Going through a detailed process of restoring a truck frame with POR 15. If you found this video helpful please leave a like. Thank you for watching. If you have any questions please leave them in the comments.
Rust is EVIL. 😡 I admire your willingness to put in the labor to protect your truck for the next decade or so. People like you are the reason there will still be some of these cars and trucks around when your grand kids come of age.
Good job. Just came from watching another RU-vid vid about a dude who POR'd their Hummer straight over flaking rust - nasty! Looks like you did it the right way, hopefully will last 👌
What respirator did you use? I found one at Home Depot by 3M and was rated OV/AG P100. There were other ones like OV/P95 but I can't figure out which one to get. Both are NIOSH approved which is what POR15 recommends but need to know the specifics for optimal protection.
Very interesting video, I just did a similar process on my 94 GMC Sierra. I used Rustoleums version of POR15. It has good reviews and it’s about 1/3 of the price per quart.
Thanks for the info. If I were to do it again I might consider a lanolin product. I would have to reapply more often but less prep work. It also probably gets a little deeper if you don’t have it all disassembled because you can spray it. I am also using Rustoleum paint for all the little things, like control arms and sway bars. I am interested to compare the two head to head over time. Thank you for watching.
@@mrmelonhead4161 yes I used rust oleum spray for the smaller portions I couldn’t reach with a brush. However it was rust oleum rust reform spray and not just black.
@@cosmic8845 I’m doing a similar process but I’m going with Ace rust stop paint and I’m going to roll it on for a thicker coat and fill in spots with a can.
Great video!!! I’ve been repairing my jeep yj over the winter. I’m finally at the point now for paint. I guess I should start early in the morning and just put all the coats in as the directions say.
luv to see a follow up 2 years from now, I used POR15 on three different vehicles and it has failed all three times, spoke to the company and they said, yeah, it does that sometimes ! you can't make this stuff up folks
Ugh, hate hearing this. It's such an involved job to do a frame - the thought of it not lasting is a bummer. Out of curiosity did you use their metal etch spray beforehand?
@Good-Enuff-Garage….Ha thats kinda funny. When the directions told you to prepare the metal surface you said , “ah , good enough”. After the paint failed you contacted the company reps. and they said….”if you didn’t prepare the surface, it will fail sometimes”. Also you must follow the instructions for humidity and temperature. Two, 2, tu, too coats MUST be applied. This stuff does not fail. What it does do is this: very expensive, similar products for less are available and work better.
How’s this holding up? I’m just about done sanding down my steel boat trailer and planning on using a few coats POR-15 and then hitting it with Raptor Liner on top. It gets absolutely hammered by rocks from the gravel roads I drive so I need additional chip resistance hence the bed liner on top.
Great question. It’s all about the contrast. I can see the gray paint really well against the brown rusty color. And I can see the black paint really well against the gray paint. So I can make sure I get really good coverage on all the layers. If you did black on black it would be very hard to see against each other. Also black doesn’t show up great against the rusty color. Thanks for watching.
Inside the chassis rails - there’s a lot of holes along the rails, so I’m curious if somehow a rust converter (or similar) could be sprayed in by small tube or piping? It just seems that a lot of work has gone onto the exterior surface but rusting often starts from the inside
I used a spray rust converter inside the holes on my 2006 4Runner and tried my best, then filled up the inside with Woolwax (covered the entire bottom of the car with woolwax after doing the coatings on the frame for two layers of protection.
I use por 15 all the time on my cars and I never took them off the frame I cleaned the frame really good and I used the primer and the frame black paint with a brush and you can't even tell it but you did okay with what you did but that is to much work you took your bed off and looks like you took you all your front end apart but when doing a car unless you are doing a frame off restoration you just need a wire brush and the cleaner and pressure washer and then primer and then the frame black gose on and then it's all done on a car but trucks you can do either way as long as you don't get none on you it turns you red
looks nice! what about the inside of the frame? Fluidfilm would have been better. one rock chip and you're right back where you started at. Not trying to be mean but that stuff has a purpose and frames are not a good choice.
@@hurtinalbertan3844 12hrs? That is less than a second. Wait till you hit the 500hr point. I started at the beginning of June and worked everyday on truck bed and frame... I'm still working. My dad would like his vehicle back after 4 months. Derusting, needle descaler, phosphoric acid baths, POR-15, tremclad rust paint, sanding again and clearcoat, metal hammer forming panels, body work, welding sheet metal one stitch at a time, grinding, sanding, body filler, sanding, priming, painting, clearcoat. Whole interior out, painting interior panels, derusting, etc.... Sound deadening, insulation... Etc. 5hrs a day everyday. I wish my project could be measured by the hour instead of months.
You could have used another coat of converter on some of those brown areas. You want it all whitish for full conversion. now fluid film over it and you're good to go
I used this on a truck a few years ago. Unfortunately, it didn’t hold up well. That being said, I didn’t prep it as thoroughly as you did so I’m sure it’ll be fine
Ever considered 2 pack epoxy? It's supposed to be the Gorillas balls for adhesion strength & rust encapsulation. But POR is a good product too shame it didn't work out 4 yu
@@mrmelonhead4161 That Por15 is the best stuff out there, I used it on my 1980 Dodge Ram and on my 1985 Ram back in 1992 and the chassis are still the way they were when I did them. I also did the wheel wells and in behind where they normally rust out, to this date there is still no rust. Definitely worth buying, my next project is my 1979 Ford Lariat. I'm sure that you'll be happy with it. I've also used it on my newer Ram trucks that I have, I have a bit of a Ram collection. 👍🏻👍🏻
@@amadrid5899awesome to hear. That makes me feel a lot better. I have also become somewhat of a ram collector. I have three vehicles and 2 of them are pre 2000s rams. Thanks for the comment and watching
