I am planning on replacing my firewall and floors but am wondering what to coat them with? i was thinking about either POR-15 or bed liner inside and out. i am planing on putting dynamat or equivalent inside over the my coating, is that a problem? which one would hold up on the exterior better? should i use the bedliner in the doors? thanks- robert
Floors and underneath I would use por-15. I would use it every where the sun won't shine it's stronger than paint and will last longer than bedliner, unless you are having the bedliner sprayed on by any means do not use the roll-on type.
any kind of rust encapsulator will work. The bed liner sprayed on will kill noise and prevent rust.....bonus. How did that shifter work out?
its gonna go over new metal but i just wanted to protect it and do it right the first time. can the por-15 go in the doors? ol' chebby:the shifter looks great and should work well. i was in the process of building the linkage when i realized how bad my metal was. i made the light work and renewed the designations. i will post pics soon. thanks- robert
Rust proofing What you can do with Por-15 is while it's still in the drying stage you can spray paint over it with color And the paint will bond with the Por-15, but with all the colors Por-15 offers now you really don't need to do this. A final note it can be applied anywhere as long as it not exposed to dierect sunlight.
I used a product called "Chassis Saver". It is a one-step coating that looks a lot like Por-15, but is much less expensive. Tough as nails and it too must not be used on areas exposed to direct sunlight. I really like it. Plus, it's made right on Long Island where I live, so no shipping charges. Friend of mine uses it on all his trucks for his steel shop. Meticulous guy. constantly tearing his trucks down over the winter and rebuilding/maintenance, etc. Swears by the stuff. I can get you details on i if you want. Andy
thanks for the replies. i use two component urethane on my frame rails. its blue and made by devoe. i used to do urethane/epoxy floors with my dad so i got a lot of the stuff, all different colors and clears. it works well on the frame,(stands up to brake fluid anyways), do you think this would work on the new sheetmetal? i just scrapped off a ton of gun grade urethane out of the cab, about an inch thick, it stays "rubbery" but my other urethane does not. it dries rock hard. i will try to post a pic. also one last question; what should i put on the bare metal that is prepped and waiting? wd40? thanks- robert
