Can you paint shocks

To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Thread: spray painting rear shocks? Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. Paint will chip and flake. Originally Posted by Whistlercowboy. Originally Posted by undeadfred1. Nov 30, 13 PA. Rust-oleum spray paint works good. I have painted a couple springs with it. As long as you don't have any cables rubbing the painted spring, the paint should stay on fine. Make sure you clean the spring good before painting.

RD3 said:. Its a ton more durable than krylon type spray paints. Its made to keep metal from rusting. You can usually buy it at wal-mart or hardware stores. It does not chip off. It might help if you scuff the spring with a sand paper or a scotch brite pad so the surface isn't as smooth so the paint will stick better. When you painted your springs, how did it look? Was is dull looking or half-decent?

Not that it's super important but just the same. You really can't even tell that they were spray painted, they look factory. If you are painting them black, get Rust-oleum gloss black. I didn't use any primer, Rust-oleum sticks really good, put several coats on, follow the directions on the can.

Ok, cool I'll give it a try. If anyone else has any other methods or advise, post it. Mar 29, 1, 1 Vancouver, WA. If flexability is an issue then try spray paint for RC car bodies- it's meant to flex so it doesn't chip off the body when it flexes. Duplicolor engine block paint and an expensive primer. ChrisRobin said:. Will it stick to the paint that's already on the coil?

Plus, that RC car paint, is it also for metal? Sep 8, 13, 0 Victoria, BC. I'm curoius BMXman said:. My junk once looked like this: After 6 days commuting in the snow it looked like this: I'll get the aluminum cleaned up with some polish, air tools, and plenty of roloc discs but I know it'll just get nasty again once the salt sprayers come back out.

Waxing helps but doesn't fix the issue completely. Has anyone tried painting their shocks? I know it'll have a negative effect on heat dissipation but I'm hoping it's slight. Also, the same salt that corrodes the metal will chip away at the painted finish, so that's also a concern.

Anybody have some ideas of what's possible to keep these things looking like anything other than scrap metal? Posted in LT due to the shock temperature concerns. That doesn't come up much in other types of wheeling.

Not LT but high temp paint you'd use on an exhaust or a powder coat application maybe? I'm not sure about powder coat with the temps though, how hot do they get? Pugga , Nov 22, IDK what paint he used, but i do know his truck still performs just fine with the painted shock bodeis No was is that only 6 days. You also have diff ucas in the pics.