Rusty Drive Shaft Painting - Expert position needed!
03-22-2011, 03:09 PM
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Rusty Drive Shaft Painting - Expert position needed!
Hi together,
i like to paint my rusty drive shaft because i hate all this rusty parts under my stang. (No, i dont want to buy a one piece aluminium drive shaft, because its to expensive for me in the moment ;-))
I have a lot of brake caliper 2 Component Painting at home. This is a really good stuff and it stays without problems over years also on rusty steel parts. Cleaning and degreasing before painting is naturally.
My question is:
What is with the balance of the drive shaft? The painting would be applied constantly on the complete drive shaft, so that the balance should not be a problem in my opinion.
Is this correct, or im wrong? Has anyone here painted his driveshaft too?
Thanks for your answers!!!
Greetings to the community...
Mario
i like to paint my rusty drive shaft because i hate all this rusty parts under my stang. (No, i dont want to buy a one piece aluminium drive shaft, because its to expensive for me in the moment ;-))
I have a lot of brake caliper 2 Component Painting at home. This is a really good stuff and it stays without problems over years also on rusty steel parts. Cleaning and degreasing before painting is naturally.
My question is:
What is with the balance of the drive shaft? The painting would be applied constantly on the complete drive shaft, so that the balance should not be a problem in my opinion.
Is this correct, or im wrong? Has anyone here painted his driveshaft too?
Thanks for your answers!!!
Greetings to the community...
Mario
03-22-2011, 03:24 PM
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Painting of most of of the components under a car is not recommended. What you see on the Driveshaft is surface rust and actually protects the driveshaft from further oxidation.
If you paint it, when that paint begins to age it will flake and create a place for water, salt, dirt, and all sorts of junk to hide and actually accelerate rusting.
If you paint it, when that paint begins to age it will flake and create a place for water, salt, dirt, and all sorts of junk to hide and actually accelerate rusting.
03-22-2011, 03:32 PM
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Painting of most of of the components under a car is not recommended. What you see on the Driveshaft is surface rust and actually protects the driveshaft from further oxidation.
If you paint it, when that paint begins to age it will flake and create a place for water, salt, dirt, and all sorts of junk to hide and actually accelerate rusting.
If you paint it, when that paint begins to age it will flake and create a place for water, salt, dirt, and all sorts of junk to hide and actually accelerate rusting.
youre right with your protection theory. Its also possible to apply a rust converter befor painting. This should work.
But it looks really ugly in the moment an i dont like it so. I had never a car with a rusty drive shaft. They were all painted by the factory.
My only problem is the question with the balance of the drive shaft, because someone told me that i have to take care of it.
03-22-2011, 05:03 PM
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POR15 is the perfect product on surface (and advanced) rust stuff.
That's what I did to my car.
You can spay it or brush it. The later is the best option so you don't have overspray all over.
I brushed the rear axle housing as well.
All you need to do before applying, is to remove eventual contaminants (like oil etc...) first then wire brush the surface roughly and brush that stuff on.
DO NOT, get any of this material on your skin, it's a pain to get it off.
That's what I did to my car.
You can spay it or brush it. The later is the best option so you don't have overspray all over.
I brushed the rear axle housing as well.
All you need to do before applying, is to remove eventual contaminants (like oil etc...) first then wire brush the surface roughly and brush that stuff on.
DO NOT, get any of this material on your skin, it's a pain to get it off.
03-22-2011, 05:44 PM
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I agree with pascal Por 15 is tough stuff and wear gloves when using it they also have a reducer for clean up I did the rear Axel and rotors and what ever else had surface rust on it but went to a one piece DS
03-22-2011, 07:56 PM
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Paint is too light to create any balance issues. Unless you apply 7-8 coats on only one side of the DS you won't have any issues. Think about it-- the DS is 38lbs I believe and you will only spray about 6-8 ounches of paint on it.
03-23-2011, 03:46 AM
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yes, this is what i think too, but i was not sure. I have a very good brake caliper paint, which stays also on rusty parts perfectly.
I calculate only 50-70 grams of paint for the whole driveshaft. This should be really not a problem. Its only a thin even coating.
03-23-2011, 03:53 AM
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POR15 is the perfect product on surface (and advanced) rust stuff.
That's what I did to my car.
You can spay it or brush it. The later is the best option so you don't have overspray all over.
I brushed the rear axle housing as well.
All you need to do before applying, is to remove eventual contaminants (like oil etc...) first then wire brush the surface roughly and brush that stuff on.
DO NOT, get any of this material on your skin, it's a pain to get it off.
That's what I did to my car.
You can spay it or brush it. The later is the best option so you don't have overspray all over.
I brushed the rear axle housing as well.
All you need to do before applying, is to remove eventual contaminants (like oil etc...) first then wire brush the surface roughly and brush that stuff on.
DO NOT, get any of this material on your skin, it's a pain to get it off.
i know these POR15. Its a good product, but not available in germany. But we have similar products here. I painted my rear axle housing with Hammerite (like POR15) in black.
Good cleaning before painting is a matter of course.
But for the driveshaft i want to use a thinner paint, which stays also very good on rust. The Brake Caliper Paint is thin and stays very good also on rusty parts.
