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Just called and got a quote today from a place near by they said 600 to 650 to blast and powdercoat my ton frame what do you guys think? Worth it? Fair price?
 
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Powercoat? Please elaborate.
If they clean the frame well it sounds like a pretty good price.
 

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Not sure I'd want powdercoat on the frame of a working truck. A show car or street rod would be different, but I could see it being an issue to touch up, and corrosion forming underneath the powdercoat if it isn't touched up in a timely manor.
 

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Not sure I'd want powdercoat on the frame of a working truck. A show car or street rod would be different, but I could see it being an issue to touch up, and corrosion forming underneath the powdercoat if it isn't touched up in a timely manor.
So paint? Por? Yea not a show truck just want to keep the rust at bay! I always thought powder coat was the best way to go
 
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They must have one heck of an oven! What color would you go with?
 

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For what it's worth, I'm going to use a good epoxy primer and the chassis paint from Eastwood. I figure that will be the easiest to touch up if I ever need to. I know a lot of people have used to por15 and similar products, but again, I would be concerned about corrosion forming underneath the coat unnoticed.
 

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Not sure I'd want powdercoat on the frame of a working truck. A show car or street rod would be different, but I could see it being an issue to touch up, and corrosion forming underneath the powdercoat if it isn't touched up in a timely manor.

^^^ This. I've had good results with rubberized undercoating. I think that's a more antiquated route that most people surpass with a more modern product, but I did it to a K-frame that was in Hurricane Katrina (salt water storm surge) and really rusty. That was in 2008, I think, and the frame still looks good. Of course, I did a very thorough rust cleanup prior to application.
 

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My thinking is I don't want anything on there that is thick enough to hide the rust forming. If it's going to form, I want to be able to spot it easily, and address it.
 

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For what it's worth, I'm going to use a good epoxy primer and the chassis paint from Eastwood. I figure that will be the easiest to touch up if I ever need to. I know a lot of people have used to por15 and similar products, but again, I would be concerned about corrosion forming underneath the coat unnoticed.
Ok ill look in to that. I guess i thought por sealed the air and moisture out so you dont have rust underneath that would be bad though
 

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Don't forget you'll need to have some places bare for electrical grounding.
 

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^^^ This. I've had good results with rubberized undercoating. I think that's a more antiquated route that most people surpass with a more modern product, but I did it to a K-frame that was in Hurricane Katrina (salt water storm surge) and really rusty. That was in 2008, I think, and the frame still looks good. Of course, I did a very thorough rust cleanup prior to application.
What kind did you use? Did you sandblast it or just wire wheel it?
 

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Ok ill look in to that. I guess i thought por sealed the air and moisture out so you dont have rust underneath that would be bad though
It's one of those things. I know a lot of people have used the por15 and liked it and had good results. I'm sure it all comes down to the prep work, and making sure you use the right chemicals at the right time. I'm more familiar with paint and primer. If I need to redo a part, it's a simple issue of sanding it off. I don't know what you would use to clean the por15 coating off, but I imagine it might be more than a quick scuff and buff with the paint gun.
 

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What kind did you use? Did you sandblast it or just wire wheel it?

I was like eleven when I did this so don't judge me too hard, but I used a little electric sheet sander, a sanding block, and a wire brush. I also used the paper with my hands in the really tight spots. I used heavy and medium grit dry paper for better prep finishing. Once the rust was gone, I cleaned it up with gasoline, and once it was dry and free of the various particulates, I undercoated it. I'd probably use a wire wheel for the sake of expediency now that I know more, but that hillbilly method worked out fine. The undercoating is relatively thin so, like Christian mentioned, you can see rust popping up under it if something went wrong. I did the wheel wells in my Jimmy with it, and rust popped up soon after so I redid it, and that did the trick.
 

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I was like eleven when I did this so don't judge me too hard, but I used a little electric sheet sander, a sanding block, and a wire brush. I also used the paper with my hands in the really tight spots. I used heavy and medium grit dry paper for better prep finishing. Once the rust was gone, I cleaned it up with gasoline, and once it was dry and free of the various particulates, I undercoated it. I'd probably use a wire wheel for the sake of expediency now that I know more, but that hillbilly method worked out fine. The undercoating is relatively thin so, like Christian mentioned, you can see rust popping up under it if something went wrong. I did the wheel wells in my Jimmy with it, and rust popped up soon after so I redid it, and that did the trick.
Hey most 11 year olds probability would be watch tv or something lol!
 

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