EB frame restore recommendation

[Hytech]

After sand blasting frame and repairs what recommended paint coatings?

POR 15 (satin) or epoxy Prime w/ satin single stage urethane? (Hot rod black)

 

[phred]

Both are good options. The real question is how durable do you need it? Mine is primed and painted. Garage kept and not driven on salty winter roads. It has been painted for 14 years and still looks good. If you plan to wheel it and drive it in all weather conditions then POR is the way to go.

 

[1969]

I coated mine in steel-it

 

[Hytech]

I coated mine in steel-it

Never heard of this product? I'll take a look.

 

[Hytech]

Both are good options. The real question is how durable do you need it? Mine is primed and painted. Garage kept and not driven on salty winter roads. It has been painted for 14 years and still looks good. If you plan to wheel it and drive it in all weather conditions then POR is the way to go.

About the same plans here

 

[Madgyver]

PPG Amerlock/Cure

 

[duffymahoney]

I hate por15. Steel-it, powder, epoy would be my choices.

 

[gmduncan]

I did RustSeal on one of my frames.

RustSeal - Rust Prevention - Stop Rust Paint - Frame Paint and Concrete Paint

www.kbs-coatings.com

 

[gnsteam]

I did powder coat. Hope it holds up well.

 

[bronkenn]

POR15 is really good IF you follow the directions. Easy to touch up down the road if you want to modify the frame.

 

[bmc69]

I never use POR-15 on clean steel. That's not what it is intended for and it performs accordingly. It's excellent when applied over surface rust though...what it's designed for.

On clean/blasted steel I use an industrial/marine epoxy primer (Sherwin Williams usually) and any good gloss top coat.

 

[Dave]

Agree with Bill on Paint Over Rust - 15 on clean steel. I used this Eastwood product years ago and happy with the results. Applied it over media blasted and an epoxy primer.

More recently I’ll been using PPG industrial products on outdoor railings with good results.

This railing is 3 years old.

 

[Hytech]

gnsteam, your chassis and wheel combo look awesome! I have to check but don't think powder coating will be in the budget.

 

[Hytech]

Eastwood epoxy w/ urethane SS was one option.
I use to use PPG 20 yrs ago but our local supplier is gone.
The POR-15 just doesn't have the look I like but is the "cheapest easiest" route!
Best route ?
Going to call on powder coating.

 

[Rookiebuild]

Hytech

I have the same problem trying to find PPG. Powder coating looks like a decent route just curious how touch up would be.

 

[BruiserOutdoors]

Eastwood Extreme Chassis Black. Great touch-up.

 

[BruiserOutdoors]

I did powder coat. Hope it holds up well.

this looks fantastic!

 

[bax]

epoxy primer and a urethane paint.

 

[DirtDonk]

Powder coating looks like a decent route just curious how touch up would be.

Finicky…
The good news is that, being the frame we are talking about, not an axle, or a bumper, needing touchup is not a common problem to run into.
However, if you make changes to it after the fact, then you run into all sorts of the usual suspects.
Powder coating is typically thicker and if you gouge it, it leaves a deep recess. Not something you simply rattle can spray over and hope it matches.
You have to fill the gouge first, then spray it.
And still hope it matches!

And the other thing, which is always the first consideration, really, is whether or not you’re actually done making modifications to the frame before you have it powder coated.
That’s when you find out that you forgot to weld on the new shock mounts, or modify, the radius arm brackets, or repair a crack, etc.
You have to have the build basically complete in your head with no ad-on later gotchas before you commit to a powder coating job.

 

[sprdv1]

epoxy primer and a urethane paint.

I'll 2nd that..