Paint for rusted roll bar

All,
I have a POS roll bar that is pitted and very rusted.
I found a place to sand blast it.
What type of paint should I use?
Primer, brand, etc.?
Is POR 15 worth the money?
Thanks,
Brad

 

POR is a very good product, but for something like a roll bar thats not in the mud or prone to getting scratched a lot I wouldn't spring for it. Sand blasting will remove the current rust completely and following that w/ a good primer/sealer and topcoat should be good enough. If its pitted real bad you may want to add a filler primer in between. If you're going rattle can use Duplicolor.:v6:

 

I used Rustoleum primer and paint 5 years ago and it still looks great! HTH!

 

Eastwood has good rust treatment and frame stuff. Check out their stuff www.eastwoodco.com

 

Sounds like a good place to use the TSC Implement Paint.

 

:iagree:

 

The What?

 

X2 on every bit of this.

 

TSC = Tractor Supply Corp. AFAIK.

 

I sandblasted then used a Marhyde self-etching primer followed by a rustoleum coat in flat black.

The self-etching primer is probably not needed for the roll-bar, but I had left over from painting the tub. It seemed to help to give the paint a more "even" look.

 

Self-etching primer is probably not needed on the roll-bar, but it is some good stuff and it is a must for anything aluminum.

 

POR15 is expensive, but well worth it IMHO. You would only need a quart and a quart is only something like $30-$35. A quart of that stuff goes a long way. POR15 it, then put some rattle can spary paint on top of it an never have to worry about it again.

 

I would look at the extent of the rust before I used POR, simply because this is a structural safety support. If the rust/pitting is too deep, then the rollbar is going to be seriously weakened.

If it is just surface rust with no structural damage, then POR is a good choice.