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paint or powdercoat?
« on: January 17, 2010, 21:06:32 »
paint or powdercoat for my 2"lift springs? if paint, what sort? i imagine it needs to flex? :huh:
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Re: paint or powdercoat?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2010, 21:10:42 »
i used 2 pac brush on stuff its very tough and still on there 2 months on

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Re: paint or powdercoat?
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2010, 21:13:46 »
sounds good, whats it called an wheres it from? ooh, and how much?
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Re: paint or powdercoat?
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2010, 22:08:57 »
Dont matter what you use,its exposed to the elements and will still crack/chip and then rust,end of the day they just do a job!
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Re: paint or powdercoat?
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2010, 16:57:26 »
Get em sandblasted and stove enamel paint applied.Very hard wearing ,but not sure how it will hold up on the springs.

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Re: paint or powdercoat?
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2010, 17:28:00 »
i'm not sure that sandblasting is such a good idea............ doesn;'t the blasting process relieve stress in metal... exactly what you don;t want to do in a spring!!

just a thought..........
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Re: paint or powdercoat?
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2010, 20:51:54 »
i'm not sure that sandblasting is such a good idea............ doesn;'t the blasting process relieve stress in metal... exactly what you don;t want to do in a spring!!

just a thought..........

that is true, can soak them in acid tho

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Re: paint or powdercoat?
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2010, 22:05:10 »
Think you might be confusing sandblasting with shotpeening, which is indeed used to stress relieve metals - should be fine with sandblasting.
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