Date:         Mon, 6 Mar 2000 15:07:23 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Organization: The Cobalt Group
Subject:      Re: Fwd: surface rust--anybody heard of this stuff?
Comments: To: RAlanen@AOL.COM
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I second what Frank says about POR-15.  I also have used it on my MGB
floor boards and gas tank tops (very rust prone) and it does not stick
well. MGBs are particularly rust prone in the rocker/sill area, but here
I use a British product called Waxoyl, a paraffin based spray on
rustproofer with rust inhibitors. I have redone portions of the
floorboards twice, and there are chips on the gas tank I treated about a
year ago and haven't installed yet.

Now I am using Corroless from Eastwood for surfaces that can be
painted.  It goes on easy (available in a spray can too) and is easier
to clean up, but it really stinks, and for about a week. Heavy
turpentine/paint smell. It is UV stable, but comes only in red lead
color.  No long term tests yet, but I tried chipping it with a putty
knife and it seems to stick pretty well.  Time will tell.

http://eastwoodco.com

RAlanen@AOL.COM wrote:
>
>     POR-15, yeseree.  I certainly have heard of it.  It works and it doesn't.
>  I know, funny thing to say.  But, that's about it.  I've used it in British
> car restoration projects.  It's expensive and sometimes it does not stick to
> the metal.  You must follow the instructions for prepping the metal surface
> before applying the POR-15.  POR-15 is ultraviolet light sensitive so must be
> protected by another top coat of paint to keep it from deterioration in the
> sunlight.  On frame parts which are under the car and not exposed to sunlight
> then it's OK without the topcoat.  It is also a PITA to work with.  If you
> get in on your skin YOU WILL NOT GET IT OFF until it wears off period !  WEAR
> RUBBER GLOVES !!!!  Any implement you use to apply the POR-15 with will be
> useless afterwards unless you clean them up with a high quality lacquer
> thinner within 30 minuets of use and then even there is residue left behind.
> In some cases it flaked off the properly prepared metal surfaces after
> sitting for a month or so.  I was never able to determine the cause of this.
> In other instances it has held up just fine and it certainly stopped the
> rusting that was present.  So there ya go !  I have since given up using it
> as I feel it is a big PITA and the results may or may not be good.  After
> having to redo a frame on an MGTA  twice, that was enough !
>
> Cheers
>
> Frank Condelli
> '87 Westy & Lionel Trains
> Almonte, On
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Stuart MacMillan
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