TAC Tech => Exterior => Topic started by: 6point6 on March 17, 2021, 11:48:19 AM
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Hello all,
I am looking for the best red / brown oxide paint for my restoration. I have a 1977 TA. I found that Inline tube sells a rattle can that looks to be an exact match but also found that POR makes a red oxide paint as well.
Has anyone used either of these for their restoration and if not, what did you use with good results?
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Havent use either, I think that inline advertises correct engine colours so they should be close I would imagine. No experience with POR stuff other than on some construction equipment. I think it works best applied directly to rust, I would prefer to remove it rather than cover. When I did my 77 I found that red oxide primer was no longer available. I used a regular epoxy primer on the underside then had some paint mixed from an original piece of floor to match the red oxide primer. I painted that on top of the epoxy then used a satin clear coat. A bit extreme but it worked. On my 79 I am not going through that much trouble. Eastwood sells a paint called rust encapsulator that is red, its close but a bit more on the orange side than original. I think it all depended on how the original batches were made but I have seen original examples that are anything between red and brown.
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Not an expert and have not dug into POR products in a while.
If you are talking about POR15 rust converter paint in red oxide, then my only comment is the color isn't that important because POR15 should really be top-coated with something else for UV protection, per their product info.
Following along because I need to paint the primer on the bottom of my 78 TA. The factory shipped them with red primer on the bottom, but I want paint that "looks like" primer.
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51046637238_2944cd9754_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kLPmP9)2021-03-17_05-05-55 (https://flic.kr/p/2kLPmP9) by Kerry Grubb (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156399515@N07/), on Flickr
This is the Eastwood rust encapsulator in red, I think they have black as well. I sprayed everything on the inside with that.
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51047366551_ea7d48d454_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kLT6Bv)2021-03-17_05-07-21 (https://flic.kr/p/2kLT6Bv) by Kerry Grubb (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156399515@N07/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51046640063_6e104b7104_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kLPnDR)2021-03-17_05-07-37 (https://flic.kr/p/2kLPnDR) by Kerry Grubb (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156399515@N07/), on Flickr
This is paint I had mixed to match an original piece that I took off the bottom. I put this on top of epoxy primer and satin clear coat.
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Hi - I tried the POR15 red oxide, I didn't care for it. I blasted the undercarriage and then brushed it on. The color looked off to me. I scuffed it up and then shot over it with black epoxy bc/cc. I prefer the look although I know it's not original. Here are pics:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArwKVRvkdHS6g6UkrLeEWPcQXoD8BQ?e=3pMjAg (https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArwKVRvkdHS6g6UkrLeEWPcQXoD8BQ?e=3pMjAg)