FWIW, sand blasting and POR15 are not a good combo. POR15 counts on the rusted
metal to provide the bite for it to stick (Works great over rusted metal). I
painted some clean ruffed up unrusted sheet metal with POR and it peeled off
with in a year. If you are going to sand blast (and not powder coat) the frame
I would recomend that it be painted with a quality self etching epoxy primer.
You can then paint or rhino or whatever after that.
Dave Clement
99 SLT+ CC 4x4
In article <BDC98222.F28%garyhedlin@sbcglobal.net>, garyhedlin@sbcglobal.net
(Gary Hedlin) writes:
>
>
> On 11/23/04 11:24 PM, in article co15qm$iig$1@bent.twistedbits.net, "Josh
> Battles" <josh@omg-stfu.com> wrote:
>
>
> > If it was me doing it, I'd try going with something rubberized and
> > thick, kind of like a spray in bedliner. This way it'll take a little
> > more abuse. If you start flexing the frame and driving over rocks and
> > stuff, that powdercoat is toast.
>
> Well, undercoating is an option, but A, you have to re-apply it every so
> often and B, with a truck that old, yould only be sealing in any rust
> already on there. Plus, since he would be doing a frame off, he would be
> stupid not to AT LEAST get the frame sandblasted and do the POR-15
>
> Now if you did the POR-15 and then the undercoating, I could see
> that....yould have double the protection.
>
> Also, I talked to the guy who did the Rhino on BOTH of my trucks, and even
> he wouldn't recommend it for the simple facts that yould be adding a lot of
> weight to the vehicle and adding even 1/8 of an inch to the frame thickness
> would make it a living hell for putting your bolts back in. I think when a
> Rhino dealer tells you he wouldn't do it.... Kinda says something! :)
>
> I do agree with ya on the powder coating. Any frame flex or rock chips
> would reek havoc on it. But for a show car its probably the best you can
> get. Even though I really like powder coating, I wouldn't have a frame
> coated for a vehicle I would be driving regularly.
>
>
> --
>
> Gary Hedlin
> www.garyhedlin.com
> 2005 Dakota SLT CC 4.7 5spd
> 1998 Dakota Sport RC 3.9
>
>
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