painting rock sliders

[89gqpatrol4x4]

so after cleaning with marine clean and a couple of coates of por15 what do you suggest I seal it with? some sort of clear?

[Parksy]

Por15 has a self levelling ability, so when you brush it on, the brush marks just disappear as the paint slowly settles on the surface. Of course this depends on how well the surface has been prepared.
I'm not sure if clear coat has any uv blocking abilities, but por15 also make top coats which would be perfect for this application. Failing that, spray paint will do the job so long as the por15 isn't allowed to completely dry before applying the top coat.
Here's a pic of a fuel tank I recently painted in por 15. No brush marks.

[04OFF]

does it look good brushed on, I don't want a sh*t looking job

Yes it flows and sets very flat and very nice (no brush lines at all), unless you put too much on, then you can create some minor bubbles, read/follow insructions carefully and you wont have a problem.


While it is very tough, in the real world, you CAN actually hit it with a hammer and get it to chip ( i tested this out ), but it will not come off your skin once dry, you have to grow it off !







Now, after having both, IMO, powdercoat is a better/stronger choice if you have one, but, POR 15 is easy to touch up on a regular basis, plus powdercoat is obviously not practical an a chassis if you can not strip the rest of the car away.



Do not under estimate the work involved in brushing your chassis with this stuff, it pretty much took me 3 days to do 2 coats doing chassis and diffs.



As mentioned POR 15 is not UV stable, im pretty sure it will not fall off or break down after sun exposure, just discolour , so a decent paint over it is handy, i have black 2pac paint over mine where the sun may hit it.

[threedogs]

Best product ever for 4x4 applications

[GQ TANK]

I use chassis black - every once in a while I will reapply