14-11-2017, 12:07 AM
Paint. I would not use H.....te. My Scimitar front suspension had it on and it lasted no time at all.
POR 15 is the original product that KBS Coatings' paint started from. KBS Coatings has developed the paint a very long way over the several years since they parted company with POR. It is 100% waterproof. It needs to have the cleaning/application procedure followed to the letter to ensure it takes to the surface.
The big snag is that as an American based company it is difficult to find KBS Coatings paint in UK.....one of the importers who used to get it (here in Devon) has given up..(a wife working from home!!!).
As a paint it is as good as the blurb says....see the website and many praises from USA car builders forums. and I thoroughly recommend it. (I have no connection to the company other than being a very satisfied user)
I have demonstrated at club noggin, using an off cut against a dolly, how you really can hit it hard with a hammer and it does not mark and you can also bend the metal back and forward and it does not crack....so ideal for that flexible body. It will go on by brush and leave a near perfect surface finish as the brush marks just disappear. The big pain is that you must put the second coat on once the first is just touch dry, and ditto for a top colour coat if required (it is affected by UV hence the top coat) though the latest is far better resistant than the original. It can be sprayed for speed, but the gun must be thoroughly cleaned as soon as finish painting.. Once the paint is set nothing other than mechanical means will remove it (no chemical will touch it, it has to be ground off).
Holden used to do it and they still have some left but say they sell the POR 15 as they do not get asked for the KBS......I have tryed persuading them to stop the POR 15 and promote the KBS!!!!
Attached is info about how the KBS has been developed.
Please Please somebody out there do us all a favour and start importing and promoting it. Full info on KBS coatings website.
Dennis
POR 15 is the original product that KBS Coatings' paint started from. KBS Coatings has developed the paint a very long way over the several years since they parted company with POR. It is 100% waterproof. It needs to have the cleaning/application procedure followed to the letter to ensure it takes to the surface.
The big snag is that as an American based company it is difficult to find KBS Coatings paint in UK.....one of the importers who used to get it (here in Devon) has given up..(a wife working from home!!!).
As a paint it is as good as the blurb says....see the website and many praises from USA car builders forums. and I thoroughly recommend it. (I have no connection to the company other than being a very satisfied user)
I have demonstrated at club noggin, using an off cut against a dolly, how you really can hit it hard with a hammer and it does not mark and you can also bend the metal back and forward and it does not crack....so ideal for that flexible body. It will go on by brush and leave a near perfect surface finish as the brush marks just disappear. The big pain is that you must put the second coat on once the first is just touch dry, and ditto for a top colour coat if required (it is affected by UV hence the top coat) though the latest is far better resistant than the original. It can be sprayed for speed, but the gun must be thoroughly cleaned as soon as finish painting.. Once the paint is set nothing other than mechanical means will remove it (no chemical will touch it, it has to be ground off).
Holden used to do it and they still have some left but say they sell the POR 15 as they do not get asked for the KBS......I have tryed persuading them to stop the POR 15 and promote the KBS!!!!
Attached is info about how the KBS has been developed.
Please Please somebody out there do us all a favour and start importing and promoting it. Full info on KBS coatings website.
Dennis