tsumner Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 I'm rebuilding the front suspension on my 77-280. The crosmember has been sand blasted and is almost ready to paint.What is the best way to paint the inside areas of this piece? I plan on using por-15,suggestions anyone? tsumner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 This might be very messy, but you could let the amount of POR-15 puddle in the inner areas and physically "swish" it around in there, turning the whole crossmember over by hand--it's out of the car still, right? I know it's messy, but the coverage should be exceptional inside. Just food for thought. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 If it's out of th ecar have it powdercoated. I did this and they got it coated inside and out with the toughest epoxy stuff you can image! Powdercoating rox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 If you figure in the cost of the POR-15 (assuming you don't need it for much else) and your time, powder coating is a viable option. Your choice of color too! Thanks for suggesting that BLKMGK. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted May 18, 2001 Share Posted May 18, 2001 Make sure the powdercoater does a good job - It's not easy getting it to go inside the parts. My crossmember is somewhat bare in the very middle inside due to probably an inattentive powder coater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted May 19, 2001 Share Posted May 19, 2001 The shop I've used here will send it back for a redo if I see anything wrong when I pick it up. I had one piece with a thin spot and another with a chip - redone for free! They did explain that oil soaked parts like some of mine were sometimes won't take very easily even after sandblasting. I was still VERY impressed at my crossmember's job - it was nasty going in. The shop should coverplug any threaded holes. Expect that tolerances will be a bit tighter due to the thickness of the coating. They may also have some coatings that are best for UV exposed parts, others that are more chip resistant, and they may have some WILD colors too! I wish I'd taken the time to get my front arms done, that was one of the only suspension parts I didn't do. It wasn't cheap (you can haggle sometimes!) but boy is that stuff tough - should stop rust cold. Oh yeah - Eastwood makes a setup to do this. If you've got access to an old electric stove in the garage this is a good way to go I think. Figures I threw away my stove just before finding out what the coating was goingto cost to have done (ouch). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsumner Posted May 19, 2001 Author Share Posted May 19, 2001 Thanks for the ideas. I was really hoping someone had come up with an easy solution. How much did it cost to have the piece powder coated? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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