Powder Coating Driveshaft ???
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '09
Powder Coating Driveshaft ???
I'm replacing my suspension, T/A's and U-joints. While I'm at it, I was thinking about powder coating my driveshaft and halfshafts with one of the Eastwood chrome-like finishes. Anyone ever do this and do I need to worry about rebalancing the driveshaft afterwards?
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A very small diameter hole drilled in one end (centered) would relieve any pressure buildup and would not affect balance. If the hole was not perfectly centered you might have to keep the RPM below 30 grand......
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Melting Slicks
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At first I this this question might fall into the "stupid" question category, now I'm glad I asked. It's starting to sound much simpler to just paint it.
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This is a picture of my 79 DS that was chrome powder coated. It came out fine, but POR silver looks almost as good. I did my fuel tank with it and you can't tell the difference. The output yoke was painted POR silver, see what I mean? Woops....I havta touch-up that red spot!
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Last edited by Red 69; Dec 13, 2008 at 01:14 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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[QUOTE=Red 69;1568179327]This is a picture of my 79 DS that was chrome powder coated. It came out fine, but POR silver looks almost as good. I did my fuel tank with it and you can't tell the difference. The output yoke was painted POR silver, see what I mean? Woops....I havta touch-up that red spot!
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That looks great. Thanks for the pics. I paint as I go, but mine will never look that good . . . great job.
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That looks great. Thanks for the pics. I paint as I go, but mine will never look that good . . . great job.
