RE:[T3] POR 15 and Rust More Question? Kinda long response

[BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com]

Robert wrote,<Hello All,
Well I'm about to start the body work on my fasty.  A couple of quick 
questions.  Does POR 15 kill the rust that is their or just cover it up? Can 
you paint over POR 15? What is Metal Ready Spray? and Finally My Fasty is 
stored under a carport and not a garage so it comes in contact with some 
weather.  If I plan on painting the car but not any time soon can I still 
strip the old paint off and not have to worry about rust as long as I cover 
it with Metal Ready Spray and Primer.
Thanks
Again,
Robert-Memphis>
 Robert, I don't know if por15 kills the rust,but it sure fills in the pits 
in the rust. The Metal ready is a pickleing agent and a zincing compound . 
They(the POR people) say that if left out in a sunny place the por15 will 
change colors , but still do it's job. I would prep the car with por15, then 
when you're ready to actually paint the car , use the por primer(tie coat) , 
then finish the paint like normal. This is what my son has been doing this 
summer on his bug, and it seems to work good for us as I've got a lot of 
other things going on at the same time. We're using it as a test subject to 
find out how good their products really are. I must say that I'm impressed 
with what I've seen so far though. If you just coat the outside of the car 
with Metal Ready Spray only it will continue to RUST until you seal it. On my 
sons bug , he stripped it to bare metal, marine cleaned it, metal ready 
prepped it, black por15ed it, tie coated it, fixed some dents with a little 
bondo, used a good sandable primer (automotive grade), and temporarily sealed 
it in good paint (not the final color). He did this so the bondo can do it's 
shrinking thing, and he ran out of good weather, as it starts getting iffy 
around this time of year here to do body work outside. When I was doing my 
Notch, I used it inside places that I wouldn't be able to get to later if I 
wanted to. I had it cut open at the time, because I was repairing rust in the 
"C" posts, the sunroof drain tubes, and the sunroof drain pan. And I also 
used it (por15) for the rear trunk floor, since it was just a lot of surface 
rust, and it gets covered by a heat mat and carpeting.(you won't see it) I 
hope this helps you out.
Bob 65 Notch S w/Sunroof

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