So this is what progress feels like?

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 07/01/2019 at 10:45 • Filed to: RatLtrap, por15

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I decided the frame was clean enough. I’m building a rat rod for Ford’s sake!

Time to break out the POR15!

I ended up getting these two kits that have everything you need. In the future I would not purchase a kit.

Step 1 degreaser. The stuff por15 supplies in the kit smells and feels just like the greased lightning I had at home. The instructions say to let it sit and then rinse it off.

Step 2 was something called Metal Prep. I’d purchase this again from por15 because I don’t have an equivalent. It left a chalky residue, but the instructions say that’s okay! Let it sit then rinse it off.

Progress shot. The little cans of por15 were absurdly tiny. I used ~ 25% of the degreaser and metal prep but ~ 90 % of the por15 supplied and probably more when I go back to touch it up.

First coat done. This stuff makes a huge mess. If it get’s on your skin you need to get it off with a solvent immediately or it will set on your skin and you’ll have to wear it for a few days. Despite wearing gloves I managed to get it all over my hands and quite a bit more of my arm.

If I were buying supplies for this project again. I’d get a couple more spray bottles. One for water, one for degreaser and one for metal prep. I’d be a lot more careful and wear long sleeves despite the summer heat. The kits are convenient for smaller projects but I’d forgo the kit and the por15 degreaser and get a much bigger can of por15. I was seriously concerned I wouldn’t be able to get a full coat with the two cans from the kits I had.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 07/01/2019 at 10:50

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Step 2 was something called Metal Prep. I’d purchase this again from por15 because I don’t have an equivalent.

It’s a “prep & etch”. It’s phosphoric acid etchant with zinc phosphate in solution, which is what the powdery stuff is. Good for what ails ya.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/01/2019 at 10:56

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Good to know. So that’s similar to the stuff in etching primer?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 07/01/2019 at 11:06

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Kinda.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CalzoneGolem 07/01/2019 at 12:28

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So meday, when I’m old and gray, I'd like to see a post from you saying you've finished Rat-L-Trap

CalzoneGolem > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/01/2019 at 12:32

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Finished? Probably not going to happen ever. I imagine I’ll be tearing it apart and putting it back together for the rest of my life. I hope to get it on the road in the next couple of years.

MM54 > CalzoneGolem 07/07/2019 at 19:42

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The thing to keep in mind with larger cans of POR15 is that once you open them and get a little on the lip of the lid, if you just put the lid back on you’ll probably not get it back off without destroying it. I recommend a thin piece of plastic (or two, like a grocery bag) between the lid and can so you are able to ever open it again.

CalzoneGolem > MM54 07/08/2019 at 09:48

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That makes sense. This stuff is extremely tough.