auxilary Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 To this! extended thanks to DavyZ for allowing me to pollute the area with harmful chemicals in front of his house instead of my own His way was slightly (read: quite a bit) faster than taking a wire brush to the struts (see the far left strut - that was 40 minutes of wire brushing on a drill) tomorrow - they go to the shop for sectioning and welding so i can put coilovers on [ October 09, 2001: Message edited by: auxilary ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 Hey, really, as long as the neighbors don't mind polluting the gutter, heck, I don't mind either Seriously, the struts came out really nice after cleaning them with Castrol Superclean and then spraying them with Peeler. I suppose it would have been even shorter if I had compressed air over here--all that paint would have just blown off easily!! Glad to help! Just make sure you take your time in painting those struts and they'll look so good on the car with those choice Eibach coil-overs, MSA bars, PST bushings, etc. Everything will be eye candy as well as function. You are going to have one sweeet car when it's together.... Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 Use an etching primer before you paint. I used it and while th epaint has gotten chipped th eprimer hangs in there - it's awesome. I don't have the name of it handy but it's mean to be sprayed - I used foam brushes Powder coating is another good option - done right that stuff is incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 Is an etching primer really needed on scuffed metal? I figured it wasn't. The etching primer I bought from Eastwood is for laquer based paint and tends to bubble the normal paints I normally use. Auxilary, if you have any doubts, talk to the guys at the Color Factory and get their recommendations on what primer to use--they have a number of different ones available. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsil Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 An easier way is to find a sandblasting place in the area - It cost me $40 I think for all my suspension parts. Took a day. Easier than polluting Dave's house. There's lots of them around. Afterwords, just clean it all down with degreaser (especially inside the rear hub housing, and the spindles) so that there's no sand anywhere. Hand cleaning thses things takes forever. Plus, you can see the original stamps from the factory after it's sandblasted. If you paint the parts semi-gloss black, it looks factory. AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted October 17, 2001 Author Share Posted October 17, 2001 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of cast aluminum engine enamel paint. yay or nay? it looks more silver when the sun's out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 I give it two thumbs up! I really do think it looks good--but that is not as important as what YOU think Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMS Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 quote: Originally posted by auxilary: 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of cast aluminum engine enamel paint. yay or nay? it looks more silver when the sun's out[/QB] DROOOOOOL! Those look SHARP! Where did you get the coilover kit from? I WANT!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 "Where did you get the coilover kit from? " Looks like www.ground-control.com setup to me. I sell theirs and others as well FWIW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted October 17, 2001 Author Share Posted October 17, 2001 yeap, those are ground control coilovers with tokiko illumina 5 way struts and 200lb/in springs all around. ordered directly from www.ground-control.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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