How much Por-15 do I need for outriggers ???

[ewan221]

Spent a few days cleaning up chassis and outriggers of years and years of waxoyl. Good news is all looks pretty solid with the powder coating intact apart from outriggers and corner plates and lower wishbones .

Going to paint these with Por-15 (or any other suggestions ??) was thinking maybe http://www.bilthamber.com/paints-and-coatings/epox...

Question is how much do I need to buy to do this

[LeeHodges]

I can't remember how much it took to do my outriggers but I'd strongly suggest getting the multi-tin kit from (I think Frosts) as the tins are smaller; the stuff is not cheap and goes off in the tin quite quickly. It's not helped that I've often had to wreck the lids to open it up.

[ewan221]

or this
http://www.rust.co.uk/content/6/8-epoxy-mastic-rus...

[B3NNL]

Go for the starter kit.
LINKY
I've done a fair bit of my chassis and only used 1/4 of the full size tin. Top tip, if you do want to reseal the tin, put some cling film over the open tin then put the lid on, this will stop the lid cementing to the tin and should still have it usable for next winters touch up.

[kris450]

B3NNL said:

Go for the starter kit.
LINKY
I've done a fair bit of my chassis and only used 1/4 of the full size tin. Top tip, if you do want to reseal the tin, put some cling film over the open tin then put the lid on, this will stop the lid cementing to the tin and should still have it usable for next winters touch up.

+1

Then store it upside-down and in the fridge if possible.

[Tyre Tread]

LeeHodges said:

I can't remember how much it took to do my outriggers but I'd strongly suggest getting the multi-tin kit from (I think Frosts) as the tins are smaller; the stuff is not cheap and goes off in the tin quite quickly. It's not helped that I've often had to wreck the lids to open it up.

I have used it for sevral projects and always buy the smaller tins as once opened the paint can go off quite quickly unless its sealed well.

If you do have a part used tin, because the paint is based upon the same stuff as superglue, if you put the lid back on with ANY paint twixt lid and tin you have to destroy the lid to get it open.

However, I discovered that if you put two loose layers of cling film over the tine before putting the lid back on it will seal and will re-open and the paint stays liquid.

HTH

[LeeHodges]

Tyre Tread said:

I have used it for sevral projects and always buy the smaller tins as once opened the paint can go off quite quickly unless its sealed well.

If you do have a part used tin, because the paint is based upon the same stuff as superglue, if you put the lid back on with ANY paint twixt lid and tin you have to destroy the lid to get it open.

However, I discovered that if you put two loose layers of cling film over the tine before putting the lid back on it will seal and will re-open and the paint stays liquid.

HTH

Interesting; I actually wrecked one tin opening it from new (!) Thereafter I did use cling-film but I layed it over the actual surface of the remaining paint and not between the lid and opening as you suggested - I shall try that next time. I did keep it in the fridge though, much to the bemusement/annoyment of my wife!

[zed4]

ewan221 said:

or this
http://www.rust.co.uk/content/6/8-epoxy-mastic-rus...

Yep, I got this. I bought this size after having it recommended by a few people on here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RUSTBUSTER-EPOXY-MASTIC-...

It was enough to do the outriggers, main central chassis rails, cross member in the engine bay and wishbones with two coats. It's surprising how far it goes.

Not very good pics in my dark garage, but here it is applied over everything!!



I probably didn't thin it enough, so it is quite thick and you can see the brush marks.

Edited by zed4 on Monday 10th March 10:37

[Tyre Tread]

LeeHodges said:

Interesting; I actually wrecked one tin opening it from new (!) Thereafter I did use cling-film but I layed it over the actual surface of the remaining paint and not between the lid and opening as you suggested - I shall try that next time. I did keep it in the fridge though, much to the bemusement/annoyment of my wife!

No point in keeping it in the fridge. It is not cured by temperature but by moisture (which is why it dries so quickly on skin and sticks to it so effectively).

[phillpot]

Tyre Tread said:

No point in keeping it in the fridge.

Keeping SuperGlue in the fridge will extend the "shelf life".

[zed4]

Is POR15 single pack paint? That's the nice thing about the Epoxy Mastic, it's two pack, so unless the two components are mixed, it won't go off once opened.

[Tyre Tread]

Yes, POR15 is 'single pack'.

Can't see how keeping superglue in a fridge will help to avoid it seting if its activated by moisture.

[LeeHodges]

Mine in silver. Hard work doing the whole lot but worth it.