Por 15

[zadd]

Have any of you used por 15 inside the cabinet and if so what step did you or didn't take . I bought the starter kit

[collecture]

Follow the instructions!
I bought the Starter Kit 6-7 years ago and I have done the bottom pan on several machines with it.
Used the 3 steps, wear gloves and store the paint in the refrigerator with saran wrap.

[JDAugie]

I used it on my VF-64.  When I got it it looked like this(pic 1). I scrubbed out the inside and got rid of any loose rust.  Put a little epoxy in the screwholes that were rousted out. The ones that held the evaporator.  I also lightly sanded it with 320 grit wet sanding paper moistened with CLR.  then rinsed and dried and it looked like pic 2.  I followed the 3 step instructions from the kit. Do use gloves and a good painting mask if you're not in a well ventilated space. (the canister kind) Pic 3 is the machine after the POR.  Then I used Rustoleum Hammerd finish spray paint (pic 4). It does a very good job. I used the black POR, because that's all I could find locally, but from the instructions about color on their website I think the silver would have filled the rust pitting better.  But, it's not a "show" machine and I didn't want to wait to order it.

[rayg]

You did a good job , the ends results look great !

[Zach]

POR 15 is great stuff, I use it on restoring cars, machines, anything made of metal really. The finish is rock hard and doesn't chip. Be sure to mask off the areas you don't want to use it on because it does not sand easy at all. The only bad thing is it does not come off for days or weeks if you get it on you and it dries. Learned to where gloves the hard way, scrubbed and scrubbed and didn't come off. Wear safety glasses to cause you can seriously loose an eye with this stuff. But any place that doesn't require paint then use it! POR 15 is the way to go for any restorer.

[collecture]

...But any place that doesn't require paint then use it!...

You can paint over POR15.

[SIGNGUY]

I just cut out any rusted bottom pans and replace with new... but if you can't do that, I guess it would be the way to go?

[Zach]

Yes you can paint over it, such as the inside of the cabinet or liner. But what I meant was you wouldn't want to paint the exterior of a machine with it because it does not sand well at all and would be very difficult to lay a base and then clear coat over the por 15.