Re: [DML] galvanizing D frame?

[srubano@xxxx]

The next best thing is using POR-15 on the frame (that's what I 
used). It's a lot cheaper and you can do it yourself.

I first prepped the sand blasted (bare metal) frame with POR-15's 
metal ready. It neutralizes rust and leaves a zinc rich coating on 
it. I next painted the frame with the POR-15. I have to tell you that 
this stuff is incredible. I applied 3 coats of it. There were a few 
small "buckles" on the crumple tubes that I missed before I painted 
it. I took a hammer and started banging them out. Now I thought to 
myself that if the paint flaked off from all the hammering I would 
just repaint it. To my surprise....It did not crack or flake off! I 
thought maybe it had pulled away from the metal so I took a small 
screw driver and tapped around the hammered area to see if I could 
hear any air pockets (where the paint would have pulled 
away...nothing!

The POR-15 is very thin...like water...but thickens as it dries so 
you can spray it. I have seen some special sprayers on JCWhitneys 
site that have a long tube with different tips that can be attached 
to it (depending how you want it to spray. It's a sprayer that is 
meant for "channels" and hard to reach areas when painting. POR-15 
claims that if any part of the paint gets damaged that only the metal 
that is exposed will rust...it won't travel under the paint. 

My chassis has been painted with this stuff since the winter and it 
has been exposed to the elements (car is outside covered) and not one 
flake/rust spot yet. It's been real humid here with a lot of rain too.

Steve

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Nick Kemp" <nkemp@xxxx> wrote:
> When I refinished my frame, I did not have it galvanized for two 
reasons:
> 1) The fear of frame warp
> 2) The need to clean out the holes and threads.
> 
> I had it powder coated and it looks great. The first coat was a 
zinc rich
> epoxy rust inhibiting coat and the second was the color coat.
> 
> Powder coating is tough and durable. You can powder coat springs 
and it
> will not flake off (supposedly). There are two kinds of powder 
coat, one is
> UV stabilized and one is not. IMHO, it is the best alternative to 
frame
> restoration.
> 
> Nick Kemp