Hey guys, I am looking to treat and coat the interior steel in the GP before installing any new interior panels. There is some surface rust here and there, and I want to prevent any further damage and coat it with some sort of preventative coating. 20 years ago, I'd just sand it and use cheap bedliner coating but would like to do a much better job from here on out. I will be using the same coating to do the floors as well. I have the aluminum-backed rolls of insulation to install over the initial coating as well.

 

Thank y'all for any direction!

Hey guys, I am looking to treat and coat the interior steel in the GP before installing any new interior panels. There is some surface rust here and there, and I want to prevent any further damage and coat it with some sort of preventative coating. 20 years ago, I'd just sand it and use cheap bedliner coating but would like to do a much better job from here on out. I will be using the same coating to do the floors as well. I have the aluminum-backed rolls of insulation to install over the initial coating as well.

 

Thank y'all for any direction!

P.O.R was my 1st choice, worked well in my GTO build.  Eastwood products would be a good source to check out. They might even sell POR.

_{Hadn't heard of eastwood or por but both are great looking reccomendations! Thx JUSTA6}

POR and Eastwood are both good companies that sell rust encapsulators. POR stands for Paint Over Rust. Eastwood also carries a line of rust converters that chemically changes rust into some other compound. I know that notallthere has used a 3rd product on his Chevelle frame but the name is escaping me at the moment. 

 

I do agree with JUSTA6, POR 1st choice, Eastwood 2nd choice.

http://www.eastwood.com/?SRCCODE=GA200230&adpos=1t1&creative=73519605060&device=c&matchtype=b&network=g&gclid=CO6cvIGvn8cCFQczaQodruYGJg

 

Simply the GO TO place for body tools, products N paint.

http://www.magnetpaints.com/underbody.asp

 

Pretty good stuff and it goes on thick.  I would recommend topcoating it on anything exposed to sunlight.

http://www.magnetpaints.com/underbody.asp

 

Pretty good stuff and it goes on thick.  I would recommend topcoating it on anything exposed to sunlight.

I watched the video on their site, and did a bit of research and this does look like a great product as well. It also appears to be the only one that I can find locally (as of yet). Thanks a lot!

I have been eyeing the ceramic engine paint from eastwood, as well as the elastiwrap products to use as a finish and protectant to get me through the winter. I have 95% of the body ready with the exception of doing away with the rear window chrome and fitting a more modern black seal to her... Thank y'all for all of the great advice! Man things sure have come a long way since doing a car in 1992... ha ha

Whatever product you choose, it should serve you well. Obviously you will need to take precautions to not get it on the interior, carpet, dash, or windows. This stuff only comes off with an atom bomb once it is cured.

Whatever product you choose, it should serve you well. Obviously you will need to take precautions to not get it on the interior, carpet, dash, or windows. This stuff only comes off with an atom bomb once it is cured.

Very true, something I hadn't considered as of yet. Removing the balance of the interior is probably the best choice... (The carpet and headliner is already out)