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painting leaf springs
Anyone dissasemble and paint their leaf springs?? Any luck or tips??
Anyone use teflon spacers btwn each leaf? I wonder if the leafs will end up rusting no matter what you do??
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Painting leaf springs
Anyone dissasemble and paint their leaf springs?? Any luck or tips??
Anyone use teflon spacers btwn each leaf? I wonder if the leafs will end up rusting no matter what you do??
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Re: painting leaf springs
I would think your best best would be to powder coat them.
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Re: painting leaf springs
i've heard of power coating no being very flexible and cracking if flexed. Is this true? Anyone else heard this??
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Re: painting leaf springs
I would think powder coating would crack too on a leaf spring or any kind of spring.
I have always had good luck with black engine enamel and do have to touch them up on occasion. I have never taken mine apart before but its not a bad idea to get complete coverage of each leaf. I guess it depends on the intended purpose. Is it a show vehicle or just a nice driver? |
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Re: painting leaf springs
I guess it depends on the intended purpose. Is it a show vehicle or just a nice driver?[/QUOTE]
It will hopefully be somewhere in between... I just hate the look of rust under the truck, and springs end up looking very rusty...
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Re: painting leaf springs
My buddy owns a powder coating business he powder coats coil springs all the time with no problems. But I wouldn't think it would last long.
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Re: painting leaf springs
Thanks guys.
I think ill try the KBS coatings on them and see what happens..
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Re: painting leaf springs
I just hit them with low gloss black engine enamel.
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Re: painting leaf springs
Powder coating lasts pretty well. I've done a bunch of them for folks. Powder coated springs along with new plastic liner (Speedway Motors) will make them look nice and ride smoothly.
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Re: painting leaf springs
For the plastic liner are you talking about this stuff from speedway
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Flat-S...ners,7471.html Are you using it for the entire lingth of spring or just above the perch?
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Re: painting leaf springs
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http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Leaf-S...nch,39823.html I don't see where they offer it in 2.5 inch wide anymore. Might have to find a different source. But, this is the stuff. I line each leaf end to end. Posted via Mobile Device |
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Re: painting leaf springs
thanks
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Re: Painting leaf springs
Here are answers to the same questions:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=568656
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Re: painting leaf springs
Mine are powdercoated, seem to work just fine since it is parked in the garage everyday. hahaha
![]() Pictures are kind of blury but you get the idea, all broken apart and reassembled with teflone between each leaf. They are black gloss with a clear coat on top
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Re: painting leaf springs
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http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Flat-S...ners,7471.html Nice truck by the way! ![]()
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Re: painting leaf springs
Yup that is the stuff, I just drilled a hole and slid the centering pin thru them as I assembled the leaf springs
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Re: painting leaf springs
Thanks for the info..
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Re: painting leaf springs
Did you use the teflon for the entire length of the spring, or just above the perch for about 8" or so?
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Re: painting leaf springs
I just did mine. I used Masterseries coatings and I think they turned out great. I think that the Masterseries will hold up better than powder but I guess time will tell (also a lot cheaper than powder coating). Heres a picture of mine.
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Re: painting leaf springs
I'm planning on por 15 for mine, though I am curious about the length of liner to use, and if you should use it between each leaf
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