Build Session 21 (180 mins): Epoxy Painted Battery Racks and Frame

This weekend Jared, Chad, and I had a productive painting session. In a couple of hours we managed to finish the welding on the rear battery racks. Then we painted the rear battery racks, rear differential, and frame with POR-15 Epoxy paint which should keep them from rusting.

Jared and my welding helmets.

Jared and Chad painting. Chad is a good friend of ours. He just graduated from High School, is an invaluable robotics club member on the team that we mentored and is a skilled machinist. Not bad for a teenager!

Starting from the inside and working our way out...

Remember how many months ago we spent a whole day prepping the frame with scrub brushes and the pressure washer...I think it was about a year ago. Wow, time fly's.

I even painted the frame underneath after laying out plastic on the driveway an taping plastic around the cab.

The epoxy paint goes a long ways and looks great.

Nice...

It looks amazing!

Chad got some POR-15 epoxy on himself...It should wear off in a few weeks. Sorry Chad. :)