Has anyone ever used the POR-15 & Chassiscoat kit on a frame. If so is it worth $200.00.

Thanks,
Christopher Smith

Christopher,
I have not used the $200 kit from POR, but I did use their POR-15 and Chassicoat Black products to paint my firewall and suspension. (I had the frame powdercoated.)
Good stuff. Comes out real nice. It would be really good for a frame, just be sure to follow all of the directions, and use a decent brush when applying. (I started with a cheap one, and he bristles kept falling out into the paint.)

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Mark
Member #605
Better to BURN OUT, then to fade away

I was going to spray the paint on.
It can be thined, Ithank it is 15% by using there thinner.

csmith,

Be very careful when spraying this stuff. Follow the directions and use a serious respirator. I sprayed in an open garage with a paper mask and spent the next night in the hospital with pneumonia.

It looks good and holds up very well. Brake fluid will eat it off though so be careful there too.

Jerry

I'll think twice before spraying it again. The stuff flows so well you can brush it or you can use those cheap foam rollers from Home Depot.
The guys here who have used the foam rollers have reported excellent results. You get some bubbles initially, but they disappear as the Por starts to set up and you get a finish that looks like it was sprayed.

Plus you don't waste it by roller or brush, spraying I would guess you waste at least 20% of it to the atmosphere. Believe me when you brush it only you will know it was, the stuff lays out as smooth as butter http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif

The only thing that I'm worried about is brush strokes if I brush it.

No brush strokes. It lays on nice enough that you can even everything out as you go, and when it cures, any brush strokes will be nonexistant.

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Mark
Member #605
Better to BURN OUT, then to fade away

Christopher, you might want to buy the "super starter kit" for about $14. It has everything you'll need to do a small piece if you just want to try it out. I used it on our driveshaft just to see how it would turn out and was really impressed.

DO NOT USE BRUSHES! Use the 4 inch mini foam rollers. They are at least 10 times faster, get into more places easily and the end job will look as if it was sprayed. USE THE FOAM ROLLERS!!!!!!!!!!!! I have done both and I can say one thing for sure...... USE FOAM ROLLERS! Yes, at first you will see about 10 million mini bubbles but they will roll right out as the paint just starts to set up.

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Redrum (or Mike)
68 Corvette - 383 CI 427 HP
69 SS Chevelle being updated to Pro-Touring
97 Z-28

Thanks for the advice on the roller. I hadn't thought of that. One thing I've found about brushing is that as the paint can is open longer it starts to thicken. As it does, it will leave brush marks. Only keep a little out of the can and keep the lid on the rest.