Easy ways to keep POR 15 out of bolt holes on frame? It has been suggested to put bolts in the holes, vaseline, or just re-tap the holes afterwords. Any other tricks?
POR 15 suggestion
Oct 28, 2004
15 Replies
keep the brush away from the holes :-) sorry, couldn't resist.
I used normal masking tape, and folded over a lip on each end so I could remove it easily.
Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
Those squishy foam ear plugs.
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-Brian
What about stuffing a snug fitting dowel or something like that into the hole, that way you can go right to the edge of the hole.
I'd paint the stuff on, then before it dried, would remove the dowels before the POR15 setup (as long as the stuff didn't oooze into the hole, I don't know how much the stuff moves around as it dries).
Chewing Gum HarryS
I just did mine with Durabak, but had Por-15 on the flat areas of the floorpan before I started: I just took a strip of masking tape, rolled it up into a little "doob" and stuffed it in there and painted around it...worked fine. here are some pics...
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what flavor??
Earplugs? Not a bad idea, I have access to lots of those things at work! I might just see if it looks like masking them off will work first.
Thanks for all the ideas guys.
afterwords.
I would test them first. There might be chemicals that instantly dissolve foam, I don't know.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sKev>
Oh, I hate masking! The ear plugs work great on larger holes too... just smash two together and stuff 'em in. Like shoving marshmallows in a piggy bank.
-Brian
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Are you all big into the piggy bank and marshmallows thing your side of the pond ? [scratches head - whatever will these crazy guys think of next ? ]
:-)
ROTFLMAO!!!!
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sDave Milne wrote:
Me too...even tho I did just shove earplug dealies into thru-hulls on a boat to keep paint out.
Seahag
You have your haggis, we have our marshmallows in piggy banks... sometimes there are no explanations.
-Brian
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