Spraying POR-15
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Redondo Beach, California
From what I've read you really need a professional breathing system to spray this stuff. It's pretty much a "Super Glue" material and it hardens in contact with water. You don't want POR-15 molecules in your lungs.
There was a posting not to long ago about someone going to the emergency clinic after spraying POR-15 with just a normal face mask.
I suppose that everyone who's read up on POR-15 knows all of this, I just wanted to post this info in case there were some other readers who didn't know of the extra caution needed.
There was a posting not to long ago about someone going to the emergency clinic after spraying POR-15 with just a normal face mask.
I suppose that everyone who's read up on POR-15 knows all of this, I just wanted to post this info in case there were some other readers who didn't know of the extra caution needed.
Last edited by 68/70Vette; Feb 25, 2005 at 12:14 AM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Eastern Connecticut
I sprayed some under the trunk of my firebird, and in the spring perches, you don't have to thin it much if at all. I used a good mask to protect my lungs, but my eyes started really burning in no time. Nasty stuff. It does get into all the nooks and crannys better if you spray it, though. Joe
Instructor
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Hi: I agree on being carefull if you decide on spraying POR-15. I sprayed the whole rear frame area as well as the underside of rear deck & rear section. I just made sure I had plently of ventulation goin on. I used a resperator. Didn't have any issues at all, when painting
Here's a tip if your gonna spray: Use an air brush. Works great. You can control the amount of spray & it gives off the least amount of overspray. When I "cut" it, I usually go almost 50/50 & it sprays beautiful. You can spray parts of your undercarrage without getting it on unwanted areas. I also sprayed my wheel wells this way.
But, again, be careful when spraying POR-15 & cover your skin. This stuff is "one tuff mother" to get off of things.
Here's a tip if your gonna spray: Use an air brush. Works great. You can control the amount of spray & it gives off the least amount of overspray. When I "cut" it, I usually go almost 50/50 & it sprays beautiful. You can spray parts of your undercarrage without getting it on unwanted areas. I also sprayed my wheel wells this way.
But, again, be careful when spraying POR-15 & cover your skin. This stuff is "one tuff mother" to get off of things.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: VetteMOD
St. Jude Donor '05-'07
Originally Posted by 70vert
There's NO way I would spray that stuff without a full body suit and a fresh air system.
And by fresh air I mean a piped in air supply, not a mask. A mask will do nothing.
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