[Shop-talk] Trailer clean-up and paint

[Tom Shirley Sr.]

I built a Factory Five Cobra replica about 15 years ago. Painted the frame
with POR-15 and then painted over that with black enamel. No rust after all
these years.

On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 4:01 PM Eric Russell via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I'll add my success with the Permatex Rust Conversion (spray can & brush
> applied). In my experience, it seems to work best when applied to rust -
> no need to take it down to clean, bare metal, just degrease and knock
> off anything loose.
>
> POR15 is another option but more expensive. And POR15 needs UV
> protection to retain its color. As I recall, you need to apply a thin
> 'mist' coat of paint while the POR15 is still tacky.
>
> Eric Russell
> Mebane, NC
>
> On 5/10/2020 1:34 PM, Ronnie Day via Shop-talk wrote:
> > I'm cleaning up and rebuilding a locally built, wood decked utility
> > trailer. Typical angle iron/tube frame construction. The original
> > paint is worn, a lot, and there's considerable surface rust. I took it
> > to the quarter car wash and cleaned it up as best I could.
> >
> > I'm not inclined to have the whole thing media blasted so the plan is,
> > doing a section at a time, to use wire brushes and a detail sander to
> > remove as much of the loose paint as I can, and then hit that area
> > with rattle can primer/paint to "seal/convert" the rust I can't get
> > off, then move to the next section.
> >
> > Realizing there are products out there that supposedly work like
> > magic, what actually does a decent job? I'm looking for durability and
> > protection, not a car show finish.
> >
> > RD
>
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