Frame restoration
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From: Gilbert, PA
Frame restoration
I am in the middle of redoing my 97 CCSB.
The entire truck was coated with Zeibart when new and it helped preserve the frame. It worked well where it stuck, but where it came off I had pitting.
In order to remove the Zeibart, I used a heated power washer to strip the frame(the black is where the zeibart WAS)
I then sandblasted the entire frame(I made a 4" body lift to give me room to work)
Tomorrow i will POR15 2 coats then 2 coats of Tractor supply Lo-glare black
The entire truck was coated with Zeibart when new and it helped preserve the frame. It worked well where it stuck, but where it came off I had pitting.
In order to remove the Zeibart, I used a heated power washer to strip the frame(the black is where the zeibart WAS)
I then sandblasted the entire frame(I made a 4" body lift to give me room to work)
Tomorrow i will POR15 2 coats then 2 coats of Tractor supply Lo-glare black
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looks good. i did a similar restore on my 95 f350 but my frame was in alot worse shape. you can look at my build thread and see what all i went through. even my "better" frame was not in that good of shape
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I spray my frame with a mixture of used motor oil and a hint of kerosene to thin it every year. It doesn't look pretty but it works and the bolts on the underside never riquire heat to remove them.
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she's going to look some nice soon.
sure takes a long time though.by the time you apply the marine clean,then prep and ready,then spray,then wait until it dries a bit,then re-coat,then dries until just tacky again,then topcoat.it's all worth it of course.
your having a good long day of it out there im sue Brad.looking forward to the pics.
nothing beats the looks of a fresh coat of por15.it's like brand new all over again,only better.
sure takes a long time though.by the time you apply the marine clean,then prep and ready,then spray,then wait until it dries a bit,then re-coat,then dries until just tacky again,then topcoat.it's all worth it of course.
your having a good long day of it out there im sue Brad.looking forward to the pics.
nothing beats the looks of a fresh coat of por15.it's like brand new all over again,only better.
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No need for marine clean or metal ready when sandblasted. Just put it on. Took me about 4 hours total worth of painting
here is 5 quarts of POR and 4 quarts of TSC lo-glare black
here is 5 quarts of POR and 4 quarts of TSC lo-glare black
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I had to change the frame on a wrecked 86 F150 4x4 I bought back in the late 87. I cleaned painted, spent countless hours making it look better than factory new. Reassembled the truck and within a month the undersides looked like all of the rest of the pickups on the road & I didn't off-road it. Doing it for preservation is good, doing it for "pretty" is a total waste of time/effort. My $.02 worth.
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2 totally different products that have different purposes.
And i didnt do it to make it pretty. I did it to preserve the frame and under side of truck
And i didnt do it to make it pretty. I did it to preserve the frame and under side of truck
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Sandblasted metal is NOT smooth. That is probably the best bight any paint could get. Now new smooth metal, I wouldnt expect anything to stick to, it has no "tooth'
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Since it is already sandblasted, I would clean and prep it and spray two coats of a 2-part epoxy primer on it. Properly applied to a properly prepped surface and it will be just as good if not better than POR-15. I would say it would be a personal preference on which one you would use.
Here are a couple of links worth reading.
what to put on rust
Question for Barry & the other pro's about surface prep before epoxy
Use SPI on top of POR15?
61 Buick
1965 Mustang rust repair
A woman's project: 1968 Mustang Fastback Eleanor
Rust converter
zero rust
Media Blasting, how clean is clean?
Good luck, and post plenty of pictures of your progress.
Here are a couple of links worth reading.
what to put on rust
Question for Barry & the other pro's about surface prep before epoxy
Use SPI on top of POR15?
61 Buick
1965 Mustang rust repair
A woman's project: 1968 Mustang Fastback Eleanor
Rust converter
zero rust
Media Blasting, how clean is clean?
Good luck, and post plenty of pictures of your progress.