rangerenthiusiast
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- Hudson Valley, NY
- Vehicle Year
- 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey, all.
Got a ’92 Ranger with a solid frame, but lots of corrosion on the floor pans, underbody, etc. Going to have to cut and patch the floors where the rust has gone right through, then clean and treat the rest. Haven’t been able to find a sandblaster that will run off my crappy little pancake compressor, so I may have to settle for a LOT of wire-wheeling. When things are as clean as I can get them, I’d like to treat everything with a rust-converter (if such a thing exists). POR-15 keeps popping up in people’s threads, though the company describes their product as a rust preventive and protective coating, not a rust converter. So my questions are as follows:
1. Is there such a thing as a rust converter, or is it a marketing scam?
2. Does POR-15 work equally well whether you brush or spray it?
3. How important is it to use metal prep to degrease and etch the metal before
applying a product like POR-15? I’m planning to use it.
4. I’m planning to buy a gallon of POR-15, because I figure that it should store
for a while and I can use any leftover later on to coat my frame and keep it
solid. But it’s pricey, so if anyone knows where to get the best deal on it,
please lemme know.
5. POR-15 sells a ton of other complimentary products (top coats, etc). Are
these really necessary, or can I just use this? https://www.amazon.com/POR-15-45101-Clear-Preventive-Coating/dp/B00J6CLQ5Q/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1529334075&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=POR-15&psc=1
Thanks for any insights and/or experiences you can share on this topic.
Got a ’92 Ranger with a solid frame, but lots of corrosion on the floor pans, underbody, etc. Going to have to cut and patch the floors where the rust has gone right through, then clean and treat the rest. Haven’t been able to find a sandblaster that will run off my crappy little pancake compressor, so I may have to settle for a LOT of wire-wheeling. When things are as clean as I can get them, I’d like to treat everything with a rust-converter (if such a thing exists). POR-15 keeps popping up in people’s threads, though the company describes their product as a rust preventive and protective coating, not a rust converter. So my questions are as follows:
1. Is there such a thing as a rust converter, or is it a marketing scam?
2. Does POR-15 work equally well whether you brush or spray it?
3. How important is it to use metal prep to degrease and etch the metal before
applying a product like POR-15? I’m planning to use it.
4. I’m planning to buy a gallon of POR-15, because I figure that it should store
for a while and I can use any leftover later on to coat my frame and keep it
solid. But it’s pricey, so if anyone knows where to get the best deal on it,
please lemme know.
5. POR-15 sells a ton of other complimentary products (top coats, etc). Are
these really necessary, or can I just use this? https://www.amazon.com/POR-15-45101-Clear-Preventive-Coating/dp/B00J6CLQ5Q/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1529334075&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=POR-15&psc=1
Thanks for any insights and/or experiences you can share on this topic.