Eastwood Versus POR15

[PawLou]

Hi Everyone!

FINALLY starting the first stage of reassembly, painting the frame. I'm tired of not finding someone to blast the frame, so I'm going to do it myself in the driveway.

Once I get it "clean" (no old flaking paint, it's not very rusty so I'm looking for a good surface for the paint/coating to stick) I will be putting it back in the garage and starting the process with a metal prep and paint/coating/topcoat as needed. This truck will get plenty of use, so I want to protect it as much as possible.

I've heard good about Eastwood products as well as POR15, so I'm looking to make a decision between the two. Thoughts?

Thanks again to all who reply, this forum has great posts and really enjoy reading about others' rides!

Take Care,
KS in KCK

Por sucks, very expensive , peels off if not applied per instructions.

 

[Ricko1966]

Por sucks, very expensive , peels off if not applied per instructions.

It's the magic cleaner and magic phosphoric acid,not magic paint

 

[Doppleganger]

POR15 never stood the test of time with stopping rust but one thing I did use it for was with cheese cloth and patching a floor seam on the fly. Was rock solid - sealed well - and lasted 2-5 yrs.

It was ok for what I used it for but hated the cleanup and the speckled tattoos you'd wear for a couple weeks.

 

[Jynx]

Ive never had the desire to pay that high price for some Por 15 to even test it....
Is Por15 just a way over $$$ priced gimmick? I read somewhere that Rustoleum Semi Gloss Black is better and they are basically the same ingredients. Dont know if that's really true or not. Alkyd enamel

I have frames, axles, springs etc painted with rustoleum semi gloss black 30 years ago that have held up great.

Im sure there's people that think por15 is a gift from god... ?

I've used it on springs, and a few wheelbarrows. Prep is key. You used to have to do it with a brush, because there was no solvent to reduce it for a gun. That's changed. It takes knocks and chips really well.

 

[grummy]

I did a frame up pickup resto once. Had everything dipped. Frame got PR'd. That was a waste of time and money. Even dipped, you just can't seal the thing up enough to keep it from peeling. The only way to keep it from rusting is.... Well,......

So, I'm going to say something (some will) think is real stupid here. ANd sorry, this only applies if it is not a show truck, where the only goal is to have it look neat, smooth, black and avoid rusting.

What I have been doing is really, really cheap, but it actually looks great. And, I've never seen it peel because there is nothing really to peel. Geez... I don't know if I should even say it...... I know I will get ripped on, but here goes!

I just knock down all the rust in the normal ways, mostly wire brushing, a little hand work. Knocking off good tight paint doesn't make sense.

Here we go. >BLACK PRIMER<..... soaked with fluid film yearly. But primer is porous! Yes, perfect ! The fluid film permeates to the frame always and without melting the color. The fluid film never resides on TOP of the paint, but IN the paint. Frankly, it looks really nice and has become my go to on any non-show car scenario. Its the bottom of the dang truck and all I care is that it stays in good shape.

Touch up is amazingly easy too. Those few areas that get water blasted off and surface rust appears just get wiped off, wire brushed, black primered and Fluid Filmed again. Everyone looks at it and thinks I did a major frame paint job. NOT!