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Smokin72on20s · 12-09-2003, 11:35 PM

i was thinking about purchasing some por 15 for my truck. my question is where should i spray it? i want my truck to be very solid as i am going to drive it all year long even during the winter. Also what prep work do you have to do before you spray it?

walker · 12-10-2003, 12:47 AM

I have never sprayed it but from an earlier thread don't get it on your thingy, or was that the bedliner stuff?

*Randy70C-10* · 12-10-2003, 12:51 AM

If you spray it, wear protective clothing. It will not wash off! There is even a warning on the can that says if you get it on you, only time will take it off. It stayed on my buddy for three weeks!

dmurphy68 · 12-10-2003, 02:17 AM

I sprayed the whole underside of a k-5 blazer with it. Man that was a mess my resporator was ruint after but it turned out well.

p.s. use a resporator that stuff is toxic when air borne

Longhorn Man · 12-10-2003, 02:19 AM

yeah...don't get any on your thingey.
We won't talk about that one right now.

jay-dawg · 12-10-2003, 04:24 AM

I brushed mine on. It's thick enough out of the can that it will spread out. ...and dont even get it close to your thingy...youll be stroking it for weeks trying to get it off....lol.

jay

1971 Cheyenne · 12-10-2003, 05:13 AM

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Originally posted by Randy70C-10
If you spray it, wear protective clothing. It will not wash off! There is even a warning on the can that says if you get it on you, only time will take it off. It stayed on my buddy for three weeks!

your buddy? meaning uhh, yeah.

Like he said. No matter WHAT you get it on, it don't come off! Prep Prep Prep. Do alot of research on their website, It should tell you pretty much everything you need to know.

www.por15.com

**JIMs70GMC** · 12-10-2003, 07:43 AM

I think it needs to be said that the idiot that got it on his thingy was on an ferd exploder form.

Smokin72on20s · 12-11-2003, 02:28 AM

so you dont have to have a spray gun to apply it? can you just take it out of the can and kind of spread it on? how long does it take for this stuff to dry?

Woody · 12-11-2003, 09:46 AM

POR-15 works real good but it takes a lot of time to do it. It is a 3 step process.
1st clean using POR's Marine Clean, Then Spray it with Metal Ready, keeping wet for 20 min. Rinse with water, dry. Then apply the POR-15. Be prepared to spend the weekend doing it. They sale a kit for Floor Pans & Trunks that has everything you should need.

jay-dawg · 12-11-2003, 12:09 PM

I only use metal ready if I dont plan on painting for a couple of weeks. then I sand it down again to get that white crud off for paint. It usually dries in 24 hours. buy small cans of the stuff because the shelf life, after you open it, is really short

*Randy70C-10* · 12-11-2003, 12:14 PM

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Originally posted by 1971 Cheyenne
your buddy? meaning uhh, yeah. [/url]

Na, not THAT buddy.

I've never even used POR-15 (yet) lol

shuttermutt · 12-11-2003, 02:13 PM

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Originally posted by Smokin72on20s
so you dont have to have a spray gun to apply it? can you just take it out of the can and kind of spread it on? how long does it take for this stuff to dry?

I did the entire frame of my Chevelle with POR-15 and I brushed it on. It smoothes out very well. In fact, it looks like it was sprayed. It's some incredibly durable stuff, too!

67chevelle · 12-11-2003, 05:30 PM

Don't get any POR-15 on your hootus

Dean · 12-11-2003, 05:35 PM

I spray mine on, but the guys at POR15 will try and talk you out of it. You will waste some obviously by spraying it, but I think the finish is better. And whatever you do, make sure you are covered from head to toe because it will not come off. I ruined a pair of contacts and had black hands....lol

They say it is like powder coat in a can and I think I believe it.

jorgensensc · 12-11-2003, 06:00 PM

That was the word:
HOOTUS!!!!

12-09-2003, 11:35 PM	#1
Smokin72on20s Ebay Junky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CO Posts: 893	Por-15, steps + where to spray? i was thinking about purchasing some por 15 for my truck. my question is where should i spray it? i want my truck to be very solid as i am going to drive it all year long even during the winter. Also what prep work do you have to do before you spray it? __________________ 1972 CHEVY C-10 SWB 2WD - Possible Typhoon 4.3 turbo drivetrain.. 1983 Chevy c10 swb 2wd - possible 350tbi supercharged...

12-10-2003, 12:47 AM	#2
walker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: north of Phx AZ about 30 miles Posts: 698	I have never sprayed it but from an earlier thread don't get it on your thingy, or was that the bedliner stuff? __________________ Andy,Phx AZ '67 C-10 (Ahhh, done at last. Well there is that disk front end I want to put in and...) "23 C-Cab-sold '48 Ford 8N tractor(still working) '67 Scout(Now on the road) '70 MG B.-sold

12-10-2003, 02:17 AM	#4
dmurphy68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middletown ohio Posts: 1,058	I sprayed the whole underside of a k-5 blazer with it. Man that was a mess my resporator was ruint after but it turned out well. p.s. use a resporator that stuff is toxic when air borne __________________ The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour. - George Washington No free man shall be debarred the use of arms - Thomas Jefferson Later Darren http://www.myspace.com/dmurphy68

12-10-2003, 04:24 AM	#6
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	I brushed mine on. It's thick enough out of the can that it will spread out. ...and dont even get it close to your thingy...youll be stroking it for weeks trying to get it off....lol. jay __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

12-10-2003, 07:43 AM	#8
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	I think it needs to be said that the idiot that got it on his thingy was on an ferd exploder form. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

12-10-2003, 12:51 AM	#3
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	If you spray it, wear protective clothing. It will not wash off! There is even a warning on the can that says if you get it on you, only time will take it off. It stayed on my buddy for three weeks!

12-10-2003, 02:19 AM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	yeah...don't get any on your thingey. We won't talk about that one right now.

12-11-2003, 02:28 AM	#9
Smokin72on20s Ebay Junky Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CO Posts: 893	so you dont have to have a spray gun to apply it? can you just take it out of the can and kind of spread it on? how long does it take for this stuff to dry? __________________ 1972 CHEVY C-10 SWB 2WD - Possible Typhoon 4.3 turbo drivetrain.. 1983 Chevy c10 swb 2wd - possible 350tbi supercharged...

12-11-2003, 09:46 AM	#10
Woody Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Georgetown, KY, USA Posts: 631	POR-15 works real good but it takes a lot of time to do it. It is a 3 step process. 1st clean using POR's Marine Clean, Then Spray it with Metal Ready, keeping wet for 20 min. Rinse with water, dry. Then apply the POR-15. Be prepared to spend the weekend doing it. They sale a kit for Floor Pans & Trunks that has everything you should need.

12-11-2003, 12:09 PM	#11
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	I only use metal ready if I dont plan on painting for a couple of weeks. then I sand it down again to get that white crud off for paint. It usually dries in 24 hours. buy small cans of the stuff because the shelf life, after you open it, is really short __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

12-11-2003, 05:30 PM	#14
67chevelle drag racer Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meridian Idaho Posts: 127	hootus Don't get any POR-15 on your hootus __________________ Current rides: 01 GMC 2500 SB HD CC 4x4 8.1 allison 67 Chevelle drag car 516 CI BBC,TH400 9.777 @ 138.4 mph 1970 C10 2WD PU being rebuilt 1967 El Camino 502, TH400 ( wife's drag car) Jr. Dragster 5 hp B&S for the kids

12-11-2003, 05:35 PM	#15
Dean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,492	I spray mine on, but the guys at POR15 will try and talk you out of it. You will waste some obviously by spraying it, but I think the finish is better. And whatever you do, make sure you are covered from head to toe because it will not come off. I ruined a pair of contacts and had black hands....lol They say it is like powder coat in a can and I think I believe it.

12-11-2003, 06:00 PM	#16
jorgensensc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cypress, Tx Posts: 4,005	That was the word: HOOTUS!!!! __________________ 1972 C20 Suburban- Big Blue Betty '56 Chevy Bel Air Sedan- Frame up Restoration -What would you attempt to achieve if you knew you could not fail?- -I Refuse To Tiptoe Through Life, Only To Arrive Safely At Death's Door- R.I.P. EAST SIDE LOW LIFE



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