Thanks for watching. I did the second coat of black the next day because it has a much longer cure time

Thank you for watching

Paint work is 90% prep, too many people think a wire wheel and a rattle can job will save their build. Us up here in the rust belt know better 😂

Literally was like 20 hours of prep. Just sanding, scraping, and scrubbing

Ugh, hate hearing this. It's such an involved job to do a frame - the thought of it not lasting is a bummer. Out of curiosity did you use their metal etch spray beforehand?

Did you do all the prep work?

@Good-Enuff-Garage….Ha thats kinda funny. When the directions told you to prepare the metal surface you said , “ah , good enough”. After the paint failed you contacted the company reps. and they said….”if you didn’t prepare the surface, it will fail sometimes”. Also you must follow the instructions for humidity and temperature. Two, 2, tu, too coats MUST be applied. This stuff does not fail. What it does do is this: very expensive, similar products for less are available and work better.

Thanks for the info. If I were to do it again I might consider a lanolin product. I would have to reapply more often but less prep work. It also probably gets a little deeper if you don’t have it all disassembled because you can spray it. I am also using Rustoleum paint for all the little things, like control arms and sway bars. I am interested to compare the two head to head over time. Thank you for watching.

@@mrmelonhead4161 yes I used rust oleum spray for the smaller portions I couldn’t reach with a brush. However it was rust oleum rust reform spray and not just black.

@@cosmic8845 I’m doing a similar process but I’m going with Ace rust stop paint and I’m going to roll it on for a thicker coat and fill in spots with a can.

@@emmanuelalva6597 awesome! Definitely take your time, if it’s done right it should last a while

The hardest part is starting, but it is quite the task

@@mrmelonhead4161 that's why i put it off for 3 years lol I started yesterday, 12 hours later and I'm still needle scaling and wire wheeling

​@@hurtinalbertan3844 12hrs? That is less than a second. Wait till you hit the 500hr point. I started at the beginning of June and worked everyday on truck bed and frame... I'm still working. My dad would like his vehicle back after 4 months. Derusting, needle descaler, phosphoric acid baths, POR-15, tremclad rust paint, sanding again and clearcoat, metal hammer forming panels, body work, welding sheet metal one stitch at a time, grinding, sanding, body filler, sanding, priming, painting, clearcoat. Whole interior out, painting interior panels, derusting, etc.... Sound deadening, insulation... Etc. 5hrs a day everyday. I wish my project could be measured by the hour instead of months.

I used a spray rust converter inside the holes on my 2006 4Runner and tried my best, then filled up the inside with Woolwax (covered the entire bottom of the car with woolwax after doing the coatings on the frame for two layers of protection.

They actually make a hose that you can put on top of the spray can to get it deep inside the holes. I plan on using something along those lines

POR 15 Chassis black top coat

Sure does

Great question. It’s all about the contrast. I can see the gray paint really well against the brown rusty color. And I can see the black paint really well against the gray paint. So I can make sure I get really good coverage on all the layers. If you did black on black it would be very hard to see against each other. Also black doesn’t show up great against the rusty color. Thanks for watching.

@@mrmelonhead4161 Good point.

I plan on it but after I get the whole thing complete

Not sure. I’m hoping for at least a decade

That’s a bummer. I’m hoping to get a decade out of it, but we’ll see. Thanks for watching

Ever considered 2 pack epoxy? It's supposed to be the Gorillas balls for adhesion strength & rust encapsulation. But POR is a good product too shame it didn't work out 4 yu

​​@@mrmelonhead4161 That Por15 is the best stuff out there, I used it on my 1980 Dodge Ram and on my 1985 Ram back in 1992 and the chassis are still the way they were when I did them. I also did the wheel wells and in behind where they normally rust out, to this date there is still no rust. Definitely worth buying, my next project is my 1979 Ford Lariat. I'm sure that you'll be happy with it. I've also used it on my newer Ram trucks that I have, I have a bit of a Ram collection. 👍🏻👍🏻

@@amadrid5899awesome to hear. That makes me feel a lot better. I have also become somewhat of a ram collector. I have three vehicles and 2 of them are pre 2000s rams. Thanks for the comment and watching

@@andrewcheatle4691I’ve never tried it but if this doesn’t hold up as well as I’d like it too, I might give that a go. Thanks for watching

I appreciate it, but it’s a lot of work and I barely have enough patience to do it once. Thanks for watching

Cool