Rusty rear axle.
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Rusty rear axle.
WooHoo! Scored an SE suspension swap in VA!!!
Now. The axle housing is rusty as hell and it needs rebuilt anyhow. (Whines... No problem. I'm gonna throw in a Miata Pumpin with Torsen and 4.3:1 Ring and pinion.)
I wanna make sure the axle doesn't rust out and I want it to look decent, hence I wanna paint it up... How best to do it? Sandblast? Wire wheel on a drill?
Now. The axle housing is rusty as hell and it needs rebuilt anyhow. (Whines... No problem. I'm gonna throw in a Miata Pumpin with Torsen and 4.3:1 Ring and pinion.)
I wanna make sure the axle doesn't rust out and I want it to look decent, hence I wanna paint it up... How best to do it? Sandblast? Wire wheel on a drill?
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Sandblast = more expensive, potentaily better job, less work for you
Wire wheel = cheaper, hella more elbow grease
If you wire wheel, just knock off the loose stuff and hit it with some rust converting primer.
Wire wheel = cheaper, hella more elbow grease
If you wire wheel, just knock off the loose stuff and hit it with some rust converting primer.
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Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 7,855
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From: Behind a workbench, repairing FC Electronics.
Originally Posted by Feds
Sandblast = more expensive, potentaily better job, less work for you
Wire wheel = cheaper, hella more elbow grease
If you wire wheel, just knock off the loose stuff and hit it with some rust converting primer.
Wire wheel = cheaper, hella more elbow grease
If you wire wheel, just knock off the loose stuff and hit it with some rust converting primer.
