POR-15 and paint

publius · #1 06-21-2008, 12:45 AM

About to pick up my '84 Ram w/35k on it!! Haven't decided if I want to undertake pulling the body off the frame but if I do what do you think of the POR-15. Looks like it will be great for the frame but I'm a little leery of spraying the engine and tranny. Will this stuff glue all of your bolts on? I know you could still get them off with extreme force even if it does, but I don't know if it's the thing to do? Also what type and brand of exterior paint would you suggest for the body? Thanks, Publius

nemesis_SS · #2 06-22-2008, 02:23 PM

are you spraying it yourself?

moparborn · #3 06-22-2008, 04:39 PM

I would not use por15 on the engine or tranny,it will hold to much heat in.
As for exterior paint,maybe urathane enamel.

nemesis_SS · #4 06-23-2008, 01:53 AM

i dont know how much painting youve done. thats really what its gonna boil down too. Laquer is the easiest paint to squirt. It dries quicker (less dust will get stuck in it) andis more forgiving when you wetsand/buff the finish on. its also fairly cheap, where i live you can buy a three part (primer/colour/laquer) system for about 100-150. of course, laquer tends to fade a bit, and takes forever to really dry (ie. its fragile).

two-part, single stage enamels are nice too. They seem easier because you just prime (or even spray over old paint) and shootit - the whole thing done in an afteroon.Then maybe buff a little andyour're golden. But without all the right equipment and lots of practiseit can be hard to get a really deep shine, or even just a nice surface. and the cost of urethane enamels is friggen huge, not to mention the cost to your health if you arent careful (guys wear hazmat suits when sprayingthis stuff). On the other hand this paint holds up very well to about anything, and if you know what your doing, future repairs are much easiersince you arentdealing with a clear coat.

ive sprayed with a urethane but i have not sprayed with a 3 partlaquer. I had a hard time learning to shoot it without either putting too much and getting drips, or not enough and getting a sort of overspray/orangepeel look. And all that learning is costing you money.

as for POR-15, do you really need that stuff all over your block anyhow?

roush360 · #5 07-15-2008, 11:48 PM

i paint cars on the side and i would go with a urethane. you can still clear over it and it is more durable then other paints. you can get factory pack colors at carquest for about 100 dollars a gallon. as for the por 15. do yourself a favor and dont put it on the engine a transmission. it is pretty much a rust "stopper". get a rattle can from autozone of high temp paint and pressure wash the engine and paint it with that.