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BY Taylor KempkesPhotography BY THE AUTHOR

ust is the enemy of a classic truck meant to be driven. Whether it’s your original floorpan and framerails or all-new sheetmetal, if you leave it alone long enough the elements are bound to do damage. Before we go much further, no, a couple coats of black rattle can just ain’t gonna cut it! What you really need is to clean and prep the metal the right way and then seal it with a product that will actually last. From our experience, POR-15 has a robust product line dedicated to doing just that.
All this talk about preventing and protecting came about when we started planning the build of our ’64 Chevy C10. Step one of the build is going to be a complete front subframe install from our friends over at Scott’s Hotrods ’N Customs. While we could pull a Roadkill move and bolt the fancy new front suspension to our grimy old framerails, we’d rather do it the right way. That means cleaning, prepping, and sealing things up beforehand. It’s a process that, depending on your level of filth, could take just a few hours or part of a weekend, but it’s a process that is completely worth it in the long run.
In this article, we’re going to focus on four products from POR-15: Cleaner Degreaser, Metal Prep, Rust Preventative, and Top Coat. Using our C10 as an exemplar (and a couple other In The Garage Media project vehicles), we’ll show you when, where, and how to use each one.















