# How should I protect my chassis from the elements? I need grey colored.... **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 10, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883 "2005-06-10T20:08:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/1 "2005-06-10T20:08:53Z")
I am getting ready to paint my chassis and was wondering what is everyone’s prefered way to protect it? I know Por15 is very popular but want something that is light grey/silver in color. I know Herculiner makes a grey shaded coating. What are my options? This is how it’s lookin at the moment. ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/teardown01.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/teardown01.JPG) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/teardown02.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/teardown02.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![customandsound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@customandsound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/customandsound)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/2 "2005-06-10T20:18:58Z")
You need charcoal met. to match your wheels … call eastwood ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/3 "2005-06-11T04:24:01Z")
> [@customandsound](#): > > You need charcoal met. to match your wheels … call eastwood ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/4 "2005-06-11T07:20:10Z")
How much do you guys think I would need to do everything you see in the pics thats already silver/sanded down and the frame rail to the front and my control arms? I’m gonna get a gallon and see how far I get. I just don’t know if I should get por-15 (can’t find a pick of their grey or silver color) or eastwood ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/5 "2005-06-11T07:28:09Z")
gallon should do it ---
**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/6 "2005-06-11T07:36:21Z")
ppg dp. it is a basecoat sealant. i.e. shit will not let mositure under the paint. however, it is not as hard/duirable as rhiono liner, or por 15. ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/7 "2005-06-11T08:02:24Z")
napa has some kind of industrial paint. i forget what the brand is, but if i go out to the garage and look i can tell ya. i think it was a acrylic urethane. it is a very durable paint. it’s chemicle resistant and chip resistant. it can be mixed to any color. i used it to paint my wheels. it’s a sigle stage paint with the clear mixed in. just add hardener. edited-i just went to look at a can. it’s called MSU. it’s used on idustrial equipment,construction equipment and OTR vehicles. basically anywhere where a hard durable finish is needed. but it should be sprayed on for the best finish. ---
**Author:** ![customandsound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@customandsound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/customandsound)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/8 "2005-06-11T08:12:14Z")
ppg got a paint called DURETHANE it is a rock hard coating … they can custom mix it ti any color you want. ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/9 "2005-06-11T08:12:56Z")
> [@customandsound](#): > > ppg got a paint called polydura it is a rock hard coating … they can custom mix it ti any color you want. does it need sprayed on or can I brush it on? ---
**Author:** ![customandsound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@customandsound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/customandsound)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/10 "2005-06-11T08:16:14Z")
it is a spray on… ---
**Author:** ![customandsound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@customandsound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/customandsound)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/11 "2005-06-11T08:17:25Z")
DURETHANE 2K Urethane Systems High performance systems with excellent QUV performance and gloss retention Used primarily in the transportation and ACE markets [http://www.ppg.com/car\_indcoat/liquid.htm](http://www.ppg.com/car_indcoat/liquid.htm) ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/12 "2005-06-11T09:37:43Z")
I need something I can brush on. I don’t have the tools for a spray. I’m still wondering about POR15’s different colors. I’d like to go with that if the color was right. I like the color of the rust encapsulator from eastwood but they recommend that it is still painted after it’s applied. I just want to do it once and be done with it. ---
**Author:** ![8Grand](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/8grand/32/5940_2.png) [@8Grand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/8Grand)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/13 "2005-06-11T11:44:04Z")
Por15 is meant to be painted over for it to work anyways. Just use it and paint over it with something silver and a clear coat for extra protection. ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/14 "2005-06-13T05:12:45Z")
well I decided on the silver colored POR15. I was recommended by a few people to sandblast it first for best adhesion. I origionally wanted to brush it on also and was convinced to get a small detail sprayer and spray it on. I bought a small sandblaster and the detail gun and started yesterday with a few brackets and a set of shocks. I setup a kiddy pool to do the small pieces with a refridgerator box surrounding it to collect most of the sand. I just have plastic setup for when I do the frame and axle. I need to get a better air filter for my compressor though. I was running without one for awhile and it was clogging the nozzle like crazy. I added an old water trap from a previous air system I had on my truck and it wasn’t catching shit. For every 3 minutes of spraying I spent 1 minute cleaning the nozzle… can’t have that shit, it gets old fast. Maybe I’ll chain 2 water traps together… water in my air pisses me off! ---
**Author:** ![PittsburghSvt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@PittsburghSvt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PittsburghSvt)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/15 "2005-06-14T14:33:04Z")
run 2 in line… that should take care of the problem… ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/16 "2005-06-14T17:16:24Z")
after hooking up my brand new water trap and draining my tank/hose over night it is working like a charm. Now if I just had 160gal of air with a compressor to fill it faster than I can spray and I’d be in heaven… ---
**Author:** ![customandsound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@customandsound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/customandsound)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/17 "2005-06-14T18:55:58Z")
John if you need anything give me a call ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/18 "2005-06-14T20:48:30Z")
Paint the frame with Dupont industrial line Imron. shit is nasty but has a nice finish and real durable. usually about 80 to 110 per gallon depending on what color. Let me know I can get it. Paint stores will not sell it unless you know what you are asking for. If you want to check out some of the stuff I have painted with it stop by. It is what I paint frames with and holds up. ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/19 "2005-06-14T21:10:25Z")
Thanks but I already ordered the POR15. With the thinner and shipping it was just under $150. plus it seems that I’ll have to topcoat it with something else… haven’t decided on that yet ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/20 "2005-06-14T21:20:53Z")
Imron, holds up to the sun too. That is the only reason to topcoat por 15 is for Uv protection. If it is the frame you should be ok. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883.md?page=2)