Painting Suspension Parts?
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Painting Suspension Parts?
So I was considering painting some suspension parts. Mainly the front struts. What I want to do is paint them the Bilstein yellow, since I will be installing Bilstein inserts. I was wondering where I could get the proper color and what kind of paint I should use to do this?
Looking for instructions on prepping, what kind of paint, and other materials I need.
Looking for instructions on prepping, what kind of paint, and other materials I need.
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Sorry but these kind of things matter to me, I don't really care if you can't see it, people powder coat suspension parts awesome colors and you can't see them. So basically the question still stands, what color am I looking for and is there anything else I need for prepping other the sand paper, like stuff to get grease/oil/dirt off the parts?
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Contact Bilstein to see if they'll give you a paint code, they probably will if you tell them what it's for, or take a shock or brochure into one of those colour-match places.
I painted mine red to match the red powdercoat I got on my Re-speed suspension bits, swaybar and R&P kit (red subframe). I also painted the rear stock swaybar and the upper trailing links red. Why? Because I could.
Degrease, Derust, sand, and paint. You shouldn't need any special high-temp paint for strut tubes.
I painted mine red to match the red powdercoat I got on my Re-speed suspension bits, swaybar and R&P kit (red subframe). I also painted the rear stock swaybar and the upper trailing links red. Why? Because I could.
Degrease, Derust, sand, and paint. You shouldn't need any special high-temp paint for strut tubes.
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