pHEnomIC

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Well, I bought some used SFCs. They are in perfect condition but a little rusty in places. I was hoping to clean em up, and repaint before i install them on the car. Most of my suspension pieces are powdercoated red or black. I dont believe I could match the powdercoated red so I will paint them black.

What should I do to prep them, what type of paint is good to use? (I was planning on some rust oleum but idk how it wouldn do on the suspension), Do you think i should paint them flat black or glossy?

trackbird

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Try something like POR 15. Engine paint and rubberized undercoating have not worked well on my SFC's. I've tried a few others with similar luck. Either epoxy paint or POR 15 are where I'd start.

gnbooster87

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buy a can of brake parts cleaner and clean the surface that youll be painting first, then sand it with some light sand paper, remove all the dust and sand from the sfc and wipe it down with some more brake cleaner, let it dry for about 1 minute then start to paint, no to much and the first coat, its all in the prep that matters, if you dont clean the surface that is getting the paint treatment then it wont stick, it would flake of by the next day.

jimmyblue

iTrader: (11)

I like POR-15 Chassis Black for stuff that should just "go away".

Harbor Freight has been selling powdercoating guns and powder
fairly cheap, guns go on sale regularly. Bought one but have not
done anything with it so can't say about quality / ease of the
process.

There are some automotive finishes that you can get in a rattle
can at "real" auto body supply places. I got some semi-flat
black stuff, a DuPont formulation, at the local one. Seems to
be fairly tough.

Dead flat and full glossy both won't look quite right IMO.

SLowETz

iTrader: (12)

Prep/clean the suface well as already stated. Wipe down w/a tack cloth to remove any foriegn matter(dust/lint etc.)and hit it with a few coats of Dupli-Color adhesion promoter first(can be bought at PepBoys).

I use the Dupli-Color "High Performance Wheel Coating" they sell. It's real durable/tough, doesn't chip, crack or flake and it tolerant of grease/oils/gas etc. Then you can clear coat w/the same brand stuff.

If you take your time and hit it in multiple thin coats, it'll turn out great and be damn near as durable as powdercoat-

subtlez28

iTrader: (15)

[QUOTE=jimmyblue]
Harbor Freight has been selling powdercoating guns and powder
fairly cheap, guns go on sale regularly. Bought one but have not
done anything with it so can't say about quality / ease of the
process.
[QUOTE]

You have to put the coated parts in an oven after coating, right? Probly more realistic to do smaller parts 4 the home garage. Don't think many guys have access to an oven large enough for SFCs.

+1 for semi-flat black rattle can paint and good prep work.

HAMRHEAD

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Por 15