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Should I paint my suspension?
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Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:15 amby Dino_Red93Si
I am replacing all the bushings and shocks and axels. So i now have a pile of dirty metal parts on my bench. Should I clean them, paint them, just put them back on as is? What do most people do?
What did they look like when they were new? Just black paint, or would red look terrible? I got the black ES bushings.
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Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:24 amby spiritR
id just clean them and put them back but its your car do as u please
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Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:37 amby Graham
Wire brush them and paint them black. Dont do red
Getting them sandblasted and powdercoated would be cool
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Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:50 amby teal_dx
they are usually black to begin with. Just be sure to get the rust off for a clean surface, prep before paint will be important.
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Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:32 amby Faded_Milano
Powdercoat everything black. Red draws unwanted attention.
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Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:26 pmby marvinp8700
Faded_Milano wrote:Powdercoat everything black. Red draws unwanted attention.
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Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:51 pmby sdots
marvinp8700 wrote:Faded_Milano wrote:Powdercoat everything black. Red draws unwanted attention.
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Thu Jan 01, 2009 1:17 amby VegasCivic
I cleaned and then clearcoated mine. Now to get clean its just a wipe and its all pretty again =]
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Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:58 amby Sentry
VegasCivic wrote:I cleaned and then clearcoated mine. Now to get clean its just a wipe and its all pretty again =]
Ah, genius.
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Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:50 pmby Dino_Red93Si
What kind of cleaner do you use? There is 15 years of gunk on these parts. Is there something that will dissolve the grease?
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Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:56 pmby Sire
You can use lots of brakecleaner, ovencleaner could help, and if you are going to paint them anyway, you can also remove the gunk with a wirebrush and then use paintstripper. Spray it with a basecoat and finish with a couple of coats of black...I wouldn't do red...
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Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:45 pmby EG-IOW
use an engine degreaser such as gunk, let it soak in for 15 mins, then blast it off with a high pressure hose.. (jet wash)
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Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:42 pmby VegasCivic
I used diesel fuel and a bbq grill to burn the crap off. Also wirebrushed when finished. Gave it a the black a cool golden hue from the fuel as well. Then let cool, cleaned making sure paint would stick, then clear coated
ozone shmozone
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Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:01 pmby trustdestruction
Faded_Milano wrote:Powdercoat everything black. Red draws unwanted attention.
I agree about painting them black
My KYB AGX's are red though and they don't attract any unwanted attention...
My blacked out taillights do though
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Sat Mar 14, 2009 4:56 pmby Dino_Red93Si
Here is the front:
and here it is on the car:
For stripping paint I used Citrus Strip. It is totally amazing, easy to use, does not stink up the basement, and cut through all kinds of grease and paint and underbody coating. Oh, and new wire wheels on my drill.