# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**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, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/21 "2005-06-14T21:32:25Z")
I’m gonna topcoat it. a good portion of it sticks through the bed… ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/truck%20rear%20setup%20messy%2001.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/truck%20rear%20setup%20messy%2001.jpg) ---
**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, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/22 "2005-06-14T21:37:37Z")
oh, def topcoat it then. Good luck let me know if you have any questions. I can even come out and spray it if you need me too. Take it easy and good luck. ---
**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 18, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/23 "2005-06-18T19:24:41Z")
just an update to let you guys know I didn’t forget about this. I have been sandblastin away for a week. I have the POR 15 I ordered, but want to prep everything very well. Here’s a couple of misc. photos from today… enjoy. ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/sandblasting.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/sandblasting.JPG) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/johnandpridejoy.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/johnandpridejoy.JPG) tomorrow I should be about 90% done sandblasting (doing the entire frame up to the front) and then throughout the week I will find the spots I missed and start to mask off everything. Then the fun begins. or so I hope 🤣 :bigthumb: :shaggy: ---
**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 20, 2005, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/24 "2005-06-20T06:14:13Z")
> [@bgblockelcamino](#): > > oh, def topcoat it then. Good luck let me know if you have any questions. I can even come out and spray it if you need me too. Take it easy and good luck. Just saw this post… i overlooked it somehow. Anyways, I appreciate the offer but I’m broke as a joke. But I do have a question that I couldn’t find the answer to in my documentation… after I spray the POR15 and go to topcoat it, will I need to primer it first? They sell a self etching primer that seems HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by them, but is it a gimmick? I can’t really spend another $75 - $100 on friggin primer. Then I still need to buy the paint itself too. Would a generic epoxy primer work? ---
**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 20, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/25 "2005-06-20T19:14:09Z")
mocked up one of my shocks tonight… ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/rear_shocks01.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/rear_shocks01.JPG) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/rear_shocks02.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/rear_shocks02.JPG) ---
**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 20, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/26 "2005-06-20T21:34:19Z")
generic would work… a buddy of mine used JUSt the POR on bare metal(no preprimer stuff) and sanded and painted over it. Its been holding up for over a year now. Now the bondoed stuff on the other hand… thats a diff story lol. Be carefull with POR it fish eyes like a mother fucker… you will probably have to do like 2-4 coats to be sure you got evertyhing. The stuff spreads on real thin also. It cures like a fucking rock tho. ---
**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 25, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/27 "2005-06-25T19:07:52Z")
I’m happy with it, espcially for my first time spraying any type of paint from a $30 Home Depot gun. I’m just happy to start seeing progress again. I was pretty sick of scraping, taping, and sandblasting. Plus, even with the respirator, I caught a nice buzz while I mixed it, etc. But enough talk, here is pics of the first coat. ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/firstcoat01.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/firstcoat01.jpg) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/firstcoat02.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/firstcoat02.jpg) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/firstcoat03.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/firstcoat03.jpg) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/firstcoat04.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/firstcoat04.jpg) ---
**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 26, 2005, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/28 "2005-06-26T00:38:15Z")
keep up the good work. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/29 "2005-07-02T17:31:11Z")
Here is the final color of it. I love it. When the light hits it, it shines, but its still a nice deep grey color. ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat01.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat01.jpg) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat02.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat02.jpg) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat03.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat03.jpg) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat04.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat04.jpg) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat05.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat05.jpg) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat06.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassis_topcoat06.jpg) ---
**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:** [July 3, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/30 "2005-07-03T21:08:32Z")
Some pics of my airtank after I got it cleared. Everything is ready to go back together. Also for my own enjoyment and basically a real life photoshop, I sprayed the left over to show how its gonna be… I want something a big darker for the body though. ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/airtank01.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/airtank01.JPG) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/airtank02.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/airtank02.JPG) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/airtank03.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/airtank03.JPG) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/bedphotochop01.jpg](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/bedphotochop01.jpg) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883/31 "2005-07-04T19:05:37Z")
I got my rear end re-assembled minus the air springs. I give it a :bigthumb: except around the differential bolts the paint fugged up. Practice makes perfect. The 2nd pic shows another whoopsy. I forgot my gas tank extended that far when I did up my shock mounts… I made them perfectly straight up and down and forgot to include my gas tank in the equation. UNI-SHOCK for the time being. ☹ I’m tryin to start a trend with that… :rolleyes: The third pic shows where I relocated my charcoal canister. It also serves as documentation for the next time I rip it apart I will know how it goes back together. It runs, so it works! Sounds decent with no muffler 🤣 ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassisrebuild01.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassisrebuild01.JPG) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassisrebuild02.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassisrebuild02.JPG) ![http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassisrebuild03.JPG](http://www.blazinlow.com/s10blazed/chassisrebuild03.JPG) [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-should-i-protect-my-chassis-from-the-elements-i-need-grey-colored/174883.md?page=1)