POR15 vs DOM16

Gearhead · ELORA, ONT

POR15 vs DOM16

hemi43 · ONTARIO

Por-15 is not much better on bare steel. Anything rusty, and the por-15 will never come off. If you're coating small items, why don't you look at the cheapy powder coat guns? They work awesome, and is extremely cheap to paint stuff. I made an oven out of an old paint cabinet and 2 old kitchen ovens I found on the side of the road.

-- Edited by hemi43 on Sunday 23rd of September 2012 05:16:39 PM

hemi43 · ONTARIO

Gearhead wrote:
Thanks - I mainly stripped everything (paint and small bits of rust). You've got me thinking about the Pcoat system....hmmm

Question is; how do I strip this crap off of the engine block I've just painted? I wish I only painted the oil pan. (It was pitted after blasting - wanted to be sure it didn't rust again.)

Take to an engine builder and get it hot tanked. I'm not 100% sure it will remove the DOM-16 because that stuff is a moisture cured epoxy, but it should. I have a small "hot tank" at home and it will make a part look freshly stamped even if it has 10 coats of paint on it, but it won't remove any rust. The active ingredient is Caustic Soda and can be purchased from any chemical warehouse. Just make sure you don't try and strip parts made from aluminum or the part will disappear. cry

-- Edited by hemi43 on Sunday 23rd of September 2012 09:42:30 PM

Gearhead · ELORA, ONT

Thanks - I mainly stripped everything (paint and small bits of rust). You've got me thinking about the Pcoat system....hmmm

Question is; how do I strip this crap off of the engine block I've just painted? I wish I only painted the oil pan. (It was pitted after blasting - wanted to be sure it didn't rust again.)

wolfman1 · ST GEORGE, ONT

POR 15 is ok, it found it didn't hold up as well as I thought it should on some suspension parts I did a few years ago
I went and bought an Eastwood powder coating system and love it
Built myself a nice size oven because a lot of stuff I wanted to coat wouldn't fit in a household oven, but if you just want to do small stuff a regular oven will work fine.
If you want to check the Eastwood stuff out ,stop by and try it.

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

the in por in por-15 stands for Paint Over Rust. i've painted many of rusty or weathered frames and it stands up for many years but wont adhere to anything shiny or new.

Gearhead · ELORA, ONT

Thanks guys - Yeah, I'm screwed. I'm going to try and remove what I can and hope for the best. Learning the hard way it seems - wish I had read more about it first.

Oh, and I cant hot tank the block...I should have said, freshly assembled engine

I know its not a high dollar auto resto (my '70 Lincoln engine drive welder), but I was hoping to do a good job on it that will last another 40+ years like the first finish did

Home powdercoating is now a keen interest

Gearhead · ELORA, ONT

Ok, here's the skinny...I managed to get a hold of a sales rep who admitted that the product label was a little "light" on the instructions. DOM16 is exactly like POR15 in where it needs rust or very porous surfaces to adhere to. In removing this product from the various parts I had coated, it DOES stick very well to rust, heavily pitted and sandblasted surfaces.

Smooth, bare metal surfaces?? Not a hope. It comes off in sheets. I'm supposed to receive some free goods to make up for my loss. From now on in, I'm going to be very selective where I use this product...

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

i wonder if it would adhere well to a sand blasted surface?

Gearhead · ELORA, ONT

fatstax wrote:
i wonder if it would adhere well to a sand blasted surface?

as I mentioned...it does

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

oh i missed that, haha

Jazz · THUNDER BAY, ONT

I use epoxy primer, it resists gas and brake fluid..seems to stick to anything and stands up well..There is a lot of surface prep for por15 for a vehicle that will likely not be subjected to the same elements as a daily driver.. I also tried por 15 on tailgate of daily driver when the stuff first came on the market..I found the product claims over stated.

IFS complete Fatmans Fabrications, I decided to use the original frame on my 1941 K1 so IFS was the preferred choice of upgrades and much easier than adding on a gm clip.

jim_ss409 · BARRIE, ONTARIO

I've used POR type products on heavy trucks a few times. As the other guys said it ONLY works well on rust or well blasted steel. It will pretty much fall right off of a smooth surface.
It also tends to get chalky looking after exposure to sunlight and I have noticed that rust will bleed through it if it's not on thick enough.
If you can get it to stick, it really fuses with the surface and stone chips that go down to bare metal don't spread like they do with regular paint. It's also very tough, you can hardly put a scratch in it.
I think it's pretty good stuff in the right application but I don't like it all that much for use on hot rods. I find it hard to work with because it's hard to wash off of your skin and the fumes are pretty strong if you spray it.
Overall,I find I'm happier when I use a good automotive paint.

Gearhead · ELORA, ONT

I found a similar product called Zero-Rust that claims you can apply over clean, painted or bare metal surfaces. It claims that it does not require sandblasting, but they do have a metal conditioner/rust remover called "Prep-step" which sounds like a metal etch solution. It comes in different colours, is low VOC and contains no isocyanates. They also have a clear that you can apply if you need UV protection.

I'm going to try this next time (on a SMALL batch!)

www.zerorustusa.com

-- Edited by Gearhead on Friday 5th of October 2012 10:09:35 AM

-- Edited by Gearhead on Friday 5th of October 2012 10:10:13 AM

will · WALKERTON, ONT

Rust Bullet is another product that I found that also states goes on bare metel. This was written up in Street Rodder Magazine a number of months ago and they were very high on this product.
I have not tried this or any other like products - the more I search, the more confused I get.
The following is the web site for the Canadian distributor.

http://www.kapcor.ca/Rust%20Bullet/Rust_Bullet.htm

-- Edited by will on Friday 5th of October 2012 11:01:29 AM