The company I use for powder coating insists that they sand blast the metal before coating it for the same reason, adhesion. I hope they coated it promptly to prevent rust as you stated. Bob Haggard > > From: Trooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Also, even though POR-15 stands for "paint over rust" it has excellent > adhesion to freshly sandblasted metal. The blasting gives the metal a micro > rough finish that produces great "tooth" for adhesion. POR-15 also has the > rust inhibitors not found in powdercoat if unseen rust is incidentally > painted over. > > Now with all this said, my last comment is: These frames have endured 30 > plus years unpainted. During this time a large number of these years were > spent on harsh road conditions. They were rarely pampered the way we pamper > them today. So my guess would be that any good prep (and I stress good prep) > and overcoat, be it paint or POR or powder, should last a long long time. > > Good luck, > Trooper > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Langstraat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 7:30 PM > Subject: Re: POR-15 vs powdercoating was Re: [Chevelle-list] Motor Mounts > > > I have to be honest, I dont know if they can get the inside of the frame or > not. I know when I was looking into getting it painted that they said they > would "dip" the frame in chemicals and then use a spray gun on a hose that > sprayed at 90 degrees from itself. As far as powder coating the inside, I > honestly don't know. > > Ryan > > >
