MadMaxx
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 10:50 AM |
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POR15 or power coated chassis: which is the Best?
Hi to all,
I fully stripped down the chassis of my Fury and after strenghtening it I will need to paint it.
Which the best between POR15 and power coating?
I would say power coating, but with POR15 in the future I would have the chance to touch it up easy.
What's your opinion?
Maxx
[Edited on 29/1/15 by MadMaxx]
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 11:03 AM |
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por 15,i got a chassis painted with that stuff,took for ever with an angry grinder cleaning spots to weld to,if mr angry cant move it i doubt stones
from the road will 
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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theprisioner
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 11:44 AM |
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Two pack version is brilliant. I have heard (don't know the truth myself) air drying version can go Green in UV exposed areas?
http://sylvabuild.blogspot.com/
http://austin7special.blogspot.co.uk/
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adithorp
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 11:57 AM |
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Por15 I'd say. I'ts not the easiest thing to paint on but very tough once done. It can discolour with UV like said but on a Fury
there's not a lot exposed to sunlight.
Powder-coating is great if done perfectly but the tubes need sand-blasting to give it a good surface to key to. Otherwise the weather will get
underneath from and little crack. Then it flakes off in sheets; I've just had to clean a Por15 large areas of mine for that reason.
The other thing to consider is painting in a light colour, as that makes cracks easier to spot. Thats why a lot of race car chassis are light grey.
Unfortunatly I don't think they do anything but black in Por15
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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CosKev3
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 12:24 PM |
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Rust Bullet Automotive is a better paint than por15, is silver too
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 12:29 PM |
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You can get POR15 in a few basic colours - I used silver on my rollbar.
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 01:06 PM |
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If it's a road car, you're sure you've finished with the welding (a mythical state) and everything else, then powdercoat it. Lovely
finish, and if done properly, absolutely bulletproof.
If it's a race car, use paint. Almost anything will do. You will need to modify it and you will need to repair/weld it... frequently.
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James
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 05:02 PM |
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Thoroughly de-greased then 2 coats of red oxide primer followed by 2/3 coats of Homebase exterior gloss.
8.5 years later, many winter miles and now 6mths parked outside I still can't find any rust! 
Cheap too! 
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 05:16 PM |
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Another vote for POR15 ,I used Hardnose paint from Frosts as a topcoat 6 years ago after hand stripping the crap powder coating from my chassis . Easy
to apply and sticks like so be careful what you get it on , followed by Hardnose with virtually no brush marks
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dhutch
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 07:10 PM |
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Both work very well if applied well, both can fail within a year if not....
Daniel
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Andi
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 07:49 PM |
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The POR15 base is uv sensitive but the top coats are not.
Andi
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MadMaxx
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 08:00 PM |
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The Fury will be used mainly on road with some track days.
After all the comments I'm thinking to use POR15 with a top coat non sensibile to UV.
Could be sprayed or it should be only brushed?
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Andi
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| posted on 29/1/15 at 08:34 PM |
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You can do either, but I have only brushed.
Andi
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 30/1/15 at 10:56 AM |
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POR15 brushes on very well - when you first put it on it looks awful, with brush marks everywhere, but as it dried all the marks get pulled in leaving
a nice smooth finish.
Note that if you're going to paint over POR15 you'll have to take the shine off it using wet-and-dry, otherwise the top coat will just
fall off later on (it's just the usual paint prep that you'd need with any paint system).
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MadMaxx
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| posted on 30/1/15 at 12:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
POR15 brushes on very well - when you first put it on it looks awful, with brush marks everywhere, but as it dried all the marks get pulled in leaving
a nice smooth finish.
Note that if you're going to paint over POR15 you'll have to take the shine off it using wet-and-dry, otherwise the top coat will just
fall off later on (it's just the usual paint prep that you'd need with any paint system).
Thanks for suggestions
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