I did 2 coats of gray and then black on the chassis. I went over the gloss black on the frame with 2 coats of the POR satin finish, as per the POR directions. I am not entirely happy with the satin coat. It shows more brush marks than the gloss and tends to rub off fairly easily. Next time I would skip the satin.
----Original Message Follows---- From: David Homstad <dhomstad@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: David Homstad <dhomstad@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Under body paint. Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 02:46:30 -0600 Ken, Someplace I read a suggestion of using different colors for each coat of POR 15, so you can easily see where the second coat has covered. Two coats should be applied. Use the black first. Then finish with their medium gray. It is close to the original color on the bottom sheetmetal of the 56 Dodge. The frame is black, so use their chassis coat black. SKIP the undercoating. Dave Homstad 56 Dodge D500 -----Original Message----- From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rimington, Kenneth Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:40 AM To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [FWDLK] Under body paint. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I had the under side of the body sand blasted. What a beautiful site, all that white metal where the rust was. My debating over how to finish the underside of the body will soon end. I am looking for final advice before priming and painting. I plan on sealing the metal with POR-15 with a top coat of gray enamel applied before the POR-15 is fully cured. My debate is on the application of undercoating. Should I use the tar based product like the original or go with a black polyurethane bed liner. any opinions? Which areas of the under body should be coated with undercoating? Which areas should be masked i.e. area above gas tank, muffler heat shields, transmission tunnel, etc.? How far up the firewall should undercoating be applied (up to the seam below the heater and master cylinder) ? Any advice will be appreciated. Ken Rimington 1956 Dodge CR -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Over 25,000 pages of archived Forward Look information can be easily searched at http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm Powered by Google! -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Over 25,000 pages of archived Forward Look information can be easily searched at http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm Powered by Google! _________________________________________________________________ Need a shot of Hank Williams or Patsy Cline? The classic country stars are always singing on MSN Radio Plus. Try one month free! http://join.msn.com/?page=offers/premiumradio -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Over 25,000 pages of archived Forward Look information can be easily searched at http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm Powered by Google! |
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