Using POR-15 in the Engine Bay

I have but I have not finished the car yet.

Por15 has a metal prop which is generally used for it. The metal has to be properly prepared for it to stick well. My car was originally soda blasted and that's not enough. I chose not to use the associated "Metal Prep" because I did not want to deal with water, acid, liquid in areas I could not control.

Basting was a great "dry" prep for very good adhesion.

I blasted every corner one by one. I would spend all afternoon and get maybe an area equal to 6'x6' blasted. At the end of the day when each segment was blasted I BRUSHED on POR 15 in that area. I did not spray it on. I could have but great caution has to be taken as it is very bad if breathed.

I covered each non-body area. Rest of the car was done same way except etch primer was sprayed on.

I am contemplating what to top coat it with. In areas I have gotten etch primmer on it, the etch primer has stuck very well and been a very good base. I like the POR15 for under body as it is not as thick as some undercoatings but it doesn't chip. If you take it of with a sander or grinder it kind of moves around like an oil patch. Odd stuff.











http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/strip/strip.htm

There are also a lot of engine bay photos here. The black is POR15:

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/ladder/lad.htm

IIRC, Richard Barkley used POR-15 extensively on Zonkey.
http://home.earthlink.net/~rlbpantera/Paint1.html

I am finished the driver's side of my engine bay. So far, the POR-15 has been easy to use and I am totally impressed with the results. A full chronicle is ongoing here.

Comp2, I didn't bother with the Metal Ready either (although I used it to prep the firewall covers I had fabricated). I used Chassis Coat Black as a top coating. It's awesome. Despite being brushed on, it drys to resemble a sprayed application.

The combined result of these two products has me seriously thinking of doing the entire engine compartment similar to this cat ...

That is a photo of my GT5 painted in POR-15 and personally I find the look too glossy, given time (and other projects finished) I will move toward a satin finish.

i have used the por 15, its a great product, i did all wheel wells as well as the entire underside and engine bay, tried to upload photo's but the kb is too big.