Chassis paint help!!! :(
 

Hi all i just got done sand blasting and painting my 64 Chevy truck frame with "eastwood company chassis kit (epoxy primer x2 coats, and their signature 2k ceramic black chassis paint)

PROBLEM = the paint scratches like nothing, just putting the frame on jack stands has the paint scratching off. I waited 2 days for paint to dry and its been 5 days and its still scratches really easy. the reason i bought the stuff was they advertised that it was super durable. i used all their products and cleaned the frame like they instructed....im at a loss if anyone has any ideas please help :(

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Is that epoxy not a two-part mix of epoxy and activator? Was it mixed exactly as recommended?

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yes it was 2 part 1:1 mix, in a paint cup like the instructions said and the black was a 4:1 with activator used in paint mix cup... im no pro and im not above thinking it was human error but i followed their instructions and used only their product to clean and paint the frame :( not sure what else i could have done it seemed very easy

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I'm not familiar with Eastwood's product line, but catalyzed stuff in general gets pretty darn HARD. Can you tell if it's the primer, or paint (or both) that's still soft?

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It goes right down to bare metal so I assume it's both
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I heard this stuff is pretty good.http:// https://www.por15.com/mobile...t.asp?itemid=8
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I too a specific chassis paint from Nisson and is disappoint with it. Next time ill use 1-stage paint and primer. IMO
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I use regular black rustoleum on mine, the stuff is bullet proof when dry, you can hit it with a hammer with no damage.

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Id use POR 15.

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Call Eastwood, they should be able to lead you in the right direction, I'm sure it's happened before.

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And maybe get a video of how easy it flakes off.

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How long did you wait between spraying the epoxy and paint? If you got the paint on too soon over the epoxy then that could be the problem.

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I waited 24 hrs which is in the window for what the instructions say :(
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Sounds like the hardener for the epoxy may have been bad. Check to see of there is a batch or lot number and call Eastwood to see if they've had problems.
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Use POR 15. Check out my build thread below. Super strong


Glenn