[Healeys] FW: Dip/Strip/Sandblast AH Chassis

[John Rued]

POR15 has a "Tie-Coat" that acts as a paintable barrier over the POR15 
itself.  Apply the Tie-Coat and then paint over it with whatever color you 
want.

JR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jody Kerr" <jodyfkerr at gmail.com>
To: "Mark and Kathy" <mgtrcars at galaxyinternet.net>
Cc: "Brashear, Jack, N" <JNBrashear at garverengineers.com>; 
<healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Dip/Strip/Sandblast AH Chassis


> Chassis coat comes in black, silver and white if I remember correctly.
> It's used as a cover layer to protect the POR-15 from UV Light.
>
> If it isn't a "proper" colour you can paint over it. Normally, if
> there's a specific colour I'm trying to hit I spray with white chassis
> coat as if it were a primer and then do my regular paint over top.
>
> Jody
>
> On Jan 22, 2008 5:42 PM, Mark and Kathy <mgtrcars at galaxyinternet.net> 
> wrote:
>>
>> Does chassis coat come in Healey colors?
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jody Kerr" <jodyfkerr at gmail.com>
>> To: "Brashear, Jack, N" <JNBrashear at garverengineers.com>
>> Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:41 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Dip/Strip/Sandblast AH Chassis
>>
>>
>> > Jack et al,
>> >
>> > I'd like to add two caveats to the sandblasting method (which is the
>> > method I prefer btw).
>> >
>> > The media chosen will impact how the metal can be treated afterwards.
>> > If silica sand is used then you cannot powder coat the metal as the
>> > silica is embedded in the metal and causes the failure of the powder
>> > coating material.
>> >
>> > Additionally, if there's undercoating/excessive grease/road tar/etc on
>> > the metal you'll have a much faster/more successful process if you
>> > scrape as much as possible off before hand. It's an onerous process,
>> > but a little heat (heat gun/propane torch) and a putty knife will
>> > strip the good relatively quickly.
>> >
>> > If you're painting, there's no issues. My recipe for success is
>> > scraping, media blasting, POR-15 & Chassis Coat.
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