So we are about to put some Honda rear springs on the Blasters, but neither one of the guys wants a red spring on his rear shock.. Any thoughts on what paint would stick well, and hold up on springs with all the flexing going on?
Painting springs
- Thread starter timsyfz
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you can get a flexx additive at paint shops its for painting plastic body panels on cars it might work but im not sure if it would flex enough for use on springs you would have to ask at the paint shop
Krylon would be fine, or any other paint. There is not enough flexing, it is spread out over the entire lenth of the spring (which is actual really long, if rolled out in a straight line) and should not be a problem.
tim your best bet is to paint with KRYLON FUSION it sticks to damn near everything in the world...you could paint your toenails with it lol
I just used standard flat black spray paint on my fronts and rear, and the paint stayed on fine. my fronts are starting to chip a bit from riding in a rock pit.
Well one will be here by friday I hope so maybe we can slap some paint on before we go riding on Sunday.. Thanks for the info guys.
quick question...I never messed around with shocks too much, how do you take the springs off? whats involved and/or needed ?
It is a pain in the ass! You need a spring compressor, bought, or made that will compress the springs to allow you to remove the plate that holds them on, then they come right off, but even with a decent compressor, its still a pain.
spring compressors are a biotch even on cars. i used them one time when i lowered a honda. after that i never used them again.
When I painted my ugly(Orange) springs, I stuffed rags inside the springs to keep from painting the shocks as well. Worked Perfect!
We were painting some Honda shocks....
It was pretty simple to get them apart. Simply unscrew the adjuster all the way out then there is no tension on the spring.... Collapse it a slight bit (by hand), and remove the retainers on the end. Slide the end piece off,and the springs comes right out..
It was pretty simple to get them apart. Simply unscrew the adjuster all the way out then there is no tension on the spring.... Collapse it a slight bit (by hand), and remove the retainers on the end. Slide the end piece off,and the springs comes right out..
Not with the blaster shocks, even when they are fully loosened up, you aint going to move them by hand.
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