>I was just going to clean off all of the grease, remove the loose paint
>and rust with a wire brush, and spray it with a can for rust-o-lem (sp?)
>black. Am I missing anything? My main concern is that I spend time
>doing this and then the paint chips or peels off in a short period of time.
>Any advice?
Bill,
I did this two summers ago on my 'B. I used a drill-mounted wire brush
to remove the loose rust and clean the metal somewhat. I wasn't worried
about getting a perfect finish since the car is a daily driver. The
toughest part to clean seemed to be the springs, but everything was slightly
rusted. As I took the parts off, I cleaned them and set them up for
painting. I used rust-oleum, and the parts came out looking great. There
are some very slight blemishes in the spring pan that I assume is the start
of rust, but other than that, it looks great. BTW, I painted all the
suspension components except for the shocks. I just cleaned those with a
fine wire wheel to shine them up a bit and they look better than their
former corroding finish. I painted the brake dust shield a flat black from
a spray can, and it looks powder-coated.
Everything is holding up well, and the extra work didn't take much time
away from the whole process. If I could do it over, I would either use
rust-oleum's rusty metal primer or spend more time grinding the rust away.
The little blemishes bother me a little bit, but I guess I'll get to do it
all again in a couple of years or so...
Michael S. Lishego
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/3706/
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