Page 3 – POR-15 – 3/10/2000

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Since the last update, Cory and I have done the following:

  1. Sanded and scraped exterior of the frame for a second time
  2. Cleaned dirt and rust flakes out of inside rail of frame.
  3. Removed dirt packed into space between c-channel and outer frame.
  4. Began work on stripping cowl
  5. Began work stripping hood, Bib, and side skirts.
  6. Had windshield removed and will begin work stripping windshield
  7. POR-15’d the frame
This page will primarily deal with POR-15 considering the rest of the completed work is fairly basic and doesn’t need explanation.
POR-15

Cory and I spent about 2 months preparing the frame for POR-15. That entailed grinding the frame with the 3M-rust/paint removers, wire wheels, and sanding blocks. Once the outside of the frame was completed, I spend a total of 8 hours cleaning out the frame rails. There was caked dirt and rust flakes inside the frame that would cause me trouble in the future. I also did this to prepare for the chance we might try to paint the inside of the frame this spring.

Here are some before pictures.


 

The first step in the POR process is to degrease the area. I highly recommend the Marine Clean degreaser. It’s not that expensive, and can be diluted up to 1:10 with water. We sprayed the frame with marine clean, inside and out, and let it sit for about 10 minutes. We then washed it off with the hose, and dried with towels and a propane heater.

Once the frame was completely dry, we began spraying Metal Ready. Metal Ready has to soak the area to be painted for at least 15 minutes. After the 15 minutes, we sprayed the Metal Ready off with the hose again (can you say flooded garage….) and dried the same way as we did the Marine Clean.

Below are some pictures of what the frame looks like during and after the Metal Ready treatment.

 
 
 

When the frame was completely dry, we began painting. We used coffee cans to hold the paint and made sure to reseal the POR can IMMEDIATELY. (We used plastic wrap, 2 layers, over the opening of the POR can to ensure we could get the lid off.) Painting is relatively easy. We made sure to paint a thin layer, covering as best as possible.

We allowed the POR to dry enough to get tacky, and then began painting the second coat. Mind you, from the start of Marine Clean until the point to painting the second coat was about 4 hours. This is by no means a fast process. The second coat took us about 30 minutes to paint, and we started the same process over on the drivers side of the frame.

Here are the after pictures:

 

 

Next Steps:

Remove Radiator

Sand and refinish frame area under radiator
Continue removing rust from Cowl
POR-15 Cowl and top coat with POR-15 primer
Finish Stripping hood and POR-15 inside of hood
Strip and POR-15 Bib
Strip and POR-15/primer windshield frame
Install Hard Brake Lines
Install hard fuel lines
Install new brake pads in rear and adjust brakes
Install exhaust manifold and new exhaust
Install stock 2F Carb (Rebuild last month)
Strip and paint all splash guards and skid plates

The next update should come around April 1st. At that point, we hope to be reinstalling the body parts. We’ll see….

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