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JimG,
According to the POR-15 website frequently asked questions: WILL THE SUN DESTROY MY POR-15 COATING IF I DON'T TOPCOAT IT?
No, your POR-15 protection will remain, but the sun will change its appearance cosmetically. That's why we recommend you topcoat it.
I'm not sure what they mean by "change its appearance cosmetically", but I describe it as blistering if left in direct sunlight. Could have been a chemical reaction to something I used to prep the surface, but I didn't want to repeat the mistake, and have topcoated everything since then. I don't know when they changed to UV resistant topcoats. It was available a year ago when I bought it.
Regarding lifting the body a few inches, I'm warming up to that idea. My wife has a greedy issue about taking up the other half of our two car garage.
Randy
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Thanks for the encouragement. You folks are all very entertaining, even when you are just haggeling.  
JimG
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I have used black Por-15 to touch up the trailer hitch on my modern car.The black turned gray where the sun contacted it..other than that the rust has not spread and the coating is holding up well for a few years now.
Gene Schneider
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Hey JYD, are you OK? I was afraid you was out there with your doghouse raised up a couple of feet, painting the underneath with POR15 and got your paws covered with that black stuff and got stuck to the doghouse! Hello! 
Life's a long winding trail, love Jesus and ride a good horse!
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The Mangy Old Mutt
"If It's Not Junk.....It's Not Treasure!"
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Well , JYD I am glad you are clean (relatively, haven't been chaseing any polecats?) and C@@L! 
Life's a long winding trail, love Jesus and ride a good horse!
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