Anyone Found A Solvent for POR15 ?

[Gunslinger]

Brake fluid will work...and do a fine job of taking POR-15 off the frame. Don't ask how I found that out.

[karterfred88]

think I'd try a wire wheel....

BTW what's wrong with slathering an off-frame stude resto with POR?
I'm doing exactly that to my 3E7 and did it to my 2R5...

Hope it beats rust.

Does a great job after rust removed. In my case they brushed it on over everything, rust and all.

[karterfred88]

Why not start with the tech help from the POR 15 people instead of all the guessing? One phone call and you will have your answer from someone who knows what he is talking about.

See post #8

[jclary]

Why not start with the tech help from the POR 15 people instead of all the guessing? One phone call and you will have your answer from someone who knows what he is talking about.

See post #8

Well...it doesn't end with "only" the website. Try the phone...even a half hour on hold, will be more pleasant than banging and chipping away under your vehicle. You can "multi-task," doing things like sippin' coffee, contemplating your life, or reading goofy posts like mine.

[karterfred88]

Requires a few feet of bulk wire and some crimped ends. Not to deny Turner of profit but, way to simple for any plebe to cut their teeth.

Where do you get the barrel shaped slugs, and what tool works best to "crimp" it so it doesn't slide off at an inopportune moment. Tried it on some lawn tractor cables a few years ago, and did not turn out well, they vibrated off. I know they make crimping tools with dies that will probably work, but the cost is about what I'd pay for the ready made cable and for me would be a one time use tool, already have lots of them!!

[5brown1]

Garage door companies such as Overhead Door have the slugs and the tools to crimp them on to the cables. Minimal cost.

[52 Ragtop]

Brake fluid will work...and do a fine job of taking POR-15 off the frame. Don't ask how I found that out.

Well, I don't know about brake fluid! I painted the M/C on my 63 Avanti with por-15, and the next day proceeded to bench bleed the M/C. Spilled brake fluid all over it, and the M/C still looks new, that was 4 years ago.

Jim

[karterfred88]

Well per the manufacturer, abrasion and heating with open flame till softening, then scraping. Only solvent they are aware of is: Dynaloy Dynasolve 180 Cleaner, which is not easily available except to the manufacturing industry, I did locate some on line but at $188.45 plus shipping per QUART, I decided to just replace the cables and quit wasting time and energy. Less than $100.00 with shipping and it's over> Thanks for everyone's input, it was worth a try.

[jclary]

Well per the manufacturer, abrasion and heating with open flame till softening, then scraping. Only solvent they are aware of is: Dynaloy Dynasolve 180 Cleaner, which is not easily available except to the manufacturing industry, I did locate some on line but at $188.45 plus shipping per QUART, I decided to just replace the cables and quit wasting time and energy. Less than $100.00 with shipping and it's over> Thanks for everyone's input, it was worth a try.

It was more than worth a try! Thanks to your efforts, we have learned some valuable lessons, and obtained great information. First is how tough and great this stuff is. The lesson is how careful you should be applying it. How difficult it can be to remove it. All who read this thread before applying POR15 have no excuse for sloppy application. It is shared experiences, like this, that performs a great service to us all!

[Daytona]

Try paint remover.

[Mrs K Corbin]

Yeah, got it on my hands after the cheapo rubber gloves busted........

I wore that stuff for 2 weeks solid....

[Redfred1]

Love POR-15. The only thing I have seen take off cured POR is brake fluid. Got some dribbles down the brake backer on my 50 L-120 that have cleaned the paint off down to the metal. Otherwise, if you have the time, leave the part in the sun for a long time and it will go away.

[rusty65]

It's hard to argue with John Clary's logic. I know, if it has been applied to clean steel, you can peel it off like dead skin after a sunburn.

Exactly.I found this out when doing some scraping/paint removal in prep for new floorpan replacement.