Imron is good BUT!..WARNING!!
I mixed many gallons of Imron paint in my parts store career..its NASTY stuff,you MUST use a respirator,even when just mixing it..nothing holds up better than Imron,BUT...
I once walked into a body shop to deliver a quart of Imron to the guy painting a T-bird with it--he'd run short,and I had to book it there,to get him the last quart to him, before the rest had dried too much..I foolishly walked into the spray booth with no protection..I held my breath before I entered,and was only in there about 15 seconds,just long enough for him to sign the sales slip..
I made it outside,then got very dizzy,and started peuking my guts out!--I noticed the vomit was the same green as the T-bird was,and knew right away I was in trouble..--my nose felt like it was glued shut,I couldn't breathe through it!...I recovered somewhat after sitting in the delivery truck for a few minutes,then drove back to the store..I told my boss what happened,and he had the other driver take me to the hospital right down the street..
I had to have X rays taken of my lungs,and there was some question about whether or not I'd have permanent lung damage--thankfully I had only a few weeks of wheezing and coughing up chunks of phlem,and the symptoms subsided..I was told the "hardener" in Imrom,when mixed with the paint,releases Isosyanurates,the same poison gas that killed a whole village in India not long before this happened!!..and that many painters had died ,or had permanent respiratory damage from ONE breif exposure!.
I sold most of the Imron to local concrete plants,they used it on their cement mixer trucks and other machinery..it holds up incredibly well--they used to steam clean the trucks weekly,and some painted 10 years ago still shine like new!..if a panel gets dented,it doesn't crack or peel,it stretches with the metal ,its a lot more forgiving than most other coatings..
But I warn anyone who uses it to be SURE to use a GOOD respirator,and only to use it outdoors if at all possible..its nice to have a rust free nicely painted truck--but if your DEAD you won't get to enjoy it... ..
POR-15 has the advantage of being a "rust converter" paint,that you can apply right over rust!--most other paints won't work well under those conditions..in fact,I've found POR-15 works BETTER if the metal is rusted..I noticed on clean sandblasted metal,it doesn't seem to adhere as well,or harden as much as it did on rusty areas..it seems like it NEEDS rust to "activate" it or something..
I mixed many gallons of Imron paint in my parts store career..its NASTY stuff,you MUST use a respirator,even when just mixing it..nothing holds up better than Imron,BUT...
I once walked into a body shop to deliver a quart of Imron to the guy painting a T-bird with it--he'd run short,and I had to book it there,to get him the last quart to him, before the rest had dried too much..I foolishly walked into the spray booth with no protection..I held my breath before I entered,and was only in there about 15 seconds,just long enough for him to sign the sales slip..
I made it outside,then got very dizzy,and started peuking my guts out!--I noticed the vomit was the same green as the T-bird was,and knew right away I was in trouble..--my nose felt like it was glued shut,I couldn't breathe through it!...I recovered somewhat after sitting in the delivery truck for a few minutes,then drove back to the store..I told my boss what happened,and he had the other driver take me to the hospital right down the street..
I had to have X rays taken of my lungs,and there was some question about whether or not I'd have permanent lung damage--thankfully I had only a few weeks of wheezing and coughing up chunks of phlem,and the symptoms subsided..I was told the "hardener" in Imrom,when mixed with the paint,releases Isosyanurates,the same poison gas that killed a whole village in India not long before this happened!!..and that many painters had died ,or had permanent respiratory damage from ONE breif exposure!.
I sold most of the Imron to local concrete plants,they used it on their cement mixer trucks and other machinery..it holds up incredibly well--they used to steam clean the trucks weekly,and some painted 10 years ago still shine like new!..if a panel gets dented,it doesn't crack or peel,it stretches with the metal ,its a lot more forgiving than most other coatings..
But I warn anyone who uses it to be SURE to use a GOOD respirator,and only to use it outdoors if at all possible..its nice to have a rust free nicely painted truck--but if your DEAD you won't get to enjoy it...
..POR-15 has the advantage of being a "rust converter" paint,that you can apply right over rust!--most other paints won't work well under those conditions..in fact,I've found POR-15 works BETTER if the metal is rusted..I noticed on clean sandblasted metal,it doesn't seem to adhere as well,or harden as much as it did on rusty areas..it seems like it NEEDS rust to "activate" it or something..
