Restore - paint, por15, or??

[musthave]

X2 ^. I had no idea that it was even an option until today. I have a 60 frame that I am going to bring them as well, but not until the 80 frame is finished.

I'm finishing up the frame now, have it on the flat bed. I am reinserting bolts. Once it's finished I will paint and lubricate each thread so that i have less chance of rust in the future.

 

[musthave]

I think your getting por15 confused with powder coat. Corrosives will work their way underneath a chip in the powder coat and accelerate rust. Por 15 is just a heavy duty paint. Personally if I had a bare frame, I would have it galvanized. Some of the fj40 guys are starting to get frames galvanized. First the frame is dipped in acid to get rid of all the crap on the frame, then its dipped into the solution which gets everywhere-inside and outside. Its much better than paint or powder coat and you could either leave the frame bare galvanized or paint over the top but you would have to scuff it up first to get paint to stick. Getting the frame galvanized should cost in the realm of 400 bucks. Most uhaul trailers are galvanized and last a very long time bare without rusting.

I learned a lot today, that's a good thing. I like the galvanizing process, seems like everybody would do it.

 

[goranvolvo]

Kinda surprised that if it only cost $500 for a one time customer to have this done that more car companies don't just have this done before they build the truck, especially for something that was initially as expensive as a Land Cruiser. That and the fact that Toyota is obviously well aware of the rust issues their frames have had for, oh say, at least the last 40 years.

I would consider a galvanized frame a much better $500 upgrade from the dealer than something like a $500 set of floor mats or running boards.

volvo uses galvanized primer on all volvo cars and than it is painted over with regular pant you will never see rusted Volvo unless someone did somebody work on it

 

[White Stripe]

Kinda surprised that if it only cost $500 for a one time customer to have this done that more car companies don't just have this done before they build the truck, especially for something that was initially as expensive as a Land Cruiser. That and the fact that Toyota is obviously well aware of the rust issues their frames have had for, oh say, at least the last 40 years.

I would consider a galvanized frame a much better $500 upgrade from the dealer than something like a $500 set of floor mats or running boards.

Afaik Porsche galvanizes entire car bodies b4 painting.

 

[Laisser aller]

Look must’ve, I realize that your post is qualified with the caveat of people who have actually done one or the other when the vehicle has been torn down to the rails.

To me you are in a enviable position because I love the idea of passing the truck down to the kid.

Undoubtedly, you’re more deep into the ins-and-outs than I am but I have mulled over a similar question.

And if there is resolution in a civil suit with the ex wife I will tear my truck apart in a heartbeat and look further into what I stumbled upon from the world of high-end bicycles where the ‘paint' can withstand being left outside to the elements for 50 years and not lose any luster.

I won’t bore you any longer but @ about 4:15 of the link below there is a pretty good example of the process I thought worth investigating. The results of hammering/abuse on the paint is what convinced me that such a process was more than what I needed and therefore adequate.

youtube: Azor Bike Company Profile with Subtitles. Channel: AzorBikeBV.

 

[White Stripe]

I learned a lot today, that's a good thing. I like the galvanizing process, seems like everybody would do it.

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