I am going to paint my frame, axle, Leaf springs Etc....


What kind of paint can i use, i was thinking about using this:

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/premium.html


Or do i need a high temp resistant type of paint?

 

regular paint works fine, just put on a good number of coats to help with rock chipping and stuff

prep work is the key tho.

 

so that paint will work fine?

What kind of prep work? like pressure wash the frame and axle?

Can you spray the drive shaft or should i not mess with that?

 

it should, i painted my differential cover with some cheapo spray paint while i was bored about two years ago and its held up great

a pressure washer did a great job getting all the road gunk off my frame so if you have one it wouldnt really hurt to use it.

driveshaft should be fine too, i dont think spray paint is heavy enough to throw it out of balance or anything

 

does painting keep those parts look new all the time?

 

pretty much.

they get dirt and stuff on them sometimes so i get under there about every other month and wipe it down with a rag real quick

 

going for it!!!

 

Good deal, itll be worth it.

Especially if your trucks lifted.

 

Which it is! lol

 

i would use por15 and a brush, that stuff is pretty durable.

 

true.

 

I don't think paint will last too long on your leaf springs unless you are getting something urethane based. Springs flex. Paint doesn't.

 

will see how long it last.

 

Is that a threat? lol

Post pictures when you're done.

 

por15 is beast, i agree

i used it on the frame of my 69 i used to have, its pretty pricey tho, and if you dont get a good topcoat on it the sun erodes it

once i applied it tho i tried sandblasting it off and even just smacking it with a sledge hammer and neither did anything lol