Need a little help. Gettin ready to paint my frame on my 79 f150. What should i paint the frame with? Its a little bit rust in places but not too bad. POR-15? Or is there somthing else yall would recommend? Need something thats affordable but i want it to last Im gonna use it for a farm truck.

Thanks!

 

Linex, or a do it yourself bedliner.

 

KRYLON Hammered Black Finish on the frame is a cheaper long lasting paint that works well.

Before you do it I would-
Remove any rust with a wire brush or coarse sandpaper.
Lightly sand the entire surface with a semi-course sandpaper.
Clean the entire surface with a degreaser (let it dry completely).
Lightly spray several coats using a automotive primer (allowing each coat to completely dry before respraying)
Lightly wet sand the entire surface.
Clean the entire surface with a soft dish detergent (i used dawn)
Then spray it in several light coats with KRYLON Hammered Black Finish (allowing each coat to completely dry before respraying).
Finally add a good rubberized undercoating to top it.


or:
If you want something fairly economic, save on shipping costs, check the yellow pages or do a web search for a local powder coater. $50 to $150. depending on amount of surface to be treated. The painters offering lower prices generally have a limited selection available - depends what they're running at the time. Black should be very easy to find.

 

I would say powder coat or get some tractor paint from Tractor Supply Store

 

Hey guys thanks a bunch. I would still have to sand everything and degrease and clean it before i take it to them right?

 

Yes...otherwise it won't adhere as well

 

Powdercoat has to be baked.. So anything rubber will have to be removed and sandblasted.

 

Sweet thanks guys!

 

My POR15 just arrived today. Planning on starting the job of painting the frame of my new (to me) '07 Screw 4x4 with it tomorrow.

I'll let y'all know how it goes.

 

Alright Jay good luck man no hurry on that lol I still got a ways til i start painting haha But thanks i appreciate it.

 

Okay, spent about 5 hours applying POR15 today.

I didn't buy the whole kit, figuring that I could simply clean the hell out of the bottom (with a pressure washer) and then spray the frame down with paint thinner. The truck is a newly acquired 2007 Super Crew 4x4, fresh from the dealer, who did an excellent job of detailing, so it wasn't in need of major cleaning.

The spray, wipe, and paint method worked well, and the POR15 worked exactly as described. I opted for buying their "6 pack" of little, half-pint cans, rather than a large can, because the stuff can dry out quickly. This worked well, and I used three of them today.

The product goes on easily with any cheap paint brush, and covers extremely well. As advertised, it can be applied directly over rusty surfaces, although it seemed to work best if you remove as much rust as possible.

One main advantage to going through this process is that you will do a very thorough inspection of your truck. I, for example, had not laid down and looked underneath the front and back bumpers. Surprise! The huge, cow-catcher-style bull bar bumper in front was quite badly rusted at the lower bracket attach points. This required extensive cleaning, and I also applied Ospho, a rust neutralizer before painting. The results were quite good.

As stated, I'm about half done. The unexpectedly bad rust on the bumper added a couple of hours, and i got a late start -- so in theory this job could be done in one day. I will finish up tomorrow, and post some pics at that time.

 

Sounds like a good job man.. Looking forward to the pictures

 

Sweet! Im still workin on my frame just cut a bunch of stuff out and gettin ready to weld on it later. Then i just have to disassemble the cab from the motor then i can start cleaning and painting mine! Caint wait!

 

Another four hours today resulted in the entire truck frame being painted with KOR15 -- as well as my arms and hands. Yes, the stuff is impervious to virtually any known solvent, and will NOT come off your skin.

Or, hopefully, your truck!

Here are a few photos. I took a bunch "before" photos, but not so many "afters", as my hands were full of goop and I didn't want to touch my smart phone! I'll try to post more tomorrow, after everything dries overnight.

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After:


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Another blurry after:


While I was at it, I replaced the crappy F150 emblems that had lost their paint.

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Before and After:


The pictures don't do it justice -- the KOR15 worked very, very well, and the "six-pack" was EXACTLY the right amount of product to do the job. I reapplied another coat over some of the worst areas from yesterday (the bull bumper), and they look absolutely new. The frame looks great, and the differential and rear axle look like they just rolled out of the factory in Detroit.

There are only two problems that I can see:

1. You can only paint what you can reach. Therefore, large areas of the frame (the tops, for example) will still rust.

2. It's a hellacious job. No one could pay me enough to do it, yet I did it of my own free will. Weird, eh?

If I were to do it over again, here are a few things I would do:

1. FIND SOMEONE WITH A HOIST. Using ramps worked, but jeebus, my neck and shoulders are sore. And, of course, I've covered with paint that ran down (up?) my arms.

2. Once on the hoist, take off all four wheels. Not having to reach around wheels and tires would make it SO much easier to do this job.

Down here on Mustang Island, most of our "off roading" is on the beach -- which is 50% sand, and 50% salt. As you can imagine, this mix of ingredients plays havoc with metal -- they say even plastic rusts on the island (!) -- and I'm hopeful that the KOR15 at least slows the inevitable cancer down on this new (to me) truck.

With these two tasks complete, the truck is literally cosmetically like-new. It really looks great!

 

Good deal man that looks great!