Re: [DML] Re: por 15

[kc <kcreason77@xxxxxxxxx>]

No top coat?

--- Dave Swingle <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> I use it extensively. There are really about 4
> products that you need 
> to be aware of:
> Black POR15 - VERY shiny black
> Satin Black POR15 - more of a semi-gloss. More
> correct for things 
> like the sway bar or suspension parts, but difficult
> to get to a 
> uniform sheen. 
> Gray POR15 - Good for frame repair, but not a
> perfect match to the 
> DMC epoxy if that's what you are after. Very Shiny.
> I use this on the 
> frame and then paint over it with Rustoleum Dark
> Machine Grey which 
> is a very good match. For best results, put on the
> POR15, let it 
> almost harden, then go over it with the Rustoleum.
> If you let it dry 
> completely hard, the top coat won't stick as well. 
> 
> For best results you need to get the metal as clean
> as possible, then 
> etch it with POR15 Metal Ready (aka phosporic acid)
> and rinse with 
> water. At your local auto store ask for Met-L-Prep,
> it's the same 
> stuff.  They say you can paint POR15 over VERY rusty
> metal, and you 
> can, but it won't hold up nearly as well as over
> properly prepared 
> metal. Sandblasting is best. 
> 
> As they say Read and Follow Label Directions. Do not
> be tempted to 
> spray POR15 without a fresh-air respirator (NOT just
> a mask), the 
> active ingredient is isocyanate, the which, in
> addition to being the 
> active ingredient in Krazy Glue, is extremely
> poisonous. The 
> similarity to the word "cyanide" is not a
> coincidence. 
> 
> I've had great luck  with this over the years,
> honestly it holds up 
> as well or better than powdercoating, it's just not
> as pretty. 
> 
> Dave S

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