spring paint?

[ggdad1951]

so, a few presents showed up today over lunch at my house! My new springs came in from Eaton! Now, originally, on these trucks were they painted or left au natural? I can clear coat them, but I wonder if the flexing of the springs will just flake off any coating?

as a second question: were the front axle, drag link and tie rod painted or left bare?

[55 Fargo]

so, a few presents showed up today over lunch at my house! My new springs came in from Eaton! Now, originally, on these trucks were they painted or left au natural? I can clear coat them, but I wonder if the flexing of the springs will just flake off any coating?

as a second question: were the front axle, drag link and tie rod painted or left bare?

have em powdercoated or chrome plated=$$$$$$, or just paint em black with Rustoleum=Cheap way out

[ggdad1951]

have em powdercoated or chrome plated=$$$$$$, or just paint em black with Rustoleum=Cheap way out

I can have them powder coated at work for free...won't the PC just flake off w/ flexing?

[Frank Elder]

One way to find out:)Free is the right price for experimenting:D

[Dave72dt]

Something you might try is a product called Slip-plate. Kind of charcoal gray in color, can be brushed or spray bombed on, gets slicker with use as the material slides over it polishes and smoothes it. Farmers used it a lot on gravity boxes to help high moisture grain slide out. It should also help the spings slide on top of each other as they flex giving a smoother, more comfortable ride.

What's correct as far as orignal goes, haven't a clue, but I'd guess natural.

[Plymouthy Adams]

everyone talking spring paint and its not even decent fall weather yet...!

[Dave72dt]

everyone talking spring paint and its not even decent fall weather yet...!

The last few days have been great fall weather for me and am starting to get some fall paint on the trees. As far as paint paint goes, the boy is coming down from the Cities today to work on his project car ( "70 Cad sedan de ville ) and put some primer on it. When that's got color and clear, my truck can make it's way back into the garage for welding, grinding, primer, blocking, welding grinding, primer, welding....

[Plymouthy Adams]

we had a 4 day run of cool mornings, nice clear low humidity days before it jumped back to the low 90's again....I am busy about the yard, garage and out doors..not much getting done on the cars but arranging stuff so to make it a bit more work friendly..am putting all my woodworking stuff in a single detached building..get it out of the weld-grind-sand-dust enviroment..once that is done..I'm going to have to straighten out the barn..still got lots of the daughters left behind when they moved to England to deal with..then my other outbuilding has some of her larger appliances..just flat gotta get a grip on this stuff..I need my space back..got a few more LBC's to get put in the dry..

[Harvey Tank]

Tim after the doughters comes the grand kids.

good luck on the wood burning furnace.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Harvey...got two grandsons now..it was a trip having them at the house the last two months before shipping overseas..son-in-law was in Korea on a 1 year unaccompanied..daughter had to settle everything and prep the move and ship all the stuff ahead of him getting home..so they stayed with me...miss them little guys for sure..

the heater..I now have the area cleared and almost prepped to set the foundation..I need to shift this project into high gear..just too much to do..ALWAYS

[ggdad1951]

Ok c'mon boys back on topic!