"Gary Hedlin" <garyhedlin@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>
> 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
He's mentioned that he wants to get the frame sandblasted before he covers
it with something, so this isn't really that big of an issue. I also tend
to lump POR-15 in the undercoat category, sorry I should have clarified.
> 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 hadn't thought about the thickness and weight of the stuff...
> 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.
Even though powdercoating is the new thing to do with all these restoration
vehicles, I still think it's a bad idea. I remember reading a few articles
on it somewhere and from what I remember it seemed like it wasn't as durable
as you'd think, that they were getting maybe 5 - 7 years out of it before it
started chipping/cracking and needed to be redone.
Personally if it was me, I'd stick to regular old paint. I'd probably use
some kind of self etching primer and then lay down a couple of good coats of
flat black over it.
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