Matthew_1
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| posted on 21/12/03 at 09:27 AM |
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POR-15 - 1 coat or 2 ?
I've just finished a long paint job using POR-15. A lot of work prepping etc but the finish that stuff gives is superb.
As it looks now the thing looks fine, but have people used a second coat? If so, does it retain that "powder-coated" look? As the paint is
quite thick I was trying to avoid that "heavily painted" look that a second coat might give? (Plus is meants I dont have to buy a second
tin!)
Just a quick note, the paint seems to hate low temperatures. My first trials a few days back on the wishbones in a cold garage meant I got a crap
finish and the paint took 2 days to dry. So I heated the garage (and provided a fair bit of humidity from boiling water!) and it goes on great.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 21/12/03 at 11:50 AM |
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If you've got a decent coating then I wouldn't bother with a second coat - it's thick old stuff. Also, when I tried to patch up a
few bits I missed on my roll bar it got quite 'draggy', if you know what I mean. The finish was still good, but I don't think that
I want to do the whole thing!
Mind you, I did rub it down and sprayed it with satin black, so it did get a second coat - just not the same paint!
rgds,
David
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