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Offline Gareth

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what should i coat my axel with?
« on: 03 February 2009, 01:15 »
hey

ok so ive taken my axel off and im about to sand blast it but what should i coat/paint it with to protect it for years to come?

cheers
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: what should i coat my axel with?
« Reply #1 on: 03 February 2009, 08:11 »
Powder coat it.




















Or less sensibly, chrome it :grin:
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: what should i coat my axel with?
« Reply #2 on: 03 February 2009, 10:04 »
por15 is good stuff :)
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Re: what should i coat my axel with?
« Reply #3 on: 03 February 2009, 11:34 »
+1 on the POR15

Powder coating is good but doesn't last well underneath a car
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Re: what should i coat my axel with?
« Reply #4 on: 03 February 2009, 12:02 »
hammerite :smiley:
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Re: what should i coat my axel with?
« Reply #5 on: 03 February 2009, 13:18 »
Sandblast, powder coat, waxoyl the inside.. Doesn't get any better than that!
Tom
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Offline Gareth

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Re: what should i coat my axel with?
« Reply #6 on: 03 February 2009, 13:19 »
cheers guys but dont know where i can get stuff powercoated over here yet! is stonechip any good?
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Offline Thom89

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Re: what should i coat my axel with?
« Reply #7 on: 03 February 2009, 13:26 »
Yellow pages!
Tom
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Offline Neo Badness

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Re: what should i coat my axel with?
« Reply #8 on: 03 February 2009, 21:27 »
Quote from: kharekatoh on 03 February 2009, 12:02
hammerite :smiley:

+1 Cheap, cheerful and can be done in an afternoon.
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Re: what should i coat my axel with?
« Reply #9 on: 04 February 2009, 11:33 »
Hammerite won't last long at all and needs alot of surface prep to be remotely effective.  But it is cheap, but then you'll be doing it again in a years time or less.  Balance of time/effort v cost.
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