I cleaned off the 30 years of grime from the front suspension parts. Here's pics. My plan is to put a rust inhibitor compound on the torsion bar, suspension arm and other exposed metal parts. Then I thought I would paint the torsion bar, suspension arm and tie rod a satin black, but leave the sway bar links in original metal. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but fellow members have given me good advice and ideas so far.
i would paint the parts that were painted. if the plating on the plated parts is compromised, you can have them replated, polish them real well and either cover with sharkskin (a metal protectant) or spray with clear laquer. the longest term solution is replating. painting or treating will require periodic reapplications to maintain.
You are definitely overthinking it. I'm sure there are more important things on your car that need attention. Parts like this don't erode away, so treat them like they came (whether that's paint or metal treatment) and move on. Focus Daniel son. There are more important things in this old girl.
If you are seriously considering cleaning up the area, I suggest that you take everything apart, clean and recondition each part individually, clean the fender wells with mineral spirits, and then reinstall the parts. That's what I did and it worked well.
As db9146 said, I would take off. I had mine sand blasted and painted with Emron. very hard, looks great, new bushings going on and reinstall . Best, Mark
Check out Zero Rust paint in rattle cans. I used it on my front suspention. Very durable and a touch up doesn't require taking the car apart. Affordable. To me, P.C. Has it's drawbacks in certain applications.
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