Samantha, What you see in the pictures is Rustoleum "Hammered" black paint. It's sold at most hardware stores for $12+- a quart. Everything in the photos was spray-painted with the same (Rusto "hammered" black) when the truck was new (Jan '04). But....with any rattle-can type paint....it is just too thin of a coat to be durable.
Now everything was done with brushes....nice and thick....and we'll see (hopefully) how long it holds up. Painting this way is one hell of a messy job...or take your time for it not to be.
POR15 is a moisture-cured "coating". At the local auto-parts store it's $50+- a quart. I don't have a problem spending the money on the paint, but the POR is tough to work with in this situation.
If POR gets on your skin "ONLY TIME AND WEAR" will remove it. When you're painting under a vehicle with brushes it's impossible not to get paint on yourself.
I'm planning on using the POR in areas where I can have more control of the application.
As far as prep work....I pressure-washed first, and I have a few wire brushes large and small that I run over the rusty areas as best I can. Both POR15 and this Rusto "Hammered" is made to be applied over rust.
I'll add pics as I can....
Beware....you've caught the no-rust bug...
