hey-
i used this stuff and what people said in the other recent por15 post is true- it is slick as hell when it is wet- it does have to be primed and then topcoated, as it is NOT UV resistant- and will loose it's protective qualities if not kept out of the sun. It is a sticky, expensive and EFFECTIVE way to protect your investment.
i don't have any pictures of parts with por on them because they are now all primed- but you'd just see pictures of parts which were painted black ( or clear or silver) paint on them.
anyway- the best advice I can give you about por is to remove and PUNCTURE the top (lid) of the can, and then POUR the por from the hole into a smaller container to work out of. do this, so that later you can clean up around the hole in the lid, and put a peice of packing tape over it to keep the por from drying up in the can. once you open the top and replace it acouple of times it becomes impossible to get it to reseal if it has any product on it, and so this helps.
also- NOTHING ends up painted any better than the prep work that goes into it, so remember- though they say you can piant right over rust-
DO wire brush well
DO degrease very well
AND DEFINATLEY DO use the metal ready
(you also MUST use their primer after using the POR, so that your auto paint will stick to it.)
applying por15 to a clean smooth surface is a MUST, as this stuff DOES dry to a reallllly hard, nearly un-sandable finish- if you can sand it it aint dry OR you will be sanding a rough (not smooth) surface INTO it... so if you are using it where it will show, plan on using some elbow grease when it comes to prep.
prep prep prep!
because if you do a cr*ppy job with the prep and por application, and you end up either with little stuff stuck in the por, or a rough surface due to poor prep or poor application, you will be forced to build up primer (which CAN be sanded) over the por 15 finish to be able to achieve a smooth end result.
I am almost more impressed with the Metal Ready than the POR itself... the MR applies a physical barrier to rust that is better than just por. by applying the MR you have created a layer of zinc on all of your metal parts, which can then be further protected with por, primer and auto paint.
remember...NOTHING ends up painted any better than the prep work that goes into it.
