What color is black frame paint like Eastwood, POR15 ect. Flat, semi gloss, satin? Does Rustolium or tractor supply offer anything equal?

 

I know the folks here can give you better answers than I, but I've been looking at chassis paint as well and this is what I'm doing. With all the looking I did, it came down to Por 15 and Chassis Saver. The Chassis Saver I was looking at was satin black (see video that almost got me sold on it)
But there were some bad reviews on it not lasting so decided I would go with the tried and true Por 15. More steps and such, especially if you use a topcoat, but I don't want to have to mess with the chassis again for a long time. The topcoat I got is a gloss black.

 

Cleaning and prep work is more important than the paint. I'm guessing a lot of bad reviews were based on improper prep.

 

I was not to worried about it rusting after I got the truck back on the road, cab off frame rebuild of a 81 F100 flare side as a driver.
I cleaned all the grease & oil off first then hit any rust, none that was really bad, with hand wire brush then used acid, spray on bottle, to kill the rust that was left on the frame.
Let that work in for a few days, washed it off with water and let dry another few days before using Tractor Supply brand black paint with hardener in my spray gun.
I did all the suspension parts the same way, again it is a driver. Sometimes when I take it to work, 35+ miles one way, it could start to rain or on the way home.
I also use the truck to take the trash to the dump weekly, rain or shine as it has the permit.
When I don't use the truck it sits in the garage, some what heated as it is part of the house, and what little ice & snow we may get the truck does not go out, I have a 02 Dodge 4x4 for that.

The truck was built to drive and in the year its been on the road I got to have close to 6000 miles on it and happy the way I did it.
Will your truck be used year round, in the rain, maybe dirt roads, left outside? then you may want to do something else than what I did but I am happy with mine.
Frame painted

Dave ----

ps if I used POR15 and it started flaking off I would be pissed with all the work I did to make sure it would stick.
Me I can just hit it with a wire brush and a paint brush if I want to look good again.

 

I've done a few frame off builds and I guess I'm stuck on "old school"

No matter what the product claims ..

I DON'T PAINT OVER RUST..EVER

Its just that simple!! Why would anyone want to? I don't get that.

I mean if you've stripped it all down to the frame...why not just sand blast it?

Sorry if I'm missing something. Maybe I am..IDK. If one sand blasts you have an opportunity to look closely at the metal..looking for
any amount of "total rusted out issues"...You don't want some area of the frame to be weakened and thinned as the result of rust. If it
is one can easily weld in metal plates to reinforce etc...simple to do.

Haven't done a frame in a decade or more, but I used whatever epoxy like primer that was available and legal at the time...It varies
of course from one state to another and maybe even counties.

And then spray it with some sort of finish paint too of course as a finish.

Maybe I'm too old school, but that's how I did it and would hope to do it that way again if I find myself doing a frame off in the future.

 

It was 700.00 to media blast and powder coat my frame and inner fender wells and radiator support
(to have it done at Powdercoating shop in Tucson)

 

Powder coat..I've never done that..but its probably the best...looks good..holds up great.