POR15 info please

[Kliminati456]

Hello all haven't posted up in a bit hope all is well. Im busy collecting parts for my suspension build. Ill be either upgrading or refurbishing pretty much everything. Prob neat to coat both subframes, front control arms, hub carriers, and other bits with some sort of rust protection. Originally i was thinking of using some Ben Moore iron clad rust inhibitor, but after testing it on some brackets and other pieces I wasn't too impressed. Some of you have suggested that I use POR15 and I have a few questions....

1.) Will I need to primer first?
2.) How long does it take to dry? Im looking to do phase 1 (rear subframe overhaul) in a weekend and have it drivable by Monday morning.
3.) How many coats required for a good lasting protection?
4.) How much of it should I get for 2 subframes, 2 control arms, 4 hub carriers, 4 brake shields, and some other small bits?
5.) Does it have any weaknesses? I think I read somewhere that it is U.V. light sensitive? so leaving it in the sun to dry is a no no?
6.) Whats the going rate for the stuff?
7.) Anything else I should know?

Thanks to anyone who has input or can help out

[Tonks4x4]

Hello all haven't posted up in a bit hope all is well. Im busy collecting parts for my suspension build. Ill be either upgrading or refurbishing pretty much everything. Prob neat to coat both subframes, front control arms, hub carriers, and other bits with some sort of rust protection. Originally i was thinking of using some Ben Moore iron clad rust inhibitor, but after testing it on some brackets and other pieces I wasn't too impressed. Some of you have suggested that I use POR15 and I have a few questions....

1.) Will I need to primer first?
2.) How long does it take to dry? Im looking to do phase 1 (rear subframe overhaul) in a weekend and have it drivable by Monday morning.
3.) How many coats required for a good lasting protection?
4.) How much of it should I get for 2 subframes, 2 control arms, 4 hub carriers, 4 brake shields, and some other small bits?
5.) Does it have any weaknesses? I think I read somewhere that it is U.V. light sensitive? so leaving it in the sun to dry is a no no?
6.) Whats the going rate for the stuff?
7.) Anything else I should know?

Thanks to anyone who has input or can help out

In my experience with POR15 if the surface you are painting is freshly sand blasted it can be applied directly. It will be touch dry in an hour or so you can speed up the drying process by spraying fine mist water spray over it. I would suggest at least 2 coats to give it good coverage. 1 small tin is more than enough to do a set of running gear BUT if you don't paint everything in one sitting it's a complete pain in the Harris to get back into the tin no matter how careful you are. The weakness is that it is not UV stable and goes dull in direct sunlight over the space if about 6 months but under the car it appears to last very well. DO NOT get it on your skin as I have had many hours in the shower with a scrubbing brush and still not been able to get it off successfully once it has dried. Have a search on google for POR15 and Frost which is the name of the company in the UK that sells it.

All round it is my all-time favourite paint for this type of application 10/10

[S2central.net]

POR15 is really great stuff but you do have to invest some time with it to get best results.

As said above you can apply ordinary directly onto sandblasted rust free surface. If not blasting you need to have the item decreased. Por15 recommend their own product for that and I must say it is the best I have used - a product called marine clean.

After rinsing that off you need to prime it with a por15 product called metal ready. Rinse off excess when that is finished and then when the item is dry you are ready for por15.

As said above the plain por15 is not good on items exposed to uv light. For additional protection you need a topcoat such as their chassis black paint.

The plain por15 leaves a high gloss finish but the chassis black dries a lovely satin black which is perfect for subframes etc

Amazing results can be had with careful application by brush but it can be sprayed too

You MUST use por15 own thinners - I dunno anything else that thins it or cleans brushes.

It's a lot of effort but it gives a nice rewarding finish.

[s2driveruk]

where can you source it in the Uk over the counter?

[willg54]

I got mine from holdens.co.uk very quick delivery

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[Error404]

don't know anywhere over the counter mate, Frosts used to be the exclusive UK sellers, but not any more, which is why its dropped in price a bit
They can get it to you next day though if thats any help?

[s2driveruk]

anything else which would be good...am tempted to just use something else to buy me some time as the subframe has been blasted and zinc'd and then get it powdercoated as per the front.

[Fat Audi 80]

Echo all the points above. I have had success priming with Hydrate 80 which is brilliant if you don't go down the sand blasting route as you can simply wire brush the rust off, use hydrate 80 which amazingly turns rusty metal black and suitable for overcoating with POR15 Chassis black. I have done both front and rear subframes with it and although not perfect to look at it seals up the frame again with a long last black finish.

http://www.bilthamber.com/pro-introd...e=hydrate%2080

Cheers,

Steve

[quattrostyle]

seems to be great stuff according to the replies on here. Think I will go for the blasting and powdercoating route though now I had a look at the prices for Por 15.