Battery Tray Protection
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Battery Tray Protection
I’m doing some preventive maintenance on my 97 F250. My battery tray is showing a little corrosion here and there. I’m thinking I could remove the corrosion and then have tray coated. The question is what coating to use. Anybody ever coat the try, say with something like a spray in bed liner, etc? And, how did that work out?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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I just got an extra battery tray from the jy. I am going to blast it then get it powder coated at my convienence.
I am afraid of acid or water getting held in the uneven texture of bed coating. Out in the bed it may be o.k. But, in the confined space of battery tray with the battery on top of it I am wary! I also don't know of the bed coating's resistence to acid.
I am afraid of acid or water getting held in the uneven texture of bed coating. Out in the bed it may be o.k. But, in the confined space of battery tray with the battery on top of it I am wary! I also don't know of the bed coating's resistence to acid.
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I took mine out and sand blasted it. Then multiple coats of red oxide rustoleum primer then multiple coats of gloss black rustoleum industrial paint. The powdercoat idea is probably the best but my truck is a daily driver and I didn't want to leave it at the powdercoat shop for a week. If you sand blast it yourself the powdercoat is really pretty cheap. I did my daughters front and rear Jeep Wrangler bumpers for 75 dollars.
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sand it and shoot some rustoluem industrial black. Por is just a top coater not a penatrater. And for the ultimate protection. Get rid of that junky lead acid battery and go to a sealed AGM. I run a Deka Intimidator group 34 exclusively and it rests right at 12.8v
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"Por is just a top coater not a penatrater" Does anything really penetrate clean metal? The advantage of por 15 is that you do not have to sand, just remove any loose rust/oxidation and then one coat will seal it up quite nicely. My entire underbody is done in por15, 18 months and it looks fresh black when I hose it off. No worries about taping things off to protect them from rattle can overspray, just paint it on and forget about it.
Whatever you use, if you follow the instructions diligently you will get a pretty good result.
Whatever you use, if you follow the instructions diligently you will get a pretty good result.
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