chassis protection
Posted By : Kevin Rochfort, 15-Nov-2005, 01:41pm
A lot of people swear by POR-15.
But don't get it on your hands otherwise you will be swearing about it !
But don't get it on your hands otherwise you will be swearing about it !
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chassis protection
Posted By : Piero Franchi, 27-Nov-2005, 04:56pm
What is that?????
I have never heard of this before,
who makes it and is it any good,
as to the fist question, sounds to me you will be using to many coats of paint, the more you use the more it is prone to chipping, cut out the stone chip, you wont realy need it, they use to much building agents in it and it is only any use thined out,
I would stick with the old and trusted red oxcide, it has a habbit of staying a bit soft and as such gives a bit of very much needed flex to stop chipping,
its been used for years why!!!!!
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chassis protection
Posted By : Kevin Rochfort, 27-Nov-2005, 06:48pm
POR-15 is an american product that is a rust prentative paint that is as tough as nails.
The easiest place to get it in the UK is from Frost at http://www.frost.co.uk
It is nasty stuff to use, but really does the buisness.
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Posted By : Colin Wake, 27-Nov-2005, 06:54pm
If you can get proper Red Oxide then that is great, but it isn't generally available anymore (I got my last tins off a gas board bloke 15 odd years ago) and has been replaced by a vastly inferior product purporting to be the same thing. It isn't.
Can't remember which way round it is, but one sort leaves a shiny finish, and the other sort leaves a matt finish.
Colin
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Posted By : Piero Franchi, 27-Nov-2005, 07:32pm
Not really what it is intended for, but I started my rebuild some 19 years ago!!!!!!
yep 19 years ago, only done the tub,
anyway lost garage and DVLA at the time was not letting me have my original number plate etc etc,
car has stood outdoors under raps for all this time,
point is I used a roofing paint over the celilouse (underbody, floorpans etc) to act as a water sealer, was going to underseal over this, for no good reason really,
well this roofing paint has stood the test of time, bloody bloody briliant,
it is a liquide rubber paint you brush on, it dries like rubber, you can build it up if you wish, it is also soft so stones will just bounce off,
is has not blisterd, nor peeled, and it look like it did when I first put it on 19 years ago,
will be putting it on my chassis when I finnish the engine mod, (see pic)
I have over the years lernt much about paint, as I and my brother have done many car relaited things, even if my spelling makes you think otherwise (was born dyslexic) I have seen and used much gear, read all the claims etc etc, well this gear in my oppinion is mental!!!
it will repel water, repel stones, can be used as a gap sealer as I have also done on the floor pans, you can even paint over it, but it did discolour the topcoat (white)
if you think what a roof takes as to heat, cold expaintion etc etc,
well I like the stuff anyway,
you can always try it for your self on a small peace of metal and test is,
it is called Isoflex, it is still made today and I would hope it is still made the same way,
whats more I have nothing to do with the company, so have no intrest in promoting them, only helping fellow triumph owner.
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chassis protection
Posted By : Colin Lindsay, 27-Nov-2005, 08:17pm
DON'T
USE
HAMMERITE!!
IT'S
RUBBISH!!
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