Date: Mon, 12 Sep 94 15:05:23 PDT
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From: dan@jrs.com (Danny Dayton)
Subject: Re: New HEY!!!
> >I thought that rust-looking stuff is whats holding my Happy Bus
> >together. Seriously, I just got my POR-15 starter's kit.
> >Now to find a weekend that's not sunny (I'm in SoCal).
> >
> I'm curious about that product. Where did you find it? Was it expensive?
> Let me (us) know how it worked. (I guess it will be a while before you get
> some overcast. :) )
>
> Thanks, Sami
> dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu
>
Sami,
I bought a starter kit through the mail for about $12. It
includes all the necessary goods, such as latex gloves, etc.
The people I spoke with on the phone were extremely patient and
friendly. As far as its performance, I don't know (yet) first hand,
but many folks on this and the vintage list rave about the stuff.
It comes in black, silver, or clear, and dries to a tough, ceramic-like
finish.
Here's an included article you might find interesting (contains the phone
number):
Hi, all:
Due to the recent thread in the VINTAGVW mailing list, I took a field
trip today to POR-15, Inc. It's a little place in Whippany, NJ where
they make all kinds of interesting chemical/paint/rust-inhibiting
products.
Outside the front door, they have a rusty metal hoe sticking in the
ground. That is, the part that's still bare is quite rusty; the part
that was treated with POR-15 was real nice, and the POR-15 had been
painted over existing rust. The POR-15 loses its shine in the sun, but
they sell a top coat for it that maintains its gloss even in the sun
(the un-top-coated part that was not in the sun looked as nice as the
top-coated part, so I'd imagine it would be a great undercoating.)
Inside, they have lots of cats and lots of products. They make:
- A rust coating that paints right onto metal or rust. In fact,
if you paint it over existing paint or undercoating, it may not
hold if the paint its adhering to decides to bubble or peel. This
comes in black, silver, or clear, various sizes. Evidently, once
you open a can of this stuff, you must transfer it to a glass jar
with some plastic wrap between the jar & the lid. If you try to
reseal the can once you open it, it will most likely seal itself
PERMANENTLY.
- A rust cleaner/surface prep solution. This I didn't see in action,
but they say it's necessary to use on galvanized steel or aluminum
before using POR-15, as the metal is too slick for the POR-15 to bond;
this stuff apparently puts some zinc powder coating on the metal.
- Gas tank cleaning/coating kits. These clean the rust/gum/varnish
out of your gas tank, then prep the surface, then coat the inside
with a flexible coating that is not affected by fuel. They are a
big supplier to motorcycle places. they told me not to use this on
my brandy-new gas tank for the '60 bug, but that it would work fine on
the old gummy tank I've taken out of the bug. They told me that with
all the steps and drying in between each step, it could take up to
2 weeks to do a good job on your gas tank.
- Engine enamel, in lots of cool colors. This stuff doesn't prevent
rust, but can be painted over POR-15, which does.
Anyway, the folks were real nice, and the products looked good, so I
bought me a quart of black POR-15 for the '60 bug, and they threw in
a sample can of the clear stuff (nice for scratches & dings).
I'm in no way associated with these folks, and I haven't yet tried my
POR-15, but my interest was piqued by the discussions on the net of late.
Their number is:
1-800-457-6715
In NJ 201-887-1999 FAX 201-887-8007
Good Luck!
Danny D.
60 microbus
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