In the middle of rust removal & prevention. Now concentrating on the area where my rebuilt 455 will go. Real simple question. What metal should not be painted in Por 15. I'm doing the firewall frame etc. Can I do steering, wiper motor , master cylinder, brake lines ? Stuff like that. A little tip from Uncle Smash I'm sure most of you have done it but worked great for me. While the gal of Por 15 was still new & full I dipped all the smaller brackets, motor mount frame brackets my housings for my head lights anything I had. I did strip everything first that's just me when it says you don't have to. Any way it worked way better than brush or the spray version. Ended up hanging everything by wire caught the drips & poured it back in the can. The end result is way better & believe me I tried all three. I even stole from my kitchen a nice size Tupperware container ( with the lid) to dip bigger stuff like my bumper brackets etc.
Now I'm waiting to hear "Well duh? Everybody knows that " Anyway who ever has been down this road give me a shout before I do something real stupid & paint the wrong thing. Thx. When the wifey poo asks about the Tupperware deny deny deny it's unrecognizable in black.

 

Its your car so you can do whatever you want. I normally use POR-15 on frames, trunk floor, floor pans but never thought of painting the steering, wiper motor, etc. If you're happy with the results that you did then hey, go for it. Show some pics and maybe i'll follow you or others.

 

Just my advice on the POR-15, I would definitely use it on the frame, brackets and control arms but, I think your best best for the steering and other items is to simply clean thoroughly with a good degreaser such as the purple power stuff at Autozone or Pepboys then paint these parts with some good detail paints found at Eastwood (www.eastwood.com). The basic colors that are good to have on hand for a restoration are; chassis black, detail grey, cast grey and possibly some aluminum color as well. But to be honest there is no such thing is a right and wrong way, it is in the eye of the owner. Best luck, share some photos of before and after.

Sean

 

Well I have the before pics for sure will post everything I have to date in my album. I was more worried about painting something that def should not be but if that's the case it's up to me. Well I'm painting everything. The finish product looks awesome. And that's without the top coat. It's a hard shelled gloss shiney new looking black that will make anything I chrome pop. Thx for the help. Steering arms will get painted except for grease fittings and bushings. Duh ??
Real quick I left the firewall bolts in as to top coat them and not seal up the holes hope that one doesn't bite me in the *** time will tell. Overall very happy with the product it's also cheaper than a few others I've looked into. Thx for the feedback. Will have pics up over the weekend at the latest. Gotta get back to work to pay for my new hobby which I'm lovin so far & this site & all you guys have been a major help. My goal is to be up running & driving by my bday Sept 10 won't be even close to finished I'm way to **** for that but it would be nice to not have to push anymore, fingers crossed.

 

The question about using the bolts to prevent the POR-15 from getting into the thread is good. Actually someone on here recommended using disposable ear plugs since they fill the space and can be easily removed later. I went and bought a box of them and they worked great.

Sean