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Old 03-13-2011, 01:11 PM
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Gosh that looks great!!!
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Old 03-13-2011, 02:27 PM
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Hardly the same POS from your first post! Looks great.

Why didn't you shoot the wheelwells and the interior?
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Old 03-13-2011, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Couper

Why didn't you shoot the wheelwells and the interior?
The wheelwells are up next, but instead of shooting them with gray epoxy primer I will be treating them with POR-15 flat black on the sheet metal and gloss black on the iron rods and brackets.

The interior is not ready for primer do to the rusted floor pans, I will be replacing those in a couple months when I buy a real MIG welder, then it will be shot with either the epoxy primer or POR-15, not sure yet.
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Old 03-13-2011, 05:01 PM
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Just be aware that POR15 even in flat black is not flat. After my flat turned out glossy I called the company, he said they have problems with it flattening out. Although some areas did go flat, it was weird. So I had to spray everything with POR chassis black in flat

Oh and if you're going to put something over it make sure you prime it within its "tack" window. Once hard its as hard as diamonds and almost impossible to sand.

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Old 03-13-2011, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mr_velocity

Just be aware that POR15 even in flat black is not flat.
Great, oh well, I will try it and if it comes out shinny then it will all be shinny, most of it will be where the sun don't shine anyway, lol. Good thing they sell it by the pint, though $29.95 is expensive especially if a quart is $44.95. At those prices I don't expect to go over it with Chassis Black just to get the flat result. I am more after protection then appearance, anyways.
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Old 03-13-2011, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Gregski
Great, oh well, I will try it and if it comes out shinny then it will all be shinny, most of it will be where the sun don't shine anyway, lol. Good thing they sell it by the pint, though $29.95 is expensive especially if a quart is $44.95. At those prices I don't expect to go over it with Chassis Black just to get the flat result. I am more after protection then appearance, anyways.
No doubt its one tough paint. I shot the bottom of my car with it, then a 2K primer followed by bed liner.

I also poured it to every interior space I could find, it was running out the seams of the rear qtr.

Just make sure you follow their prep to the letter. Their marine clean will pull every last bit of oil out of your hands, they'll be severely chapped the next day.
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