Staging w/ POR15/Picklex? (was: Mmm, surface rust)

[tomc at satx.rr.com (tomc)]

My suggestion would be to ask the sprayer, what they would suggest
doing. Plastic will trap the moisture that wouldn't be good. However, if
it were me, I would Por15 it first then Por15 primer over that, then wet
sand it to perfection. Por15 over the bare metal won't be any better
than any other primer IMHO. BTW, I have tried their body filler and it
work much better than the crap at the local auto parts store. Expensive
though.

I really do need the get Por to sponsor my car ;)

TomC
'79 "The Project" Scirocco 
http://www.tom-c.com
 


On Mon, 2004-03-29 at 15:28, Jeff Toomasson wrote:
> Mid-summer sometime I'll be disassembling my mk1 for paint. I'll be removing
> the trunk badges, rear wiper, rear side markers, fender antenna hole, not to
> mention having to prep my "new" fenders, hood, door handle jamb and fill odd
> dimples...
> 
> Obviously to do all that I need to remove the paint down to the metal (all
> body parts have the original coat exposed so stripping anything won't be
> necessary (except for maybe the hood). So, for those areas that will
> ultimately be exposed, what can I coat them with to temporarily protect them
> for the period (2 weeks tops in June/July) prior to getting the chassis to
> the sprayer? I will be doing _all_ the prep and pre-spray sanding myself.
> 
> My guess is that POR15 primer would work, but doesn't it have to be applied
> like normal primer?
> 
> Should I just plastic-wrap all the treated parts (blue 3M masking tape for
> on-body areas)?
> 
> The car will be primered in grey and then painted in a dark silver 3 coats
> color, two clear using Glasurit paint (inside and out - I drool just
> thinking about it...).
> 
> Thanks, Jeff
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tomc" <tomc@satx.rr.com>
> To: "Scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca>
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 5:50 AM
> Subject: Re: Mmm, surface rust
> 
> 
> > Hmmmmm....Por15, "The Project" is practically held together with Por15
> > products. http://www.por15.com/ There is also a company that sells it on
> > e-bay for the same price less shipping, do a search and don't worry
> > about what car they're advertising it under it's all the same stuff. I
> > love the product but hate the cans they put them in, I have to replace
> > the can by the time I open the damn thing up. Anyone know the trick to
> > them?
> >
> > Anyway, I highly recommend the Por15 stuff, I've been using it for over
> > a year and haven't painted the car yet and it's holding up well. Some
> > pics on my website under body work.
> >
> >
> >
> > TomC
> > '79 "The Project" Scirocco
> > http://www.tom-c.com
> >
> >
> >
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