POR-15 Top Coat Paint, Direct to Metal Paint, Long-term Sheen and Color Retention, 16 Fluid Ounces, Chassis Black

Best paint I ever bought and I have been using it for years and will not use anything else on Rusty Steel

Expensive but worth it. The paint was thick, but spread well (maybe the can I received was old?). A small dab on the tip of your brush can be spread quite a bit giving great coverage. The 1-Quart can almost completely covered this cattle chute with one coat inside and out. I'm disappointed with the color, but not the paint itself. Based on the photo and even the can when I received it, I expected the paint to be a burgundy or maroon color. Instead, it's like a dark Pepto-bismal pink (photos of first coat application are attached). I will be the only cattle farmer in America with a pink cattle chute and I'm looking forward to the comments from my neighbors. It goes great with the barn paint that was supposed to be a dark brown but turned out a military olive drab green instead. I should have stuck with black...but, I wanted a matte finish (the other colors were gloss) and I wanted to be able to see where I had painted over the black POR-15 Rust as I was working. The chemical bond creates a coat that is extremely hard and after a cold night I could see beads of condensation on the painted surface which will help shed water and prevent additional rust progression over time. It was a relief to get this rusty cattle chute restored. A few more muted color options would be nice (in addition to the bright primary colors red, orange, lime green, and yellow). This is the first time I've used a rust preventive product on my equipment and I am impressed. It will be interesting to see how well it holds up after I run cattle through the chute the first time. Wear rubber gloves while using (it takes about a week for it to wear off of your hands). Disposable brushes were sufficient (try to pull out loose bristles in advance). Use Saran wrap to cover the lid and can when you are finished using it to prevent it from hardening up (otherwise you may never get the lid off again).

We use this as a topcoat for our dump trailers that were treated with Chassis Saver paint. Rust is a killer of our equipment. This paint looks good on the trailers, but you don't get that super glossy look over the Chassis Saver we use. You know that gloss look when you shoot good paint, such as Imron on metal or primer. Wasn't sure what to expect using POR15 Top Coat, but not disappointed with finish. Haven't tried shooting over primer or bare metal, since we are painting old equipment that's rusting well. Happy with paint, holding up well on trailers.

awesome stuff, been using it for years

Does just what it says; only issue is that it does dry quickly so only pour what you can use quickly; otherwise a great product