I painted my Ford 9" this weekend...
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I painted my Ford 9" this weekend... I put on 2 coats of POR-15. I think it came out nice...
A few things you should know about POR-15:
1- Wear gloves! If you get it on your skin, its not comming off for a week.
2- Buy a bunch of throw-awway brushes.
3- When you close the lid, if there is any paint on the sealing edge of the can, you will NOT be opening the can again.
A few things you should know about POR-15:
1- Wear gloves! If you get it on your skin, its not comming off for a week.
2- Buy a bunch of throw-awway brushes.
3- When you close the lid, if there is any paint on the sealing edge of the can, you will NOT be opening the can again.
Last edited by THE LAST Z; Sep 7, 2009 at 07:18 PM.
I swear by that stuff. And as long as its not exposed to UV from the sun, it'll look like that for a loooong time.
7th Darkness: Por-15 flattens out really well on its own, and when its finished, it can look a lot like powder coat in some cases. You can see yourself in my crossmember that I painted with that stuff.
Yes its expensive, yes its messy, yes you gotta use plastic wrap between the lid and can or you'll never use it again haha... but its EXCELLENT stuff.
Looks good THE LAST Z! Next time my 12-bolt is out Im going to slather some on.
J.
7th Darkness: Por-15 flattens out really well on its own, and when its finished, it can look a lot like powder coat in some cases. You can see yourself in my crossmember that I painted with that stuff.
Yes its expensive, yes its messy, yes you gotta use plastic wrap between the lid and can or you'll never use it again haha... but its EXCELLENT stuff.
Looks good THE LAST Z! Next time my 12-bolt is out Im going to slather some on.
J.
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Looks good!
This is the truth! I used that stuff on my other car and ran into all of those things. Got paint all over hands, brushes basically cant be used twice, and I had to use a crow bar to get an old can of por 15 open because of paint in the edge lol.
One other thing to note, POR 15 really doesn't take well to sunlight exposure. I think Black is OK, but I also used silver and it changed color being in the sun for like 1/2 a day. And its starting to rust a tiny bit on the silver painted stuff, think the sunlight messed with the properties of the paint.
A few things you should know about POR-15:
1- Wear gloves! If you get it on your skin, its not comming off for a week.
2- Buy a bunch of throw-awway brushes.
3- When you close the lid, if there is any paint on the sealing edge of the can, you will NOT be opening the can again.
1- Wear gloves! If you get it on your skin, its not comming off for a week.
2- Buy a bunch of throw-awway brushes.
3- When you close the lid, if there is any paint on the sealing edge of the can, you will NOT be opening the can again.
One other thing to note, POR 15 really doesn't take well to sunlight exposure. I think Black is OK, but I also used silver and it changed color being in the sun for like 1/2 a day. And its starting to rust a tiny bit on the silver painted stuff, think the sunlight messed with the properties of the paint.
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You have to wire brush the metal surface & clean it with brake cleaner to get all the dirt off. It wont stick well to very smooth surfaces thats why I recommend wire brushing everything.
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Looks good!
This is the truth! I used that stuff on my other car and ran into all of those things. Got paint all over hands, brushes basically cant be used twice, and I had to use a crow bar to get an old can of por 15 open because of paint in the edge lol.
One other thing to note, POR 15 really doesn't take well to sunlight exposure. I think Black is OK, but I also used silver and it changed color being in the sun for like 1/2 a day. And its starting to rust a tiny bit on the silver painted stuff, think the sunlight messed with the properties of the paint.
This is the truth! I used that stuff on my other car and ran into all of those things. Got paint all over hands, brushes basically cant be used twice, and I had to use a crow bar to get an old can of por 15 open because of paint in the edge lol.
One other thing to note, POR 15 really doesn't take well to sunlight exposure. I think Black is OK, but I also used silver and it changed color being in the sun for like 1/2 a day. And its starting to rust a tiny bit on the silver painted stuff, think the sunlight messed with the properties of the paint.
It wont be seeing any sunlight. I might put a 3rd coat on now that I think of it...
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Plus, Ive beed doing painting on the side since I was a kid & Ive been waiting for this rear for a long time, so this job was personal.
