I need insight on what you guys have used for frame preping/restoration. What worked best for you, ie: POR-15, Hammerite, 2-part epoxy etc...

My frame goes to the sandblaster next week, then the coating/sealing/painting begins. Post some pics of your frames, or rigs would be great.
Thanks,
Cheers,
Dan
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I sandblasted my frame and then used Por-15, worked well, but I'm still restoring and haven't driven my truck since I painted it so I don't really know if the paint is as good as it's advertised.

I've painted some smaller items like battery trays, axles,... and stored them outside my garage for over three months, I live close to the coast and here in Belgium it rains 250 days a year, the paint held up fine, no rusting at all.

Make sure to remove all of the old paint, i painted my axles and I got lazy and didn't remove all of the old paint, Por-15 didn't bond with the other paint and peeled right of!

Another thing to consider when you use POR-15 is that it isn't UV resistant, so any painted parts wich are exposed to sunlight have to be topcoated with POR-15 Topcoat or another paint. If you don't topcoat it sunlight will affect the paint, and the paint will go dull and spotted.

If you use por-15 make sure that you don't skip any preparation steps, and DO NOT get paint on your skin, it will not come off, only if you use POR-15 thinner but that burns like hell! (learned that the hard way!) It will stay on for one week minimum.

Christof

The next picture is my rear axle where the paint peeled off after i used an axle stand.

If you are in Vancouver Canada, I would get it galvanized instead... Of course all frame mods should be done first.

Search the TLCL archives for more info...

Jim