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Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? #103421 08/11/08 10:13 PM 08/11/08 10:13 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,074 So Cal, USA Fab64 OP super stock
Fab64 OP super stock Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,074 So Cal, USA	Hi all, I have my K-member out, and want to make it look good. I would have it hot-tanked but, since I can't paint inside, I don't want to remove any paint that might already be there (or are they even painted there?). I'm leaning toward degreasing it with a bio-degradable cleaner, then blasting only the outside, followed by painting with (possibly) a satin-finish, black Rustoleum. Opinions? How about the paint choice? Would gloss be better? I'm not going for a 100 pt. restoration, but just want it to look good and not collect dirt too easily. Thanks for all replies!! Last edited by Fab64; 08/11/08 10:15 PM.

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: Fab64] #103422 08/11/08 10:19 PM 08/11/08 10:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger
OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA	I've used (and in the process of using again as we speak) Eastwood Chassis Black (satin) it is an excellent finish that is extremely durable. I am actually using thier "Extreme" chassis black this time around and it is slow drying, but is supposed to be even more durable then their normal chassis black (which I have a few cans of still and does work excellent)

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: OzHemi] #103423 08/11/08 10:30 PM 08/11/08 10:30 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 652 Florida D Dennispsalm91 mopar
Dennispsalm91 mopar D Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 652 Florida	Whatever you do , DO NOT use por 15. I had mine powdercoated from a guy from moparts. Right now im swaping out a complete front end, to a powdercoated front end. Its the best way to go, control arms, strut rods,k frame, spindles, you name it im replacing it. If you wait a week or so i'll send you some pics

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: Fab64] #103424 08/11/08 10:38 PM 08/11/08 10:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,902 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,902 Ontario, Canada	Why not forget about the black and go for a grey - maybe even a metallic grey. Black just shows all the dirt and sh*t. Hot tanking is a great option but won't do squat for the rust. From what I see I'd say blasting is your only option.

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: Stanton] #103425 08/11/08 10:49 PM 08/11/08 10:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,706 Eagle, Idaho Neil The Doctor is in.
Neil The Doctor is in. Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,706 Eagle, Idaho	They are raw steel inside. You can always pour some epoxy primer or paint in the holes and swish it around if you want to make sure it's coated inside. It would take some serious neglect to make a k-frame rust out so I wouldn't worry about it.

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: Neil] #103426 08/11/08 11:36 PM 08/11/08 11:36 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 463 IN polaraholic mopar
polaraholic mopar Joined: May 2005 Posts: 463 IN	Even if you are going to paint it you might want to take it to a powder coater to clean. They will bake it to burn out any oil and grease in the seams before they blast it.

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: polaraholic] #103427 08/12/08 06:47 AM 08/12/08 06:47 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN A ahy master
ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	I sent my old greasy K out for modification - before sending it I tried to clean it up with degreaser and a pressure washer. Old baked on oil does not like to come off. I got it clean enough to ship but that's it. Hot tank is the way to go. Before spraying the new paint on use a small brush to get the hidden areas as best you can and call it good. If you are hot tanking I'd use Eastwood rust encapsulator followed by chassis black. If you are hot tanking and blasting, you can put the chassis black directly on the clean steel.

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: Dennispsalm91] #103428 08/12/08 06:49 AM 08/12/08 06:49 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,757 Gilbertsville, PA 19525 P Pntastar69 master
Pntastar69 master P Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,757 Gilbertsville, PA 19525	Quote: Whatever you do , DO NOT use por 15. Could you give your reasons why NOT to use POR 15?

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: Pntastar69] #103429 08/12/08 07:13 AM 08/12/08 07:13 AM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,086 Baton Rouge, La. StandOnIt super stock
StandOnIt super stock Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,086 Baton Rouge, La.	When I did mine, I used a hot water pressure washer to clean as much as I could before countless hours of blasting. My painter used a filler epoxy primer followed by a gloss black basecoat/clearcoat to match the rest of the black pieces on the car. It was alot of work but it was beautiful. 76' Volare, 5.9 magnum w/Iron heads. New best 10.68 at 123 mph 1/4 mile.

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: StandOnIt] #103430 08/12/08 07:47 AM 08/12/08 07:47 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,755 Washington Twp., Southern NJ F Fastfrankie top fuel
Fastfrankie top fuel F Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,755 Washington Twp., Southern NJ	Around here you can get a k-frame sandblasted and will be clean as a whistle for $75 or less. It would take hours of your time and alot of solvent and your labor to get it cleaned up. Its well worth it to get it sandblasted...and then paint it whatever color you like. Also, many sandblasting places offer powdercoating - just call around!

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: Fastfrankie] #103431 08/12/08 07:55 AM 08/12/08 07:55 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 652 Florida D Dennispsalm91 mopar
Dennispsalm91 mopar D Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 652 Florida	por 15 peels off ! Ive seen it more than once. I would never use it again

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: Fab64] #103432 08/12/08 09:36 AM 08/12/08 09:36 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 3,318 Southern Maryland klunick master
klunick master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 3,318 Southern Maryland	Quote: Hi all, I have my K-member out, and want to make it look good. I would have it hot-tanked but, since I can't paint inside, I don't want to remove any paint that might already be there (or are they even painted there?). I'm leaning toward degreasing it with a bio-degradable cleaner, then blasting only the outside, followed by painting with (possibly) a satin-finish, black Rustoleum. Opinions? How about the paint choice? Would gloss be better? I'm not going for a 100 pt. restoration, but just want it to look good and not collect dirt too easily. Thanks for all replies!! Your plan is pretty much what I did. Only difference is I used a wire wheel instead of blasting and also had the seams welded up a little better for strength. Painted mine satin black. Just shoot the paint around as best you can and don't sweat it too much. 67 Barracuda FB 69 Superbee "Southern Maryland: If you want a good looking woman, you had better bring her with you"

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: Fab64] #103433 08/12/08 05:59 PM 08/12/08 05:59 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,861 Riverside, Ca R70RUNNER master
R70RUNNER master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,861 Riverside, Ca	Gotta go pick up parts at powder coat today or tomorrow including the K-member. easiest way IMO. Current cars: 2000 Dak Quad Cab, 2012 Challenger,1970 Road Runner, 1994 Firehawk 1966 Coronet post sedan, 1988 Corvette, 2005 Magnum RT all SOLD R70RUNNER<---VP Inland Empire Chapter of the MPM

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: R70RUNNER] #103434 08/12/08 06:06 PM 08/12/08 06:06 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 708 Mechanic Falls, Maine 4 4BBodies mopar addict
4BBodies mopar addict 4 Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 708 Mechanic Falls, Maine	POR 15 only peels off it the surface wasn't prepared correctly. The stuff is tough as Hell.

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: Fab64] #103435 08/12/08 06:07 PM 08/12/08 06:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,964 Pizza Bucket S snuggles master
snuggles master S Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,964 Pizza Bucket	I wire wheeeled the last one and used farm implement paint.

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: snuggles] #103436 08/12/08 06:09 PM 08/12/08 06:09 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 708 Mechanic Falls, Maine 4 4BBodies mopar addict
4BBodies mopar addict 4 Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 708 Mechanic Falls, Maine	Oh, with regards to your first question, Rust-Oleum Industrial semi gloss black holds up pretty well too.

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: 4BBodies] #103437 08/12/08 06:14 PM 08/12/08 06:14 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	Quote: POR 15 only peels off it the surface wasn't prepared correctly. The stuff is tough as Hell. No, you're wrong. I followed their instructions to the letter including using all of their prep products. Still peeled. That stuff works okay for an interior surface like maybe the insides of your floors or something, but definitely not anything that's exposed to the elements.

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #103438 08/12/08 06:31 PM 08/12/08 06:31 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 708 Mechanic Falls, Maine 4 4BBodies mopar addict
4BBodies mopar addict 4 Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 708 Mechanic Falls, Maine	Maybe I have had good luck with POR 15 because I sandblast everything, I'm not sure. Plus I wait a good day after I put the metal prep on, to let it dry completely. A friend used it on crusty floors and it peeled, but he never does anything right anyway. I am going to try Rust Bullet next, I am up for something new that is easier.

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: 4BBodies] #103439 08/12/08 06:46 PM 08/12/08 06:46 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	EPA regs eliminated hot tanks at the machine shops here so they went to oven baking. From how clean blocks/heads are when they come out of there I would go that route if it is available. that way every nook/cranny is squeaky clean then on to the proper primer/paint product which I am uninformed about also. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Best way to clean and re-paint K-member ? [Re: Fab64] #103440 08/13/08 08:01 AM 08/13/08 08:01 AM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 8,430 St Charles MO 70Coronet500Vert master
70Coronet500Vert master Joined: May 2003 Posts: 8,430 St Charles MO	Mine was caked in 30 yrs of crap. I took a putty knife to it. Then I took EZ Off oven cleaner to it at the local car wash, then I sandblasted it, epoxy primed it and just shot it in Semi-gloss black. ALL front suspension parts were done this way. No matter how responsible he may seem, never give your gun to a monkey! 1970 Coronet Vert 1972 Charger 1974 Satellite Sebring Plus Sundance 2001 Ram 4x4 2002 Intrepid 2006 300C

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