archaeic_bloke
01-20-2010, 01:00 AM
hey guys,
as some of you know for my build ill be using a special paint called POR-15 im just reviewing some of the info before i test it out... and wow ...check out these super intense tidbits of information regarding this product..LOL
keep in mind, its about $55 per quart, ... ya its SUPER expensive... but heres why <b>(some of these things are sooo funny):</b>
http://www.por15.com/
"POR-15® PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
POR-15 Inc. brings the powerful technology of polymeric isocyanate derivatives to the consumer rust prevention market...
....dries to a high-gloss or semi-gloss finish just like paint, except that it cannot be scratched or peeled off.
...will not only cover up the rust and prevent it from spreading, but will also strengthen the underlying metal and seal holes by forming its own membranes.
...dries to a rock-hard, non-porous finish that won't chip, crack, or peel, and it prevents rust from re-occurring by protecting metal from further exposure to moisture....cured and strengthened by exposure to moisture and will dry faster under extreme humidity, ...
POR-15® is a paint-like substance which acts as a total rust inhibitor and also very effective as a metal filler. .... "
<b>ok so thats the description, check out the test results:</b>
"LABORATORY TEST RESULTS
POR-15® was tested for 168 hours at 97°F in a condensing humidity salt spray (ASTM B117). At the end of the test period, coated steel was free of rust or pitting. Acid and alkali resistance tests performed found panels coated with POR-15® to be impervious to gasoline, oil, chromic acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, sodium hydroxide, caustic soda, 50% sulfuric acid, and 50% hydrofluoric acid. POR-15® was applied over a rusty substrate as a finish coat (approximately 23 mils dry film thickness). The coating showed essentially no undercutting at the scribed area after 2000 hours in a weatherometer*.
A 2 mil thickness of POR-15® was applied to lightly rusted steel and then exposed for 1000 hours to a salt spray. At the end of the test period, no undercutting was observed at the scribed area. Recoatability is excellent. Laboratory tests have shown very good adhesion when applied up to 14 days after application of the first coat. In an actual Field test, a topcoat was applied 6 weeks after the first coat had been applied, and the intercoat adhesion was excellent as determined by a crosshatch tape test. A metal box used as a filter for raw sewage was coated with POR-15® and placed in service within a few hours after the interior and exterior were coated. No visible rusting occurred at the welded areas after a six month exposure.
A POR-15® coating was subjected to 450°F for 10 hours; it remained hard and showed no apparent loss of adhesion. A panel subjected to elongation was pulled beyond the yield point of the base metal without affecting the POR-15® coating.
* WEATHEROMETER -
Dew cycle XWR with corex D filter, cycle is:
1. 30 minutes sun, 135°F, 30% relative humidity.
2. 30 minutes dark. 75-80°F, 100% relative humidity
(achieved with water spray on panel backs)."
<b>Thats bloody extreme!!!!</b>
heres what i thought was funny while reading the directions:
5. Do not paint directly from the POR-15
can unless you are going to use up all the
paint in one session. Stir contents of can
thoroughly, then dispense a quantity of POR-
15 into a separate container and seal can
immediately using plastic food wrap between
lid and groove of can. If can is sealed metalto-
metal with paint in the groove, can will be
sealed permanently.
lol... and this is the best!!::
7. If you are perspiring and a bead of sweat
drops into the POR-15 can, the paint is ruined
and should be thrown out. It won’t stick
properly.
LOL... holy god, hahaahh anyways, ill be sure to post up my experience with this stuff. hopefully its as good as they say it is
as some of you know for my build ill be using a special paint called POR-15 im just reviewing some of the info before i test it out... and wow ...check out these super intense tidbits of information regarding this product..LOL
keep in mind, its about $55 per quart, ... ya its SUPER expensive... but heres why <b>(some of these things are sooo funny):</b>
http://www.por15.com/
"POR-15® PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
POR-15 Inc. brings the powerful technology of polymeric isocyanate derivatives to the consumer rust prevention market...
....dries to a high-gloss or semi-gloss finish just like paint, except that it cannot be scratched or peeled off.
...will not only cover up the rust and prevent it from spreading, but will also strengthen the underlying metal and seal holes by forming its own membranes.
...dries to a rock-hard, non-porous finish that won't chip, crack, or peel, and it prevents rust from re-occurring by protecting metal from further exposure to moisture....cured and strengthened by exposure to moisture and will dry faster under extreme humidity, ...
POR-15® is a paint-like substance which acts as a total rust inhibitor and also very effective as a metal filler. .... "
<b>ok so thats the description, check out the test results:</b>
"LABORATORY TEST RESULTS
POR-15® was tested for 168 hours at 97°F in a condensing humidity salt spray (ASTM B117). At the end of the test period, coated steel was free of rust or pitting. Acid and alkali resistance tests performed found panels coated with POR-15® to be impervious to gasoline, oil, chromic acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, sodium hydroxide, caustic soda, 50% sulfuric acid, and 50% hydrofluoric acid. POR-15® was applied over a rusty substrate as a finish coat (approximately 23 mils dry film thickness). The coating showed essentially no undercutting at the scribed area after 2000 hours in a weatherometer*.
A 2 mil thickness of POR-15® was applied to lightly rusted steel and then exposed for 1000 hours to a salt spray. At the end of the test period, no undercutting was observed at the scribed area. Recoatability is excellent. Laboratory tests have shown very good adhesion when applied up to 14 days after application of the first coat. In an actual Field test, a topcoat was applied 6 weeks after the first coat had been applied, and the intercoat adhesion was excellent as determined by a crosshatch tape test. A metal box used as a filter for raw sewage was coated with POR-15® and placed in service within a few hours after the interior and exterior were coated. No visible rusting occurred at the welded areas after a six month exposure.
A POR-15® coating was subjected to 450°F for 10 hours; it remained hard and showed no apparent loss of adhesion. A panel subjected to elongation was pulled beyond the yield point of the base metal without affecting the POR-15® coating.
* WEATHEROMETER -
Dew cycle XWR with corex D filter, cycle is:
1. 30 minutes sun, 135°F, 30% relative humidity.
2. 30 minutes dark. 75-80°F, 100% relative humidity
(achieved with water spray on panel backs)."
<b>Thats bloody extreme!!!!</b>
heres what i thought was funny while reading the directions:
5. Do not paint directly from the POR-15
can unless you are going to use up all the
paint in one session. Stir contents of can
thoroughly, then dispense a quantity of POR-
15 into a separate container and seal can
immediately using plastic food wrap between
lid and groove of can. If can is sealed metalto-
metal with paint in the groove, can will be
sealed permanently.
lol... and this is the best!!::
7. If you are perspiring and a bead of sweat
drops into the POR-15 can, the paint is ruined
and should be thrown out. It won’t stick
properly.
LOL... holy god, hahaahh anyways, ill be sure to post up my experience with this stuff. hopefully its as good as they say it is