Need help with drivetrain pieces.....
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Melting Slicks
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Need help with drivetrain pieces.....
On some of my pieces such as the driveshaft and axle shafts, they have some pretty serious rust pits goin' on after they were sandblasted. Is there anything to do to fill the pits and make a more even, nicer looking surface?
And I'll throw this one out while I'm at it. What do you guys use to seal or protect exposed metal that was not painted at the assembly line, but the factory sent out anyway. Such as the previously mentioned, front springs, tie rod ends, etc. Is there a clear coat spray or some other solution?
:seeya
And I'll throw this one out while I'm at it. What do you guys use to seal or protect exposed metal that was not painted at the assembly line, but the factory sent out anyway. Such as the previously mentioned, front springs, tie rod ends, etc. Is there a clear coat spray or some other solution?
:seeya
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Re: Need help with drivetrain pieces..... (Patrick Tighe)
Clearcoat in my opinion, just doesn't cut the mustard.
Unless "Cast Blast" is a lot improved from what I saw years ago, it ain't gonna fool nobody if fooling people is your objective. No insult intended to anybody, but "Cast Blast" painted parts are going to look just that, painted. :D
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Re: Need help with drivetrain pieces..... (Chuck Sangerhausen)
I use Krylon spray bomb "clear" to ATTEMPT to protect bare metal parts when I can. That being said, I also use cast blast. Recently used it on my half shafts, spindle supports, etc. Factory authenticity is nice, but I choose to draw the line in certain areas. When my cars are/have been judged at NCRS meets, I do "take the hit" for the paint, but I'd rather take a few single point hits and not have to look at rusty parts. Chuck
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Re: Need help with drivetrain pieces..... (Chuck Gongloff)
I am a devotee of powder coat. As with all coatings over bare steel no one will be fooled and less with powder but it offers the absolute best protection from the elements.
I have sampled many combinations over the years and have found a matte clear PC that looks acceptable to most, will smooth the finish to the touch and looks very nice on cast parts. I coat the differential and shafts with this clear and like the end result, it does look better on castings than steel however. I can provide pictures to anyone who wishes, just send me an e mail.
jer
I have sampled many combinations over the years and have found a matte clear PC that looks acceptable to most, will smooth the finish to the touch and looks very nice on cast parts. I coat the differential and shafts with this clear and like the end result, it does look better on castings than steel however. I can provide pictures to anyone who wishes, just send me an e mail.
jer
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Re: Need help with drivetrain pieces..... (Chuck Gongloff)
Chuck, what is the hit? Living on the Gulf Coast, my bare metel parts begin to rust within a few weeks. I realize that I don't want a trailer queen, but I do want to save up my deductions for where they are really needed.
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Need help with drivetrain pieces..... (Patrick Tighe)
the shoot on a coat of Loctite "Extend" rust preventative. This turns the metal black,
Cast Blast...never heard of it...is it available at your local auto parts store?
And on the fiberglass filler...I'm not looking to perform cosmetic reconstruction, but there is a couple of badly rusted pit areas I'd like to touch up.
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Re: Need help with drivetrain pieces..... (topless68)
Why does it turn black? I thought the objective was to keep the natural 'cast finish' appearance. :confused:
Cast Blast...never heard of it...is it available at your local auto parts store?
And on the fiberglass filler...I'm not looking to perform cosmetic reconstruction, but there is a couple of badly rusted pit areas I'd like to touch up. :seeya
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Re: Need help with drivetrain pieces..... (Chuck Gongloff)
I use Krylon spray bomb "clear" to ATTEMPT to protect bare metal parts when I can.
My preference for clear is to go to the extra trouble and tomfoolery to use a spray gun to apply catalyzed urethane clear; it gives me a little more comfort. You have to be careful not to let it pile up and get wet...if you do, you get an "un-natural" high gloss that is obviously a clear coat.
[Modified by Chuck Sangerhausen, 12:55 PM 1/20/2002]
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Re: Need help with drivetrain pieces..... (Patrick Tighe)
Here is a picture of a steering relay rod, which I had beadblasted, sprayed with Loctite, and then a coat of Cast Blast. :D
Only kidding you, Patrick. Actually, I had a proprietary process to make my relay rod look "grayer", more like a forging, but it's been so long since I discovered it that I have forgotten what it was. Sorry. (You do know I'm kidding you don't you?) :lol: :lol:
[Modified by Chuck Sangerhausen, 2:36 PM 1/20/2002]