Pro 15 (undercoating)???

[tta1401]

I need to get under my car and clean it up a bit and get some rust taken care of. I heard of this undercoating called Pro 15. Is that right? Could someone shed some light on this or even give me some advice on some other products? Need to get it taked care of. Really looks like dog poo.

TIA,

 

[Intercooler]

It's good stuff. I did the area above my tranny and since I will be down for a while I am going to degrease, wire-wheel and do all the way back. POR-15 looks good on there. Make sure to use their metal ready and or marine clean plus make sure water isn't on anything.

 

[TheNovaMan]

Nothing against Intercooler, but I hate undercoating. Paint is so much easier to remove once rust gets underneath it, and you can often see how far the rust has advanced. Undercoating hides it too long. Besides, if you don't drive it in the snow/salt, you really don't need anything like undercoating. I'll go along with POR-15 though. I've only heard good things about that stuff

 

[tta1401]

POR-15! That's it. Where do you get that stuff and how much? See, I have alot of rust on the lower A arms and some other places. Can that stuff be put on just about everything? Another question is, what is the best way to degrease and remove the rust on my car? I am thinking wire brush and engine degreaser. Is there an easier way? My under side looks like a oil filed from the rear main. Got that taken car of. One more question, does it brush on?

Thanks,

 

[V6POWER]

http://www.por15.com/

 

[Intercooler]

They suggest foam brushes. I tried that but something in the POR-15 (solvent is my guess) swells the foam then they start coming apart. I used a bristle brush this last time and that is the ticket. I did my seat tracks with it too and it looks awesome (cheap powdercoating ). Get their Marine Cleaner or the stuff NAPA sells.

 

[TheNovaMan]

It's not cheap, but it's worth it. You can get it direct from www.por15.com. It should stick to any metal or rust you may have, and you can get it in brush-on or spray-on form. It's neat stuff because it doesn't dry, it chemically reacts. It's in an anhydrous form in the can, and it actually combines with water from the air to become rock hard (how's that for irony?). The more humid it is, the faster it cures.

For surface rust, a wire brush and maybe some sandpaper (to rough up the metal again) should be fine. For heavier rust, you may want to use a slightly flexible abrasive disc (like a Whizz-Disc or maybe a 3M Paint and Rust Stripper) on a drill or grinder. Those are really the best ways to get rid of rust--most chemicals I've tried don't work as well or as fast.

 

[tta1401]

Thanks guys! It does get pretty humid in St. Louis. Looks like I will have to do it in the middle of summer. Arrggg!

 

[GN ERGY]

The body shop supply house had it down the road from me. It was X pensive but worth it. Just call around, you'll find it.
Tarey D.