Eastwood version of POR-15 that you can actually paint over. I put a few coats on then sprayed a few coats of their chassis black. From what I hear POR-15 doesn't accept paint very well, and the stuff is also super toxic if you spray it.

 

[Lulu]

I have heard that as well. (toxic) I think only their chasis black will go over it, but I could be wrong on that... In all honesty this will be a summer rig in town and maybe some hunting camping trips... so I want it sealed good but don't need rock proof so much...
thanks

ps Do you recall the name of product or is it easily searched for on their site?

Brad

 

[Lulu]

Is this it?
50545 ZP 2k Ceramic Chassis Black quart w/ 8oz activator Satin
50242 ZP Epoxy Primer Gray Quart
Or did you use something different.
thanks

 

[ken_79-fj40]

The stuff I used was called rust encapsulator, and the topcoat was their regular chassis black. My truck has always been in northeast, so the frame was pretty nasty. I sandblasted the whole thing, then cleaned it all off and sprayed the rust encapsulator. I used 2 quarts on the frame. Then I sprayed 1 quart of chassis black over that. I painted my axles with old school gloss black dupont centari enamel. Everything's held up great, but mine's always garaged and rarely even sees rain let alone road salt.

 

[M5driver]

Rust Bullet. Brush or spray, like regular paint (urethane); thins with MEK if needed, no more toxic than any paint used by a body shop. Goes on over clean or rusty metal, can go over well sanded paint. You can paint right over it with any regular paint - pro, rattle-can, brush or roller. Took forever to get it here where I'm currently posted, but I think it will prove to be worth the pain

Dan

 

[Lulu]

ken_79-fj40 - thanks, I did find that on their website and also an old article comparing it to POR15. I didn't see any retail locations listed though. Did you purchase it direct or did I miss where it can be purchased... also did you have to use a larger nozzle to spray it or just a standard size? Don't have any idea what I'm asking I just want to know what to ask for when I get all this together...

M5driver - thanks for your addition. I've been following your thread... don't envy you having to deal with importing everything, but I sure could use a few extra set of hands.